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Marmalade Fabrics provides modern fabric to quilters & artists. Choose yards or fat quarters from a variety of diverse manufacturers including 180 shades of Kona Cotton Solids.

Happy Day

I posted this a couple of weeks ago on Instagram but I wanted to share it here too. You might recognize the fabric - Seven Wonders by Parson Grey (David Butler). 

I named the quilt Happy Day. It's my version of Elizabeth Hartman's Happy Hour found in her book Modern Patchwork.

If you're wondering if I appliqued the ovals, the answer is no. I did use lots of pins though. Curves are tough! It also helps to have help from your friends and it sure speeds up the process. (thanks guys!)

As I'm writing this, something is bothering me about the quilt. And now I see it? One row is pieced incorrectly. How could I have missed it before? Do you see it? Look at the next to the last row.

Well, I'm going to share it anyway. I'll decide later if I'm going to fix it. Maybe I should change the name to "One of Those Days". 

I'll share again when it's quilted but it might be a while. Hopefully within the year! Hopefully a happy day.

Mega Sale

Nearly two-thirds of the store is on sale up to 40% off.

With so many new collections coming in the next couple of months, I just have to make room on the shelves.

Many of these collections are on sale for the very first time. See even more sale collections online.

If you've been waiting to snatch up your favorite prints, now's the time to do it because many lines are running low.

If sales don't interest you (really?), maybe you're interested in newly released lines. Here's the first of the summer season.

World Tour Cottons by Parson Gray aka David Butler
Courtesy of Parson Gray's Facebook Page

Pre-cut Fat Quarter Bundles and Charm Packs of the 12 World Tour cottons are now available for purchase. (Note: Bundles arrive 6/11 so shipping will be delayed until then.) 

            Courtesy of Parson Gray's Facebook Page

World Tour includes linen blends that coordinate with the cottons. I'm so excited to finally have linen prints! (I wish I'd though of it.) Watch for linen bundles as soon as the fabric arrives.

More Oakshott is here!

I've just recieved a new shipment of Oakshott Cottons including these beautiful Wraps.

Each Colourwrap is a collection of Eight Fat 8ths featuring a selection of coordinating shot, striped and textured yarn dyed fabrics.

New Collections are on the way!

I expect a deluge of new fabric to arrive in the next 2 months (including Collage by Carrie Bloomston) so follow me on Twitter and Pinterest for all the up-to-date arrivals.

Now get on over to the sale before everything's gone!

Yeah Architextures!

Have you seen the news? Architextures is Fat Quarterly's 2013 Modern Madness champion!

Fat Quarterly ezine asked readers to vote on their favorite modern fabric line. It was fun to watch my favorite collections move up the brackets. In the end Architextures took the trophey.

Congratulation to Carolyn Friedlander for creating such an amazing collection!

Thank you Fat Quarterly for sponsoring such a fun event!

If you're not familiar with Fat Quarterly, it's an e-zine (electronic magazine) for modern sewists, by modern sewists.

Fat Quarterly was started by members of the online modern quilting community to share project ideas and inspiration with other members of the community. You may purchase both current and previous issues here.

As I read the news last night, I realized that I don't have near enough options for purchasing the collection so  . . .

. . . I've added Fat Quarter and Fat Eighth bundles to the shop.

The bundles include all 21 prints in the line . . .

  

. . . including the hard to find the Blue and Grey Maps.

We also have a few more Local Quilt Kits available.

The kits come with the pattern or without for those who previously purchased it.

Jump over to Marmalade Fabrics and check out the great sellection of Architextures today!

Around the Color Wheel Bundles for June

A new month means new Around the Color Wheel Monthly Bundles. 
Red is the color of the month!

  

Kona solids include Lipstick, Poppy, Tomato, Red, Rich Red and Chinese Red.

A nice variety of prints from Moda, Andover, Free Spirit and Robert Kuafman make up the red print bundles.

You can choose these bundles in fat quarters or 1/2 yards and there are no obligation monthly subscriptions available as well.

Check out all the options at Marmalade Fabrics.