Quilt Market Recap: Spring 2018
June 8th, 2018 by Camelot Fabrics
in Portland, OR
What a trip! The show was full of inspiration, as always, and our heads are still spinning a bit. Before we lose that after-show-glow, here’s a quick recap of booth highlights from Portland.
Fresh Solids + Mixology
We showed our evergreen solids and blenders on mini header cards, each one a pocket-sized cascade of colour. Between all the different patterns and hues, we ended up with quite a cluster of these little gems!
Safari Dreams
by Teresa Chan
Delivery: November 2018
This part of the booth was pretty special. In addition to nice big samples from the collection, we were thrilled to show the adorable “Wild Babies – Giraffe” mini-quilt by Janeen van Niekerk. As if the project wasn’t ambitious enough, the center block was pieced in one marathon sewing session by Montreal quilter
Stephanie Baldwin.
We captured Stephanie’s work in a stop-motion video, and you can find fabric requirements for the paper-pieced giraffe block on our website.
Browse the collection | Watch the video | Fabric requirements | Pattern
City Girl
by Sara B.
Delivery: December 2018
Sara Berrenson’s latest collection takes her watercolour illustrations in a fresh new direction: straight to New York City! Of course we just had to show off the bold cotton panels along the feature wall of our booth.
Winter Woods
by Sara B.
Delivery: August 2018
From the heart of Manhatten to the solitude of a snowy forest: Sara’s Winter Woods collection is delicately seasonal with its reindeer, red birds and holiday palette. Cardinals, birch logs and a striking lap quilt encapsulated the woodsy vibe.
Village Life
by Vicky Yorke
Delivery: October 2018
We embraced the farmhouse feeling of Vicky’s latest collection, styling it for a homey country kitchen with wooden utensils and bespoke table dressings.
This collection was featured last month in the Print & Pattern blog.
Read the article.
Mod Blocks
by Elizabeth Silver
Delivery: October 2018
Elizabeth’s latest collection simply has to be used in fun blocky projects, like the Offset Square in a Square quilt and Nautical pillows we showed in the booth. Both projects are avaiable as Free DIYs on our website:
Offset Square in a Square Quilt | Nautical Pillows
We’re excited to see what you makers whip up in this collection!
Watson in the Woods
by Cottonflower Studio
Delivery: December 2018
This little squirrel stole our hearts this season … which may have a lot to do with our choice of the Love you forever log pillow as a Free DIY.
Now that he’s been to Portland and back, will Watson keep wandering onto our Instagram feed or is his travel itch finally scratched? Keep an eye out – you never know!
Fire Island Hosta Quilt
from Quiltster
in Fresh Solids + Mixology
In preparation for this season’s Market, we were delighted to collaborate with Quiltster and Quiltworx, who created this stunning Fire Island Hosta Quilt. We love the way the warm pinks & sea blues combine in a burst of tropical colour. And that incredible quilting! It’s all about the quilting, isn’t it?
The quilt pattern is available from Quiltworx.
See it in the Quiltster Gallery.
Quiltster subscribers can personalize pre-designed patterns with fabrics including our Fresh Solids + Mixology lines and April launch collections. The website gives accurate yardage calculations and lets users see the look of a finished quilt before buying supplies.
Read more on the Quilster blog.
And that’s a wrap! What were some of your favourite things about the Market this season? If you didn’t make it to Portland, what stood out for you among the collections you saw online? Tell us in the comments!
June 25, 2018 at 12:42 am, Mason Smith said:
These fabric collections are really awesome. recently I was searching for some melton wool and coating weight wool in a rainbow of colors. And I found a beautiful collection of lightweight suiting wool with sophisticated patterns and colors from Fabric Warehouse.