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Poetic designer Tracy  Porter took over our Instagram account last week, sharing glimpses into her inspiration and process. We chatted with Tracy behind the scenes as well – read on for a deeper look at her studio, story and artistic practice.

This fall Camelot teamed up with Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts to create The Force Quilt pattern, which Julie sewed for us in our new Star Wars: The Last Jedi collection. We revealed the quilt at Fall Quilt Market in Houston, and we were blown away by Star Wars fans’ positive response!

The Force Quilt is made with the letter block patterns from Alphabet Soup by Jaybird Quilts. Julie offers a  free pdf extension on her website, showing how to make The Force Quilt with the letter blocks from the book.  Be sure to visit our website for the project’s yardage requirements. Fabrics are from The Last Jedi cotton collection, which is in stores right now.

Read on for quilt specs, links, and details on The Force Quilt fabric Giveaway.

This week we are talking to Camelot fabric designer Heather Rosas about her work and her inspiration. Heather has designed many Collections for Camelot over the years: From Whoo’s Cute and You Are Dino-Mite to her most recent collections, Window Garden (Dec 17 launch), I Believe in Unicorns and Ahoy Matey (Sept 17 launch). Read on for a view into Heather’s creative process!

With The Elm Park Collection on shelves, we thought we’d do a quick roundup of the projects sewn from this gorgeous group.

If these DIYs get your creative buzz going, you’ll want to peruse our lists of stores carrying Laura Ashley fabrics:
– in Canada
– in the USA

Here’s what’s been made:

We’ve had our hands full this Tuesday, convincing our in-house bulldog Roxy to pose for pictures of dog-themed DIYs. Not a bad task for a Tuesday, right? Well, it took a little coaxing but she sat for us in the end.

Fortunately for us, the DIYs took no convincing. For the dog-lovers out there (and we know there are a lot of you!), here’s a couple of playful little projects for your favourite pup. The fabrics? We dug into our Dog-Gone It collection, of course! This preppy group by Jackie McFee walks the line between sartorial style and lovable doggishness. Our gal Roxy may not have been too impressed by our choice of breed, though – both the collection and the table runner feature Dachshunds, not bulldogs.