Swanky Swell

More organic goodness. During hiatus my view of the interwebs was buzzing with earth day love. There was a fantastic giveaway of some great organic fabrics. That's how I found Swanky Swell, a line of orgainc cotton/hemp blend home decorator fabrics designed by Nina Jizhar. I can't believe I haven't stumbled upon this line earlier. I really love the rich vivid colors.





































Gah, beautiful stuff. I've been looking for a good mustard for some trim in my living room and those mums, might just fit the bill.













Her etsy shop also has some really nice tote bags. I'm keeping an eye on this store. File these under more fabrics I want to touch, I just love their sheen.

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Cottage Industrialist

Well, on a trip down the internet rabbit hole I found a local blogger/fabric creator/crafty chic. Yay! And seriously did I mention she makes these great fabrics over on spoonflower? That means there are so many great printing options. She doesn't know it yet, but I'm going to sell some of these puppies in my shop, and I'm going to befriend this awesomely talented woman.


































Um...seriously, those peacock feathers are awesome.

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Timber

I'm back, I'm committing to posting everyday for the next few weeks to get back into the swing of things.

I found Timber via Film in the Fridge. Check out the awesome quilt she made with the Timber Line.













This is Jessica Levitt's first fabric line. And it is pretty great. Here's my favorite, yes it's blue, grey and green. Shocker.


















And for good measure, check out these lovelies Jessica is working on. Crafty one indeed.













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Timber

Scarlet Fig

More bright and cheery. What is it springtime or something? CANNOT get enough of the bright colors. I found Scarlet Fig from Ashley at Film in the Fridge. Ashley's made a couple of quilts and pillows with these great prints. Lookie:























Laurie Wisburn is the designer, and she's got a new line headed to Kaufman Fabric's this spring. I'm going to keep my eyes open for it. Such great stuff in super colorways, I can totally see any of these in boy 2's room.




























The holiday line totally works for me.




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Scarlet Fig

Wonderfluff

Blair posted last fall about Wondefluff an etsy fabric shop. Liz Scott has created bold and graphic fabrics printed on 100% cotton - quilting, organic sateen, and upholstery weight. I really love these, so bright and cheerful.

Some favorites (seriously hard to choose just a few):

























































Liz also has an etsy shop, Paper Pie Shop, filled with her art work. I'm eyeing this one for over the bed (more on that later).

















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Booster seat

Over on Creature Comforts, I spotted a post about a new to me line of fabric. Loving these, and I absolutely love the idea of including lesser known fabric designers in my shop.

Love these:


















































Booster seat

Shot Cotton

File this under fabrics I'd like to know. Kaffe Fassett makes these super pretty shot cottons. Not surprisingly, I'm drawn to the blues and greens.

































According to Bolt Neighborhood

They are from Kaffe Fassett, over at Westminster Fibers. They are a made from two different colored thread, one woven in one direction, the other in the other direction. It's one of those things where the sum is more than the parts. You end up with these gorgeous, deep colors, so much more interesting than a "regular" solid. The shots in particular are very soft and light weight. Really quite lovely.

Oh Fransson has a nice post on different fabric types, and specifically mentions shot cotton in the chambray family. The whole post is definitely worth checking out.

Look at the shot cotton used in this pretty Birthday Party Dress made by Spool Sewing. The color looks so rich and lovely.


















And then there is this simple scarf from the folks at Bolt made with the shot cottons. Want to touch.














Shot Cottons

Laura Gunn

I have a confession. When I was a kid, I swam against a girl named Laura Gunn. She was always faster than me. Always. Maybe that is why I've sort of ignored Laura Gunn the fabric designer, I'm still feeling competitive. I'm pretty sure they are no relation. I'm not sure if this Laura Gunn has the same swimming skills, but she definitely has mad designing skills. The fabrics are bright and colorful and the patterns appear to be painted on. Such a unique look.
Again, I'm drawn to these fabrics with the purpose of creating a blouse. A blouse I'm too afraid to make. But I'd make it out of any one of these.

I found this photo on Hawthorne Threads. The fabric is from Laura's Lantern Bloom line:


















And these 2 are from her newer Poppy line. Beautiful stuff:
































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Amy Butler

Natch. As ubiquitous as Amy Butler is out there, she's hard to find in my area. Must remedy. There is a reason why she is everywhere, her prints and patterns are awesome. She is a one woman fabric shop really. Patterns, fabric, books, crafts, and now bedding, stationary, tableware, rugs - the brand is out there.

Some fabric favorites from her latest line LoVe:
I'm totally digging the inky blue in thes florals. I'm all about inky blue right now. And she nailed it.

































And how about some coordinating dots?

































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Kona Cotton

Confession - Kona Cotton is the only solid cotton I've ever used. It's beautiful. To me it has some color limitations, so I know I need to branch out to other solids. My biggest miss is I can't seem to find a good mucky orange color. None of the shades are exactly what I'm looking for. But what it has is beautiful. It washes up so nice and soft and feels great. The shop will definitely carry Kona Cotton.
Some favorite staples:

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nightfall

















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Denyse Schmidt

The quilts, oh the quilts. I'm confident that whrn I finally complete my first quilt, it will be inspired by Denyse. My goodness she inspires me. Her fabric is pretty great, too.













Hope Valley



















Flea Market Fancy



















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Heather Ross

So much to love with her. And these are hard fabrics to come by. Heather Ross is so much more than fabric. You can find her everywhere from stationary to surfboards. It is safe to say that my son already knows those seahorse and octopi very well.



















Oh those mushrooms and knomes.



















I didn't even realize she made those awesome nests, I've seen on baby clothes. Figures.

A Stitch in Dye

A lot of her fabric is organic. And it is all hand dyed and gorgeous. These fabrics work so nicely together. Some favorites. Want.




















































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Anna Maria Horner

No fabric store will stand without Anna Maria Horner. Her work is all sorts of awesome. I actually own some of this, and can tell you the touch of this...oh yes. So good.

Folksy Flannel - (it's flannel!)

I made boy2 a blanket with this:


















Currently hoarding this:

















Little Folks - (Cotton Voile - such a great feel, lighter than quilting fabric 'with a buttery soft feel and a gorgeous drape'. She's not kidding!)

Coveting this:


















Little Folks Dobby - (printed on cotton dobby dot which lends a charming and nostalgic texture) I want to touch this.

Loving this: