16FRESH PICKS l quilting news
Join us at http://www.todaysquilter.comMarabellafromFreeSpiritis a breath of fresh sea air that invokes days at the coast, beach
combing and clambering over rocks and driftwood. Textile designer Amy Reber was inspired
by the view from her home on Puget Sound in her new collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics, which
has arrived just in time for summer. Have fun fussy cutting the bold prints of ‘abundance’ and
‘fronds’ and pairing these with the tiny little details of flora and fauna captured in the ditsy
prints. It’s a bright and breezy collection that’s perfect for holiday projects.
http://www.freespiritfabrics.com
SHIPPING NEWSMARABELLA
COLOUR CONFIDENCEMatch perfect
Your creative juices are
flowing and you feel the
urge to pull fabric from your
stash, but you can’t quite find
the exact colour that you’re
looking for. Sound familiar?
Having a colour chart close
at hand can make all the
difference. As the team at
Oakshott appreciate, “times
like this allow no room for
ordering and waiting for fabric
samples to arrive”. Quilters
can now download the new
Oakshott Shade Cards and
Oakshott Summer 2019
Collection Brochure as PDFs
directly from their website
with the option to download
the complete range or to select
individual collections.
For occasions when there
is less urgency, you can order
Oakshott’s Labelled Fabric
Sample Swatches so that you
can place the colours side
by side on your design wall
and experience all the subtle
nuances of colour achieved
from that “shot” effect that is
part of the Oakshott signature
look. Whether you have an
urgent project or a little more
time to think, these new
design aids are super-handy...
it’s time to start planning!
http://www.oakshottfabrics.comA BEAUTIFUL DAYCHERRY
BOMB
Brighten up your day and
your stash with this joyful
new range from Clothworks.
This is the fourth collection
from Skipping Stones Studio
who love to create vintage-
inspired designs in soft,
fruity, feminine colours.
The mix of geometric
prints, stripes and f lorals
really adds the ‘wow factor’,
making this collection a
versatile choice for quilts and
home accessories. We think
this collection would look
beautiful in our cover quilt
for this issue by Jo Avery.
http://www.eqsuk.com