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Mythical Creatures, Songbirds, Pups and Sakura
Save a Bundle with our New Late February Clearance -
Batiks & Premium and
Blender & Tonal Fabric Sale
Over 521 New Clearance products at
40% Off!
(Plus Holiday,
Designer, &
Novelty Clearance ends Sunday Feb 18th)
* This Week's Hot Picks *
Enchanting Ice Queens grace our Exclusive Designer Prints, and an
Arabian Pegasus joins our stable of
Magical Creatures.
Geishas in Chong-A Hwang's 'Sakura' walk in a blossoming garden.
Songs of Nature pairs Bird Tunes and Spring Blossoms.
Birds dots the Lush Landscape of the
Deep Forest collection.
Magpies, Emus, and Gum Leaves make up the 'Australian Horizons'.
20 colors of Ombre Confetti are dotted with Metallic, plus a Strip Roll.
Delight in an
Enchanted Garden of lush purple blooms.
Mermaid Wishes has plenty of fun glitter for your little princess to enjoy.
How can you resist
Cute & Cuddly Puppies?
It's almost Baseball time, get ready with the Hit, Run, Score collection.
Light up the night sky with two colors of
Space Nebula Glow.
The Labyrinth Walk Pattern is as popular has ever!
We've added 5 new geometric illusion patterns for you to sew.
Collect fabric from
Free Spirit Designers and the
Kaffe Collective.
Stock up on Kaffe Pre-Cuts too!
eQuilter Free Pattern Designer
Magazines, Patterns, Pre-Cuts & More Fabric
Batik and Blender Clearance: NOW Through Sunday 02/25/18:
Holiday, Designer, Novelty Sale: end Sunday 02/18/18:
New Voices Will Emerge
Gung Hei Fat Choi!
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog!
In addition to Valentine's and Mardi Gras / Carnivale this week, we learned that Westminster / Free Spirit is closing its doors forever. In case you didn't read our Midweek Creative Nudge newsletter, you
can see it here on our Blog page. The top designers will move to other companies, and I am sure we will hear news about where they've landed in the coming weeks. We are concerned about all the staff who worked behind the scenes, who are now without a job. It is a big loss for the industry.
It does however point to the fact that the market is over-saturated with a lot of fabric that looks the same. This is why we focus on truly unique fabrics where you can see the talent and the hand of the artist. The days of flat plain simple design is mutating into something new. I notice that Modern Quilting is transmuting into something that is freer and even more creative, which is a good thing. Everything must change in the realm of design, whether it is quilts, fabric, fashion, or home dec. That is the nature of the beast. We are drawn to what's new. We are delighted by Design because it pushes us to think about Beauty and Life and Color in new ways.
When there is a disturbance in the industry, from the inside or the outside, there has been a tendency to return to what is safe... what is "known"...but from this return to sameness is the fertile place where those with a unique voice and ideas that were previously considered outlandish...will suddenly bubble up and take form as the new idea that is pleasing and exciting to the eye.
This is the way of all Design.
Watch what happens next.
I hope you will come and join us for one of our classes, workshops, or tours in the next year....so we can talk about this in person!
sharing your Passion for Fabric...
Luana and Paul
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Event & Travel Calendar:
Feb 22-25, 2018 - QuiltCon - Pasadena, California
Feb 26 - Marty Ornish CQC workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
April 5-7 - SAQA Conference San Antonio TX
April 14-15 - Lisa Walton workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
May 11 - eQuilter Chromazone - Color Marketing Group
March 1 - May 15 - Registration for 'Love Your Mother' Quilt Challenge
Nov 14-20, 2018 - POLAR BEAR Tour - Join me in Churchill!
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