July 2021
Hello everyone,
Hope you are all staying well and not totally stitched up by lockdown, frustrating, isn't it! Although Canberra is clear, it's a little awkward being surrounded by NSW.
It's very rainy and chilly here, most mornings are well below zero at the moment with days in single figures. Thankfully, our house is well-heated – good time to be tucked up inside.
Sadly, the Tour de France is almost over for another year – definitely far too many late nights/early mornings in this household and we can discuss teams and cyclists and tactics with the best of them! It's been a very interesting tour, a little dampener with several very nasty crashes and the loss of some top riders but there are still so many amazing riders of all ages. I had ambitions of making a TdF quilt during these weeks with the lovely Merci Paris and Incognito fabrics arrived recently; I did manage to design one but didn't get any further so I'll have to work on that over the next little while.
We do have some lovely new fabrics to tempt you to add to your stashes. You have probably seen most of these on our facebook posts but some got a little bit lost in the chaos of moving. However, they are all up on the web now and here is a lineup for you.
On the left, these gloriously saturated solid colours from Jane Sassaman are soft to the touch and an absolute pleasure to work with. They are very slightly variegated and would enhance rather than overwhelm your quilts. Online here.
Next is A to Zoo, a child's delight of an alphabet – works beautifully with the Jane Sassaman solids! (I'm working on a little quilt, hopefully online soon.) The panel is online here.
Moving along, Pixie Dots in either white or a perfect shade of grey make a good filler or background fabric as dots with a difference.
Last on the right is Pencil club, a fun interpretation of pencil marks and sharpener shavings – they would work as great abstracts and landscape pieces. Find them here.
On the left here is Paris Merci, (yes, an Incognito lurking in the middle there). Paris, love it and these are great fun fabrics for a special quilt! See them here.
Next is Icognito. I love these – quiet but interesting with their abstract nature, just right for some sewing adventures. They look good with Merci Paris, throw in a few colour highlights as well and voila! Online here.
In the middle, we have Mystical Mushrooms. I don't remember ordering this one! Very cute and lots of fun to play with though. Enjoy here!
The last two photos are some wonderful new pieces to add to our authentic aboriginal fabrics range – they definitely improve all the time and these are lovely. Online here.
Don't forget our popular AAD kits are still available here – you are also welcome to request your own choice of fabrics for these.
Lots of fun to be had with these fabrics and I do hope your quilting and making is bringing you fun and a little circle of contentment in these uncertain times!
Take care and stay safe,
Meg
