Fabric Friday

A few weeks ago I visited quilt shops in nearby cities, when shopping for stash building/inspriation, I first look for fabrics that could be used in art quilts – small scale prints for backgrounds or dresses. The greens, blues, yellow and pink will work well and the gray with the lines and dandelion like puffs

I am a sucker for the beautiful prints from Anna Maria Horner. Her new Folk Song quilting cotton collection includes prints that had previously been released in voile. I have been stock piling several different Anna Maria Horner collections for a fun patchwork quilt, but every time I start a new batch of art quilts,

The Makers fabric line by Cori Dantini is happiness on fabric with spring colors and girls making things! The collection include large, medium and small girl panels. The other fabrics in the collection will blend perfectly with the panels to create a great quilt. They will also make great art quilt backgrounds. I picked up

When I saw photos from fall quilt market, I lusted after the Mercury print in Alison Glass’s new SunPrint 2015 collection. The print is so geometric and sciencey that I I had to have it. Not at all sure what I will do with it, but I love it. I enjoyed her Text print in

On a recent trip to a local quilt shop looking for inspiration, I picked up these fabrics. When I selected most these fabrics (the bottom 8), I was not thinking of art quilts. Instead I am considering using them in a queen size quilt that will be donated for an art auction. When paired with

I thought I’d try something new – sharing the fabrics that I pick up to fill my stash. The intent isn’t to have you go buy them, but to tell you why I choose the fabrics I do. I love pre-cuts. Most of my art quilts are small so I don’t need large pieces of