lilipad studio

I love the children's furniture that lilipad studio produces! All of the furniture is made in their studio in Idaho using eco-friendly wood products and then they are hand painted using non-toxic paints.
Very cool stuff.

ritacor patchwork workshop

sweet pants from Rita's online shop

Last month I was delighted to be asked by Rita Correia if I would be interested in being one of her sponsors for a patchwork workshop she would be teaching in April. I sent some fabric bags for her ladies to play with and here are some of the lovely results that you can see on their Flickr page here. She had fourteen participants and everyone who wrote me a note about the workshop said it was wonderful! Congrats Rita! Rita will be teaching patchwork/quilting workshops throughout May and into June so if you are lucky enough to live in Portugal or maybe have been itching to take a creative vacation, get more info here or contact Rita here if you don't speak Portuguese!
Rita also has a lovely online shop for children's clothes that you can visit here.

kantha quilts

Kantha Quilt available through Sally Campbell

Kantha Quilt Rie Elise Larsen

Tea Cosy Rie Elise Larsen

Cushion Rie Elise Larsen

Quilts from Jeanette Farrier

traditional Kantha Quilt from West Bengal

What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than to take a look at a traditional woman's craft, Kantha Quilts or otherwise known as "quilt of cotton recycled rag".
Traditionally Kanthas make use of old worn out saris or dhotis, recycling them into colorful quilts or coverlets. The quilting used to keep the many layers together is a simple running stitich although traditionally combined with ornate embroidery. Threads for the quilting and embroidery are often unravelled from garments borders and reused.
Here are some inspirational resources for Kanthas that can be found online:
Jeanette Farrier makes beautiful wraps and throws using antique saris that are quilted by village women in India helping them to make a living through their handcraft.
Beautiful Kanthas can also be found online at Sally Campbell. Sally Campbell also travels to India regularly to choose her fabrics and works closely with local srtisans there.
I love the Kantha products that can be found by Rie Elise Larsen! The colors are fabulous!! The site is however in Danish so I am not sure about the production details of her home accessories.
Have a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

**VOLKSFADEN macht eine österliche Pause vom 2. bis zum 16. April. In dieser Zeit können Bestellungen vorgenommen werden - bearbeitet werden sie nach dem 16. April. Der letzte Versandtag vor der Pause ist der 1. April, der erste Versandtag nach der Pause ist der 17. April. Frohe Ostern!**

P.S.Nach der Osterpause machen wir Ihnen von Freitag, dem 17. bis zu Montag, dem 20. ein Frühlingsangebot: 20% Rabatt auf alle Stoffe und Schnittmuster! Bitte setzen Sie das Kennwort „springsale2009“ in das Kästchen oben auf dem Bestellformular! Bis dann!

**Volksfaden will be taking a two week break from Thursday, April 2nd to Thursday, April 16th, 2009. Please note that orders may be placed during this time but they will not be shipped until after April 16th. The last shipping day before the break, is April 1st. Shipping will resume on April 17th.
Have a very Happy Easter !**

P.S. When the break is over we will be having a Spring Sale from Friday April 17th until Monday April 20th, 20% off on all fabrics and sewing patterns. Please enter the code „springsale2009“ into the box at the top of the order page.
See you then!

mod green pod

Mod Green Pod's fabrics are 100% certified organic cotton canvas, designed and printed in the USA using non-toxic pigments. They are suitable for covering your favorite worn out chairs , for hip new cushions, for bean bags that will last the "throws" of childhood, for an almost indestructable tote bag and for many other home/life accessorizing projects that you, who are far more ceative than I, will probably think of making with these fabrics.
For more information about Mod Green Pod please check out their website modgreenpod.com. They also have a very cool feature on their site called the "room creator" where you can test out different fabrics on living room furniture.
Mod Green Pod just made an appearance in the March issue of Gala Style that some of you may have seen here in Germany.(photo above)
Please taka a look at the new Mod Green Pod fabrics at Volksfaden.

good folks

Here are a few of the first fabrics to arrive from Anna Maria Horner's newest collection "Good Folks". Just finished putting them online.....

Flights of Fancy

Fabrics from the "Flights of Fancy" collection from Paula Prass for Michael Miller have arrived. Paula Prass is an interior designer, artist, manufacturer of her own line of home decor and now a textile designer for Michael Miller Fabrics!