True Up http://www.trueup.net All Fabric, All the Time Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 trueuphttp://feedburner.google.com Liberty Art Fabrics Lifestyle Collection http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trueup/~3/mJF561fw-BI/ http://www.trueup.net/2012/fabrics-2012/liberty-art-fabrics-lifestyle-collection/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:32:19 +0000 Kim http://www.trueup.net/?p=20298 Here is some serious hyperventilation-worthy news: Liberty of London is launching its first Lifestyle fabrics collection this weekend at the Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City! Their first collection is called Bloomsbury Gardens, inspired by the historic district of the same name in London. There will be 11 designs total in five colorways, printed on [...]

Here is some serious hyperventilation-worthy news: Liberty of London is launching its first Lifestyle fabrics collection this weekend at the Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City! Their first collection is called Bloomsbury Gardens, inspired by the historic district of the same name in London. There will be 11 designs total in five colorways, printed on 100% quilting-weight cotton. These images give a little sneak peek — I can’t wait to see their booth and to see these fabrics up close. Thanks to Liberty for allowing me to show them, and to Sew, Mama, Sew! where I first heard the news.

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I’m looking forward to seeing what Blend Fabrics has to offer for its sophomore effort. By the looks of these two collections, set to be in stores in July, it’s going to be great. Hope Chest is by Josephine Kimberling, and features her always fashion-forward florals (including a cross stitch floral), this time paired with this creative take on the stripe, amongst other beautiful, lush coordinates.

Shell Rummel is a name new to me, but she is a fine artist who has been licensing her work for many years. Alchemy is her first fabric collection. These watercolor designs are delicate and gorgeous, and you probably know by now I can never heap enough praise on hand-rendered fabric designs!

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I’m charmed by Vintage Summer by Little Yellow Bicycle for Blend Fabrics. The navy/red/white combination is very vintage and the prints are so versatile and pretty. Thanks to Fabricworm for the photos!

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]]> http://www.trueup.net/2012/fabrics-2012/little-yellow-bicycle-vintage-summer/feed/ 1 http://www.trueup.net/2012/fabrics-2012/little-yellow-bicycle-vintage-summer/ Ricco Ricco from Kokka http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trueup/~3/1GqpbPXh3x4/ http://www.trueup.net/2012/fabrics-2012/ricco-ricco-from-kokka/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:04:59 +0000 Kim http://www.trueup.net/?p=20285 This abstract take on a map print from Kokka comes in four colorways on a cotton-linen blend. Spotted at Fabricworm. Related Posts Kokka Cotton Linen Japanese Fabric of the Week: Jolis Copains from Kokka Kokka Trefle Scandi Prints Kokka Luluca Fall Quilt Market 2011: Kokka – More Trefle Tags: cotton-linen blend, japan, kokka | Category: [...]

This abstract take on a map print from Kokka comes in four colorways on a cotton-linen blend. Spotted at Fabricworm.

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KimoYES: wool and wool-blend fabrics 20% off. Gift certificates 10% off. Choose a free silk pack with every $30 spent. (through 5/16/12)

Mad About Patchwork (Canada): Save $2/yard on all Kaffe Fasset and Amy Butler. (through 5/31/12)

Miss Matatabi (Japan): Free worldwide shipping on select items. (end date unknown)

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]]> http://www.trueup.net/2012/sale-alerts/international-5-13-12/feed/ 0 http://www.trueup.net/2012/sale-alerts/international-5-13-12/ Sale Alerts: North American Edition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trueup/~3/eAy4BDMFaQ0/ http://www.trueup.net/2012/sale-alerts/north-america-5-13-12/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:42:31 +0000 Kim http://www.trueup.net/?p=20277 Happy Mother’s Day, ladies! Lots of great Mother’s Day sales this weekend, so in the words of Donna and Tom, Treat Yo’Self 2012! Bobbin’s Nest Studio: Storewide Warehouse Moving Sale! All items discounted at least 30%. Discount applied at checkout. (through 5/31/12) Calico Corners: 15% off fabrics online. (through 5/19/12) Contemporary Cloth: Free U.S. shipping [...] Happy Mother’s Day, ladies! Lots of great Mother’s Day sales this weekend, so in the words of Donna and Tom, Treat Yo’Self 2012!

Bobbin’s Nest Studio: Storewide Warehouse Moving Sale! All items discounted at least 30%. Discount applied at checkout. (through 5/31/12)

Calico Corners: 15% off fabrics online. (through 5/19/12)

Contemporary Cloth: Free U.S. shipping or 50% international shipping for orders $45+ (through 5/14/12) 50% off Vicki Payne and Ty Pennington home dec fabrics (end date unknown).

