 First, a note to let you know that any orders placed this week will be shipped Monday, December 4th. That's because I'm enjoying a sewing week with my friends and this spectacular view. Today is going to start a very cold streak so it's perfect sewing weather for woking on my Christmas postcards. But even though I'm away I do have some fabric news for you. New Gradients!This week I have TWO new gradients for you! Both are autumn/cool weather inspired. Autumn Harvest is a upgrade of the discontinued Pumpkin Patch Gradient. Cocoa is the result of lots of tries to get the brown gradient that I had in my head. This is it!  New! Autumn Harvest  New! Cocoa Gradients Back in StockI've also got 4 gradients back in stock for you.  Deep Sea  Black Gradient  Leafy  Oceanside Fabric of the WeekStaying on the Gradient theme, the fabric of the week this week is the Sunshine and Shadows Gradient. It's 20% off through Sunday, or unless it sells out before Sunday.  Sunshine and Shadows is 20% off through Sunday!
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Before we get to the fabric, I just want to mention that I'll be out of town for a few days. Any orders placed after today (Tuesday), will be shipped next Monday, November 13. New Stash Pack New Purple Passion Stash Pack I have 2 new fabrics for you this week and the first is a wonderful purple Stash Pack. Stash Packs were originally designed for art quilters and applique artists but I love them for my traditional quilts. Purple Passion contains 10 fat eighths of very textured fabrics in a variety of shades of purple. Each Stash Pack has 5 streaky fabrics and 5 mottled fabrics. Here are larger views of all of them. The fabrics you receive will not look exactly like these but they will be these colors and general textures. Each fat eighth is a gem on it's own. There are so many possibilities for fussy cutting applique or landscape elements. New Gradient Heritage Gradient This week I also have a new Gradient. The deep purple and mossy green in this one reminded me of rich Victorian colors. It only took a short walk through the dictionary to land on Heritage as the name for this one. I see the possibility of garden elements for this one. Gradients transition from selvage to selvage and are sold by the half yard. If this one doesn't appeal for your current project, check out all of the other Gradients. There are over 40 to choose from! Fabric of the Week Patria Reflections is 20% off through Sunday! The Fabric of the Week this week is another beautiful purple fabric. Patria is part of the Reflections collection. Reflections are streaky fabrics inspired by water ripples, tree bark and other nature elements. They are sold by the yard. Patria is 20% off through Sunday.
I've got the blue fabrics this week! When I can, I try to be economical in my dyeing and dye the same colors in a session so that I don't waste dye. I do everything I can to keep from having to raise prices, something I've never done since 2009. I absorb my increased costs with better efficiency and planning what I dye each week is one way to do that. All that to say that last week was all about navy! Next week might look kind of purple. 3 Gradients are Back!The fact that all three of these gradients are here together is a great clue that the blue is the same so they would coordinate well.  Midnight  On The Horizon  Watershed Fabric of the Week Lapis Stash Pack is 20% off through Sunday! Staying with the blue theme, the fabric of the week is the Lapis Stash Pack. This pack of lovely "true blues" contains 10 fat eighths of heavily textured fabrics. By texture, I mean color texture, not material texture. I love using these fabrics in my scrap quilts but they also make great applique elements.
Lapis is on sale through Sunday. I promise that I'll be back on track with new fabrics and shop updates now that my vacations are over. A friend and I were planning a fall beach trip but that doesn't seem like it's going to happen now. That's OK because I have a lot of projects here that I need to catch up on and yards of fabric to dye. For now, I just have a quick post with 3 Gradients that are back in stock.  Amethyst  Beach Walk  Harmonic Fabric of the Week Bliss Gradient is 20% off through Sunday! The fabric of the week this week is the Bliss Gradient. It's 20% off through Sunday. For inspiration check out this quilt that Patricia Caldwell made with the Bliss Gradient.
Shop Schedule NewsI know I just got back from a long vacation and here we are heading off on another. Fortunately, this one is just a week. We've decided to do something we've always wanted to do and visit New England to see the autumn leaves. That means that no orders will be shipped October 7 - 14. If you need something on a deadline please order by October 6. Any custom orders will be processed after October 14. New Gradient New! Harmonic Gradient Although it's a new gradient, it might look a little familiar. Red Sunset was one of my first gradients that I designed and it's always been a favorite. I've been wanting to make a couple of changes to it and finally did it this week. Primarily I've lightened both edges a little. I'm really pleased with the new look of Harmonic and I hope you will like it too. Other Gradients Back in Stock Woodlands  Sugar Maple Two Fabrics of the Week!Fortunately for you I had two dye mishaps last week! It doesn't happen often, but occasionally, the fabric comes from the factory with flaws. You can't see it when the fabric is white but it shows up once it's dyed.  In the case of these 2 fabrics, it's a flaw in the weave about 2" in from one edge. In the Lakeside gradients it's on the blue edge. On South Beach, it's on the pink edge. Both of these fabrics are on the Clearance section and are 30% off. They are perfectly good fabrics but the line is visible. These fabrics will be on sale until they are gone!  South Beach - Flawed - 30% off!  Lakeside - Flawed - 30% off!  New Reflections! It was so good to be back in the dye studio last week! I have a lot of catching up to do so will be rolling out lost of fabric over the next month and will especially be focused on restocking Gradients. But it won't be all Gradients! This week I also have new Reflections! Reflections are 1 yard cuts of streaky patterns. These were originally designed with the art quilter in mind. I see these as sky, water and landscape elements. But I'm a more traditional quilter and I like them for borders. They give a nice, wild, stripe effect. There are over a dozen to choose from, these are just the 4 newest. Gradient news! Deep Sea Gradient First up is a brand new blue gradient called Deep Sea. I know, I already have several blue Gradients. But these are the most popular, for obvious reasons, and I want to have a good variety of shades of blue. I think this is a good addition to the blue Gradient collection. I also have 3 other Gradients back in stock for you.  Ebb Tide Ebb Tide has more of a turquoise tint than Deep Sea. It's got more of a Mediterranean feel than the ocean feel of Deep Sea.  San Francisco San Francisco is perfect for stormy skies.  Oasis Oasis is just right for a fantasy scene. Black is Back! Black - By The Yard If you have followed me for a few years you will remember the one year odyssey I went on to create a perfect black dyed that would also gradate to light gray, like in the San Francisco Gradient. It took me 67 tries but I eventually mixed 5 dye colors to get this dark black. It's available in Shades Packs, Gradients and also in yardage. The yardage is now back in stock! That's all the news for this week. It's great to be back and I look forward to being by on the dye studio tomorrow with possibly some autumnal colors. Fabric of the Week Paradise Stash pack is 20% off through Sunday The fabric of the week is the Paradise Stash Pack. Stash Packs have 10 fat eighths in a theme color. Paradise has a wonderful collection of bright greens with yellow and blue. Paradise is 20% off through Sunday!
