Owl & Drum's Sew Very Modern — fabric friday

It's always an exciting time whenever the new collections from Cotton + Steel debut. Customers eagerly await the time when they can head to their local quilt shops and see the beautiful fabrics up close. And store owners always love to offer great new designs from a company with a terrific aesthetic and sense of style.  Well, happily, it's that time again! This week we are featuring Rashida Coleman-Hale's newest Cotton + Steel collection. It's called Lagoon - and it's fab! Rashida used her immense imagination and creativity to develop a fictional tropical jungle, complete with lush colors and whimsical...

You may have been noticing a lot of blue clothing items on the store shelves these days. They look kind of like denim but they are much more lightweight. What you are seeing is one of the hottest trends in the fashion and fabric markets - cotton chambray. Originating in the early 19th century, chambray gets its name from a small town in northern France called Cambrai. Originally made from linen, it is now more commonly made of cotton. Usually constructed in blue hues, chambrays consist of a white yarn in the weft and a colored yarn in the warp....

Especially for this week's Fabric Friday, we have Soul Mate, the gorgeous new collection from Amy Butler for Free Spirit Fabrics. Consisting of 24 prints in a cotton poplin, Soul Mate is pure Amy Butler - from the stylish prints to the vibrant colors! Amy describes Soul Mate as: "A sweet reflection on love and the perfect co-creation that happens when synergy and beauty meet. The two peacock lovers in It Takes Two are the stars of the collection and - in a light, tongue & cheek way - represent finding my soul mate in my husband, David. Being in tandem...

Anna Maria Horner has done it again! Our Fabric Friday spotlight this week is for Anna Maria's newest collection, Floral Retrospective. Floral Retrospective features some of Anna Maria's favorite floral prints, with some classic and new colorways. This 16-piece collection pairs well with a variety of looks - from vintage to modern - and these fabrics work well in everybody's fabric stashes! These fabrics are a high-quality quilting cotton that you always find from Free Spirit Fabrics. We know you will love creating with this collection in whatever sewing and quilting project you may have in mind. You can find Floral...

Yay, it's Fabric Friday! Today's fabric spotlight is on one of our favorite fabric designers, Leah Duncan and her new collection, Lines & Shapes. Leah Duncan is a textile and surface pattern designer from Austin, Texas and has been designing fabric for Cloud 9 Fabrics for over a year now. Lines & Shapes is a capsule collection featuring five designs printed on 100% organic cotton canvas. These geometric fabrics are perfect for tote bags and handbags. Plus, everybody needs a good beach bag and these colors and this fabric would be perfect for one. Are you looking to spruce up your home?...