Delta Patchwork: Special of the Month for May – 10% off Anthology batik precuts (through 5/31/12). All Fabric Charm Packs 15% off (through 5/16/12).

Denver Fabrics: 15% off all fabric and notions with code 15% Off. Note that this discount will not show up on your online order, but will reflect in the amount that you are charged. One coupon per order. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12)

Drygoods Design: More than 180 fabrics now on sale, including new markdowns of select Lark, Lilliput Fields, Greenhouse, Boho and more. (end date unknown)

Form & Fabric: 20% off Amy Butler Fabrics.

eQuilter: Small scale florals 10% off. Clearance novelty & holiday prints 35% off. One yard minimum on all sale fabrics. (through 5/20/12)

Fab Fabrique: Moving sale! 20% off your order with code MOVEME20. (end date unknown)

Fabric.com: Up to 25% off notions, batting, patterns, books, dress forms, Brother sewing machines, Accuquilt Go Baby fabric cutters. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12) Always free shipping on orders $35+.

Fabricworm: 10% off all Moda fabrics. (through 5/17/12)

Fashionable Fabrics: All FreeSpirit fabrics $6.75/yard. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12)

Fat Quarter Shop: 20% off gift certificates with code lovemom. (through tonight only, 5/13/12)

Gorgeous Fabrics: A ton of woolens, suiting fabrics, and shirting fabrics 20% off. (through tonight only, 5/13/12)

Hancock’s of Paducah: Free shipping on U.S. orders $30+ and international orders $100+ with code FREE4MOM.
Limit 2 battings per order; all oversized items excluded from this offer. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12)

Harts Fabric: 10% off all indoor/outdoor fabrics. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12)

JAQs Fabrics: Mother’s Day Sale – 20% off entire store with code LoveMOM. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12)

Jones & Vandermeer: Lots of beauties on sale in the spring clean section, including the Japanese Liberty of London print above. (end date unknown)

Mad About Patchwork: Save $2/yard on all Kaffe Fasset and Amy Butler. (through 5/31/12)

nido: Echino Patterns $5 each. LouLouthi Flannel $8.25/yard (while
supplies last). FREE shipping on orders $50+ and just $5 for all other orders.

Pacific Fabrics & Crafts: 20% off orders $25+ online with code MOM12. (through 5/20/12

Paper Thread Fabrics: 15% off your order with coupon code mom12 (thru 5/13/12)

Pink Chalk Fabrics: Celebrating four years in business! Goodie bags with every order, plus free shipping on U.S. orders $40+ and international and Canadian customers get 10% off their order with code PARTY10. Also, new markdowns in the always fabulous Sale Section. (through tomorrow only, 5/14/12)

The Quilted Castle: Moda fabric collections are on sale for $6.99/yard with coupon code ModaMom: A Walk in the Woods, Ooh La La, Northcote Range, Little Apples, Summer House, Oops a Daisy, Meadow Friends, Summer House, Strawberry Fields, Just Wing it!, Lily and Will I and II, Pom Pom de Paris, It’s a Hoot, Maison de Garance, Lumiere de Noel and Rural Jardin. Save 15% on Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Fat Eighths, Charm Packs and patterns with coupon code PrecutTrue. (through 5/18/12)

Quilthome: 40% off all currently in-stock
Pop Garden, Bijoux, and Freshcut fabrics by Heather Bailey with coupon code QHPGBF. (through 5/14/12) See website for additional daily deal. One coupon per order. Always free shipping on orders $50+.

Quilt Sandwich: New additions to the sale section — quilting cottons all $7/yard or less (many at $6 a yard!), and home dec fabric ranges from $6-10 a yard. Extra 15% off 3+ yard cuts of the sale fabrics. (end date unknown)

Sew, Mama, Sew!: 15% off all pre-cut fabrics including fat quarter packs, fat 8ths and charm packs. (through tonight only, 5/13/12)

Sew Modern: Newly added to the huge sale section is A Stitch in Color by Malka Dubrowsky – 40% off! Plus designer fabrics from Alexander Henry, Art Gallery Fabrics, Tula Pink, Joel Dewberry, Anna Maria Horner, Monaluna, Cloud 9 Organics, Nancy Mims and so much more 20-40% off. (while supplies last)

Sir’s Fabric (Fayetteville, TN shop and online): 15% off fabric. (through 5/31/12)

