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NEUTRAL TERRITORY BY DONNA BECHER

The main print from Donna Becher’s  glorious fabric collection, “Neutral Territory,” is almost a quilt in itself.  It’s a sophisticated patchwork of squares and arcs in earthy, contemporary colors.

Most of the pieces in the collection have a beautiful dusting of gold metallic.  One of the awesome things about the group is that all the pieces work so well together –

Just see how great these pieces look in this simple appliqué strip that was designed by Heidi Pridemore.  The full quilt and instructions will appear in the current issue of 
Simple Quilts and Sewing (out this month).  You can see more at www.quiltmag.com.

Heidi created one of our quilt projects, called Abstract Patchwork.  Click on the quilt to download the free pattern.

Diane Nagle also was inspired to use circles in her pieced and appliqué quilt, Pebbles and Stones.  She threw in some triangles for good measure.  Click on the quilt to download the free pattern.

We would love to see any projects you create from this collection.  Please email photos to [email protected] and with your permission we will share them on our Facebook page!

Quilt Market

 

 

Fall Market in Houston was terrific!

We introduced many new collections that you will be seeing in quilt shops starting this month, and on through the beginning of next year.

Nancy Mahoney has a terrific new 30s collection called Adeline.  Here is a sneak preview for you:

 
Alex Anderson also has a new collection coming out at the first of the year, called Leila Rose.  Her collection is bright and light and full of fresh possibilities.

We created a little vignette of these two collections, because they work together so well.

 

Carolyn Gavin’s new collection is called Soul Garden and it is a delightful contemporary floral group with butterflies and flowers in abundance.

By the way, all the quilts you see in the photos
will be upcoming free patterns on our web site.
 

Janet Broxon has created many wonderful collections for us, and her upcoming group, Gypsy Wind, is a gorgeous mix of swirls, rich color and sumptuous metallic accents.

 

We have a new designer, Gil-Jin Foster, who created this sweet feminine collection called Garden Gifts.  The panel provides a way to make quick and easy quilts, bed covers and wall hangings, and the prints are great for clothing.

 



Our new featured collection for kids is What a World by licensed artist Jill McDonald.  It’s a way to mix quilting with learning and make it fun!  The world map is another great panel print, and the blocks show different international cities.

We also created a basics booth to show how great these fabrics can be on their own.  Don’t they look dynamic?  The quilt on the left will be available soon as a pattern on the web site.

That’s our sneak preview!  We’ll be showing you each of these collections in depth as they become available in the quilt shops.