We love our magazines, don’t we? We quilters are so tactile…when the demise of print magazines was predicted, we just kept on caressing those glossy pages, swishing through the images, and soaking up all that eye candy on the printed page. There has been a shake-up in the magazine industry for sure, but publishers are surprised at how resilient many creative magazines have been over the last several years…compared to other categories of monthly and quarterly publications.
As a trend watcher, I also like to look at other kinds of magazines, including interior decoration. Recently I read an article about an interior designer who was ‘not afraid of color’ because she painted her walls muted sherbet colors, and mixed textile and wallpaper patterns and colors in her rooms. It made me giggle, because compared to the wild mixing, shaking and stirring we do with our quilts…it was rather tame.
If you are a customer of eQuilter, I’d guess you are truly not afraid of color. You enjoy plunging into the juicy end of the color pool, with hues that evoke flowers, fruits, spices, butterflies, tropical birds, and precious jewels. And you might even like working with contrasting colors that vibrate next to each other. To all of you Crazy Color Freaks out there, I doff my invisible feathered and polka-dotted cap.
Speaking of color, this week we received the gorgeous and much-anticipated Velvet Ribbons from Renaissance, digital printed and designed by Kaffe Fassett, Tula Pink, Odile Bailloeul and Philip Jacobs. I am sure you are aware that we’ve carried fabric collections by these designers and now you can finish off special projects (I am thinking garments or bags) with these deliciously luxurious wide velvet ribbons. Our staff was standing around petting the ribbons today and gushing about how yummy they are…we have an advance limited shipment in house now with more coming in the future. If you don’t have a cat, get a yard of one of these and that will get you through the rest of the pandemic.
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
p.s. Check out our brand new (shhh!) Moda Grunge Fat Quarter Packets – in 3 different color combos. Sophie is cutting them this week.
Quilt Calendar: (fingers crossed!)
July 29 – Aug 1 – Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK
“For the Love of Gaia” quilt gallery
Aug 7 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” for Birmingham Festival of Quilts
Sept 27 – Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters Guild – Lecture.
Oct 23-30 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM)
“For the Love of Gaia” quilt exhibit
Sat, March 19 – “International Quilt Trends” power point lecture – NEQM