Slightly Biased: Store closing sale — everything is on clearance, including handmade bias tapes and fabric. (while supplies last)

Spiceberry Cottage: Lots of new markdowns, plus $5 off orders $50+ with code MOM5 + entry in a giveaway for Valori Wells’ Cocoon fabrics. (through 5/13/12)

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A little Bollywood, a little Missoni, all Art Gallery Fabrics … Rhapsodia is the newest in-house collection from Art Gallery Fabrics Studio. Did you catch that? Not only have they brought in Bari J. as their first licensed designer, they’re also starting to separate out in-house collections from owner/founder/creative director Pat Bravo’s. (This, in addition to launching an all-new website recently.) They are some of the hardest working people in a business of crazy-hard-working people, so this growth is much-anticipated, well-deserved, and intriguing all at once! Stay tuned right here to see what other excitement they roll out at market.

Rhapsodia is available in stores now.

{ photos by Art Gallery Fabrics }

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More new collections from Dear Stella, which will all be debuting in Kansas City next week! It’s a Shore Thing is by Jack & Lulu, Dear Stella’s first licensed designer. I love the simplicity of it. Have I ever seen an ocean-themed collection in boy and girl colorways? I’m not sure I have.

 

Play Date incorporates lots of collage and hand-drawn lines and motifs. Pattern in pattern, for some extra creativity to go with the cuteness. This comes in regular quilting cotton and flannel, and the shower curtain print comes in laminated cotton (of course!).

 

It’s London fever because of the Summer Olympics … there have been a couple other Britain- and London-themed fabric collections already, and I’m sure we’ll see more at the upcoming Quilt Market, but I’m really digging Town & Country’s Miroslav Sasek vibe.

Thanks to Jamie at Dear Stella for letting True Up give the world-premiere sneek peek at Bukhara and Town & Country!

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Dear Stella has a new round of beautiful fabric collections debuting next week at Quilt Market. But before I launch into them, you should know about their Quilt Market promotion: If you’re a buyer or a blogger/editor, stop by their booth for a hot pink Dear Stella tote, no purchase necessary. If you’re spotted with the tote on the Market floor by their roving representative, you’ll win a prize on the spot and be entered into a grand prize drawing!

Above, a first look at Bukhara, a colorful mix of classic motifs and ornate-yet-modern, ethnic-inspired florals.

 

Feathers are hot, and they’re paired with classic/vintage florals, butterflies, and a damask coordinate in Marea.

Gilt Trip is Dear Stella’s first foray in to metallics. Navy and tangerine (Pantone’s color of the year, don’t you know) are accented with gold. Don’t you just love how multiple collections use the same coordinates, just in different colorways?

Up next, Dear Stella’s new Kid/Novelty collections.

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ABC 123 by American Jane, out August 2012. And I’m not even done going crazy over School Days yet, are you?

 

Sew Stitchy by Aneela Hoey, out August 2012. There have been lots of sewing themed collections out there, but who can complain about a trend like that? Before that we get her Christmas collection, Cherry Christmas (July 2012), which is just the sweetest.

 

So while we’re on the topic of Christmas, Moda’s June releases are all-Christmas, all-the-time, and there is something for every taste. Cosmo Cricket‘s Dear Mr. Claus is for the retro fans …

 

Blitzen by Basic Grey is sophisticated-hip …

 

… and Joy by Kate Spain is of the simple/bold variety of hip. With coordinates that would work year-round — always a bonus!

 

Jenn Ski‘s first collection for Moda was a kid’s collection — the next one, Mod Century (Sept 2012) reflects more her everday work! Mod Century is superretro and incorporates lots of textures, like wood grain and the tweedy bouclé of vintage upholstery fabrics.

 

Little Black Dress (August 2012) by Basic Grey — really pretty assortment of florals and birds in black, greys, and tans, versatile just like its namesake.

 

Mama Said Sew (August 2012) is by Sweetwater, who are keeping the text print addicts well stocked!

 

Mother-daughter team Lauren and Jessi Jung (August 2012) have their own lush take on birds and flowers with Birds and Berries.

 

We’ve already seen a bit of oliver + s’s Ladies Stitching Club … now that the July 2012 release date is closer you can take a close-up look at the prints on the Moda site.

 

I know everyone is calling for death of the deer (and owl) trends, but I think they’re timeless. Deer:motifs :: green:neutrals. They’re classic but will always add a little flair. MoMo’s Oh Deer! delivers a colorful forestful of the creatures in August 2012.

 
I’m sure you’ll be seeing a lot more of these collections in our Market coverage. Which are you most excited about?

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