woodland friends

New fabrics are in from the company Clothworks, "Woodland Friends" from Ellen Crimi-Trent. Ellen is a graduate of Pratt Institute in NYC and began her artistic career as a children's wear designer. She then worked as a freelance print designer and eventually began licensing her designs to companies.

don't look now

Here are some great new patterns that I just added to our pattern collection. The "Schoolohouse Tunic" is a new pattern from Sew Liberated and I love it...it doesn't have a zipper!! My daughter has already put in an order so this will be my next sewing project.
The patterns from Don't Look Now may require a little more time but when you are finished you will have an heirloom quality quilt. If you have ever been tempted to try your hand at different applique´ techniques then these patterns are just right for you.
I think Kellie's work is just gorgeous.

cloud9 fabrics

Cloud9 Fabrics is the brainchild of two women, Michelle Engle Bencsko & Gina Pantastico.
They are passionate about bringing eco-sensible fabrics to the quilt and craft market. Cloud9's immediate goals are to use only 100% certified organic cotton in the manufacturing of their base cloths and eco-responsible solvent-free inks and dyes for printing. Here are fabrics from their first collection, My Happy Garden, now available by volksfaden.

hoffman fabrics

Hoffman Fabrics is probably best known for it's huge selection of traditional Batik fabrics but they have recently started to bring out fun new prints that would be ideal in a child's room or for children's accessories. These are a few of the Hoffman prints that can now be found by volksfaden.

rosa pomar

Cute new ribbons just flew into volksfaden from Portugal! These ribbons are designed by rosa pomar and made in Portugal.

bedcovers

We are still working on a room makeover here. My daughter painted her room hot pink ( what can I say, it is her domain) and we have been making curtains and pillows to match the color scheme. On Sunday I made a quick throw for her using the cheater print "Patchwork Posy" from Kokka and a Stenzo print. She had a nasty ol' green fleece blanket that we used as the batting.
The other bedcover pictured here, is going to be a bday present for a lucky little girl. Sonia sent the photo in, it is her first sewing project in about five years.....(I am guessing the minion is maybe this age????). She used fabrics from a Stenzo fat quarter pack. Pretty darn cute.

repeat studio

Behind repeat studio are two ladies, Roisin Fagan and Arounna Khounnoraj. They share an interest and love for patterns and hand printed textiles and out of this love , repeat studio was created.

Roisin Fagan's patterns and imagery she draws, are based upon eccentricities and familiarities, and appeal to the historical aspect of Craft as well as the humourous everyday.

Arounna Khounnoraj's patterns are derived from the scribbles and daily observations of nature and her urban surroundings.

Volksfaden is pleased to be able to offer a selection of their hand printed, hand covered buttons. They can be found here, in our new, by the way "Buttons" category.