That was quite the marathon of apartment hunting. Mom and I started looking at apartments on Friday (21st), celebrated her birthday Saturday and got a lease signed yesterday - 6 days total. She moves in September 7th. She could move earlier but I won't be here so we will wait until Chris and I return from Maine. I think she's happy to have a month to get her things organized and packed. I know she will start moving some things herself during the month and my brother is coming to help one weekend. By the time we get to the 7th she will be all set for the movers. I don't know if you've shopped for apartments lately but there isn't a lot of inventory out there. We were really lucky to find a one bedroom with a den (sewing room). Those apartments are like unicorns. Apartments are also VERY expensive now., just like everything else I suppose. Her new neighborhood is very safe and very diverse with lots of families. I think she's going to love it there once she starts meeting some of the neighbors.  On the craft front, not much has happened. I did get 2 veterans quilts loaded and basted. I hope to start quilting then this evening. This afternoon I have my knit and crochet group meeting and it will be nice to just sit and stitch for a few hours.
Just a reminder that I'm leaving for vacation soon and that means NO ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED AUGUST 3 - SEPTEMBER 4. If you need anything from the shop, please get your order in before August 3. I also will not be able to do any more custom orders until September. Sale Extended! The Annual Gradient Sale has been more popular this year than any year before so I've decided to extend it for you. Use coupon code GRADIENT20 at checkout for 20% off all in stock gradients. The sale is extended until July 28! New Stash Pack! A couple of weeks ago I introduced the new Shoots and Leaves Stash Pack. It was inspired by the bright greens of new Spring growth. As soon as I saw the finished fabrics I knew I needed some Spring flowers to go along with it and that's that I have for you today.  New! Garden Path Stash Pack Garden Path was inspired by the beautiful colors of Spring blooms: tulips, hydrangea, iris, hyacinth, violets, bluebells..... Honestly, this is as close as I get to actual gardening. I tried to provide a lot of texture for fussy cutting individual petals or more watercolor effects of an overall garden scene.
Each Stash Pack has 5 streaky fabrics and 5 mottled fabrics. Here are larger views of all of them. The fabrics you receive will not look exactly like these but they will be these colors and general textures. Each fat eighth is a gem on it's own. There are so many possibilities for fussy cutting applique or landscape elements.
I hope you will find inspiration for your next textile garden with these fabrics. But first, an administrative announcement! I'm leaving for vacation soon and that means NO ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED AUGUST 3 - SEPTEMBER 4. If you need anything from the shop, please get your order in before August 3. I also will not be able to do any more custom orders until September. Now, let's get to the good stuff!  It only happens once a year and, for 2023, the time is here. ALL of the Gradients are on sale this week! Every in-stock Gradient is 20% off. Use the coupon code GRADIENT20 at checkout. Other discounts cannot be stacked on this coupon. The sale even includes these two brand new gradients...  New! Calla Lily Gradient  New! Walnut Gray Gradient and these two popular Gradients that are back in stock!  Forest Canopy Gradient  Sundance Gradient  New Stars! This week I have a lot of new Stars for you! Stars are one yard cuts that are dyed in single colors but the method of dyeing gives them a lot of visual texture. At the moment there are more of the Stars fabrics in stock than ever before! These are great for large elements in art quilts, borders and bindings. They are one of a kind and I can't dye more of any of them but if you need a larger cut of any color (say one of the colors in a gradient or from a Shades Pack) I can always custom dye any amount over a half yard for you and there's no extra charge for it. You can see all of the new Stars in the shop. Fabric of the Week Shadows Stash Pack is 20% off through Sunday! Switching focus from large cuts of fabric to small cuts, the fabric of the week is the Shadows Stash Pack. Stash Packs have 10 fat eighths in a theme color. Shadows has a wonderful collection of dark blues and grays. These are perfect for your midnight sky, forest shadow and deep water elements. Shadows is 20% off through Sunday!
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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