Can you believe that Christmas fabric is arriving already? Here’s a little peek at BasicGrey’s brand new Christmas collection for Moda, Fruitcake.  Even though it’s only June, it’s beautiful enough to motivate a person to start early on holiday projects, like this quilt.

These reverse appliqued circles remind me of vinyl records. Ooh how I loved breaking out the Christmas vinyl as a kid.  But no, it’s still too early for that… right?

Go ahead and check out the entire Fruitcake collection or download the free Fruitcake quilt pattern.

I realized that I haven’t gushed about Little Folks yet on the blog, and I’m shocked.  You may have seen it around. This is Anna Maria Horner’s newest collection, and rather than regular old quilting cotton, it’s printed on the most luscious, silky voile. (Rhymes with wall, toile…)  There are also coordinating flannels, oilcloth, dobby dots, and solids.  I squeal inside whenever I look at them.

When the collection arrived, Jennifer knew just what she wanted to do with it first. Before we could even put the bolts out on display, she was working on a scarf inspired by this one from Anna Maria’s blog.

She has since made more, as have many of our shop friends, and how could they not! It only takes about an hour and it’s such an easy way to use and wear a favorite print.  To make your own, check out the Little Folks Voile Scarf Tutorial.

Jennifer (my right hand lady) and I have so many projects we want to do, it’s making us a little bonkers.  So like good organized girls we made a list and started scheduling (softies this Thursday!, pre-cut freestyle next month…) The first thing on our list?  Freeform blocks with Hope Valley.  This is the newest collection from Suppose favorite Denyse Schmidt, and we are obsessed. What’s new, right?  So, inspired by DS’s improvisational style and these, we picked out about 10 fat quarters each, plus a shot cotton here and there and just started cutting and sewing away.

Here are our first wonky log cabin blocks, J’s on the left, mine on the right. We were both drawn to the New Day and Piney Woods colorways, so they look like mateys.

Jennifer got all tricky with the center of her next block.  We’ll do a few more and then set them into a background and square them up before putting them in quilts.  I must say, sewing without rules is such a nice break from the pressure of perfect cutting and perfect seam allowances and perfect corners. Try it next time you feel intimidated by a project.

And for some more Hope Valley inspiration, have a look here.

There’s so much to be excited about lately, you’d think we would hit overload, but not possible.  Just like it’s always possible to love another friend or another child, there is always enough love in our hearts for more fabric.  Like Nicey Jane.  Check out this sweet little slideshow Heather Bailey put together to show off her new line, then check out the complete collection here.

We’ve got a fun new collection from Paula Prass for Michael Miller!

We’re thinking of using it to make a horse blanket for some lucky pony to wear in the upcoming That Famous Preston Night Rodeo Parade here in Idaho. If you are in the area next weekend, come by for the Rodeo Sale!