{"id":9586,"date":"2023-01-28T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=9586"},"modified":"2023-01-30T11:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:07:59","slug":"spring-colors-for-winter-sewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/spring-colors-for-winter-sewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Colors for Winter Sewing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Late January and February are the hardest months for me, because we have a seemingly permanent layer of snow and ice in our yards and streets. I am not complaining. It is what it is when you live in a place with 4 seasons, but it is the time when I most need a colorful uplift. The colorful birds visiting our neighborhood bird feeders, bring me cheer as I gaze outside with my cup of coffee or tea<\/a>. I know that many of YOU are bird enthusiasts, which is why we expanded our offering of Songbird<\/a> – Raptor\/Waterfowl<\/a> – Peacock<\/a> prints into 3 categories several years ago. Not to mention your obsession with Chickens<\/a>!

We are busy stocking up on Spring and Summer Floral prints (over 5 categories) for the same reason, but of course many of them are in stock now so you can have some cheerful summer\/garden fabrics to brighten up your sewing projects in the shorter and chillier days of Winter. I really love mixing those luscious marble prints<\/a> with bright florals, and I am grateful that our suppliers have embraced the artistic talent that is flowing now because of the creative freedom that comes with digital printing technology. Yay for more COLORS!

I need to point out 2 groups of new products this week:

We have a one-time-only shipment of Valentine Chocolates<\/a>. The Oat Milk Pink Chocolate bar is my fav.
(Also Strawberry, Rose Petal Cardamom, & Icelandic White Toffee Chocolate are new also.)

Also students and fans of Betty Busby will be happy to hear that we have one of her favorite substrates in stock now: Evolon 58 gsm<\/a>

We are starting with packages of 20 sheets – a smaller Sample pack and a larger Artisan pack.
Next week we will introduce Evolon by the yard – 40″ wide. It is en route now. I am super excited to start painting and cutting on this incredible non-woven product. If you have taken one of her classes you know she uses a Silhouette Cameo digital cutting machine to cut out her intricate shapes. For all of you who have looked at her work and wondered how she does it – this is the answer! We also carry Fosshape for Betty’s students and fans.

We have another group of special products coming in a couple weeks, for SAQA fiber art customers.
Watch this space!

sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul

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