{"id":187,"date":"2013-11-03T00:19:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T04:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/fabric-and-quilt-trends-for-fabric-lovers"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:07:12","slug":"fabric-and-quilt-trends-for-fabric-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/fabric-and-quilt-trends-for-fabric-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabric and Quilt Trends for FABRIC LOVERS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(photo above: Sophie getting ready to film a video clip in front of Reiko Nobata's "Believe II")<\/p>\n

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I have literally just walked in the door from
\nthe airport from Houston, and so my official "Market Preview – Part
\n2" will have to wait a few days.<\/p>\n

What can I say about Quilt Market and Quilt Festival? It is so overwhelming, so
\nbig, and it goes by so fast, you come home and sit on the couch and just
\nsay…Wow!<\/p>\n

I am loving how creative quilters and fiber artists are taking the Modern
\ndesign aesthetic and making it their own. I see so many modern elements
\nevolving quickly, as artists use their eyes and hearts to take the next step in
\ntheir creative development. I see solids evolving to hand-dyes. I see hexagons
\nbeing distorted (in Photoshop?) and used for totally new quilt designs. I see
\nmore and more whimsy and secret elements being inserted into complex
\nsymmetrical applique quilts. You quilters have a fierce sense of humor!<\/p>\n

It is great to see a more complex and more sophisticated color sense showing up
\nboth in the new fabrics at Quilt Market, and the quilts in the IQA Houston
\nshow. Next week I am going to the Color Marketing Group conference in Palm
\nSprings, and I'll be bringing the visual feast of quilt photos to share with my
\nfellow color-addicts. <\/p>\n

We love to keep track of the hot, and up-and-coming trends at Market. After
\nseeing all the new collections shipping in the next several months, I feel it
\nis save to declare this the Year of the Fox! The ubiquitous owl fabrics are
\nstill hanging in there, but we saw (and ordered!) a plethora of realistic and
\nstylized foxes. Yay!<\/p>\n

Last year purple was such a strong color, and this year we've seen a lot of
\nthat retro green in shades of Jade and Mint. (Parallel to Emerald Green being
\nthe Pantone Color of the Year) I saw lots of gorgeous Mauve, Heather, Dusty
\nLavender, Vintage Lilac, and other soft purple\/plum colors that were very yummy
\nat Quilt Market. Yes, I bought them all! So all you purple-lovers… do not
\ndespair! You are going to have at least one more season to collect your
\nfavorite hues.<\/p>\n

If you love metallic on fabric, gosh you are going to have a hard time choosing
\nbetween all the opulent collections that will be coming through the pipeline.
\nHere at eQuilter we just LOVE lots of rich sumptuous metallic fabrics, in gold,
\nsilver, copper and other iridescent and pearlized colors. We order metallic collections
\nfrom the highest quality manufacturers, so you are truly amazed when that
\npackage arrives and you unwrap those luxurious gleaming designs.<\/p>\n

Geez, can you tell I love fabric? *grin*<\/p>\n

Bonnie and I filmed a bunch of videos, so she will start editing next week.
\nWatch for celebrity interviews, exhibit reviews, and lots of my photos in the
\nnext few weeks! <\/p>\n

I am happy to be turning my clock back an hour tonight: I need the extra hour
\nof sleep. (end of Daylight Savings is tonight)<\/p>\n

Please
\nhelp us to help Libby Lehman!<\/a><\/p>\n

Upcoming Trips:
\nNov 7-10 – Color Marketing Group – Palm Springs
\nNov 13-20 – Winnipeg & Churchill Manitoba
\nDec 9-11 Bernina Ambassador Reunion<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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