We are a manufacturer of pre-cut fabrics, largely for the quilting, sewing and crafting categories. We have a whole new modular set at Walmart, and boy are we thrilled! In most stores we have a 4 ft. section, even in stores that don’t currently have a full fabric selection, you can find our pre-cuts. Some stores are carrying our 8 ft section, and just a few stores have 12 ft of pre-cut fabrics.  Our 12 ft. fabric selection is mainly in stores that don’t have fabric at all.

Aside from getting fat quarter singles, and half yard cuts, we have what we call a ‘fashion collection’ selection. The fashion collections are eight designs that are then used in jellie strips, charm squares, super stax (all 8 designs in fat quarters), and half yard cuts.

We have 8 collections in total. Here they are proudly revealed for you here, and at your local Walmart stores (US only).

The first is the Exotic Batik Collection.

Without a strong winter, it seems like our quilting season got shortened. There have been just too many nice days where the garden is calling, instead of the sewing machine. But that is here in South Carolina. Is it still winter where you are?

March is a time when we can start thinking about renewal, and planting seeds for something new to arrive. The underlying theme here is to “try something new”. A great way to get some update and inspiration is to find a quilt guild, or a quilter’s retreat weekend, or maybe just an afternoon with a quilter friend to share techniques, and learn something new.

If you hand quilt, maybe you could try machine-quilting. If you are stuck using the same old blocks because you know them and you want to get that project done..try a different border treatment to get out of a rut. Maybe try and open up your freedom to make a scrappy quilt. Or if your already scrappy…try finding new discipline in a small width log cabin piece. Maybe it’s time to venture out of the box and look at art quilts for the afternoon.  A trip to Studio Art Quilt Associates Gallery will certainly boost any creative spirit.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Who do you love today? Better yet, who loves you? One of the ways I show love to my family is to make things for them. Even the simple act of making dinner is my way of saying I care.

The best way, as creative people, is to provide a gift we have made with our hands and our hearts. It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, or even a statement piece. It can just be a small sentiment of who we are, and how we cherish the ones we love by a hand made gift.

The famous groundhog: Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today. That means 6 more weeks of quilting season!

In many quilt guilds there is a deadline approaching for getting quilts finished for entry into local and regional quilt shows. Now is the time to get the tops done, borders finished, binding done, and off to your favorite machine quilter, or start on that task yourself.

Hand quilting is one of the fine arts that can’t be rushed. It is in this labor though that many quilter’s find their joy. The patience required soothes the soul and brings life to the patches of color already sewn. It is an art in itself!

Which do you prefer? Hand quilting or machine quilting?

With Christmas as a distant memory, and all the cleaning and organization of our quilting spaces cleared and ready, it is officially quilting season! The weather is even cooperating with short days, rain and snow in much of the country, and low temperature, it is a good time to stay indoors next to the sewing machine.

So what are you working on? How are you parsing your time to make sure you actually take breaks and time for fellowship with people around you?

One of our product developers, and fellow blogger, Sophie went to a quilt retreat this past weekend, and experienced the joy of dedicated quilting time with other quilters.  The experience combined all of her favorite things, and was so motivating that she nearly completed a large batik quilt. Yeah Sophie!

What are you working on? You are welcome to post your in-progress projects on our Facebook page for fun! Click this link and LIKE us! www.facebook.com/fabriceditions

Got your attention? Of course we would NEVER trash our treasures, but sometimes it feels like the stash of great fabric and unfinished projects is turning into a sculpture of its own.

It’s time to own it, and store it, so we can gain control of what beauty lies in the heap.

STEP ONE: MAKE A PLAN

We all have ideas about what we might do one day. So maybe it’s time to put that list into writing. So, step one is make a list of the projects you want to create this year. Maybe this is your year to try a Quilt Block of the Month? Want to focus on a particular color? How about learning a new technique? Have a new baby coming into the family this year? Wedding?  Events and personal experiences that you want to gain can all help you focus on what you want to accomplish this year.

STEP TWO: SORT IT OUT

The next step in organizing your stash is to lovingly revisit it and make a decision about each piece: is it time to:  keep it (and use it), give it away, or trash it?  Keeping it is, of course, our first inclination. We want it all. We once loved it.  But where and when can we use it?  Start with your list from Step One, and see what it is you want to make this year. Start sorting by pulling together the pieces and parts of each project. Make yourself a bin, or bag for each project, and shop in your own stash. Make yourself a quick note about your vision for this project, draw a quick sketch, and do a quick list for what else you might need.

STEP THREE: DO IT!

Put the first project in front of you. The one you feel most passionate about. Find a place to set that project up, and spend some time thinking through the next steps. Then, simply, just start. It doesn’t matter where you start. A sketch, a magazine picture, or you could make a little card of swatches to carry with you. That way it’s easy to find the right thread, or backing fabric, or even other fabric to use and compliment your current project. After you make your intention clear, the pieces start to fall together.

Most of all, have a great time re-visiting your stash. It’s where your next creation will come from!

Sophie’s New Year’s resolutions:

Be creative every day. Doodle. Cut fabric, and sew something.
Make time to quilt every week.  Finish a quilt.  Give away a quilt top I’ll never finish.
Shop for a fat quarter – to match the sky, the snow, the color of winter.

We wish all of our quilting & crafting friends and their families a wonderful, happy and healthy 2012!

It is already time to start planning this year’s Christmas gifts to make. The best way to start is by pulling pieces of art that inspires you. Dedicate a small plastic container, or folder and begin pulling together pictures from magazines, wrapping paper, greeting cards and whatever appeals to you as your personal stash of resources.

There are some great gift projects in the Free Projects section of our site. Search for the projects by Sew or No Sew, or view them all as they scroll across the bottom of the screen. Simply choose one, click on it and you can print the .pdf with complete instructions right from our site.