Press | From UK With Love

Lots of great features in recent UK magazines. Here’s some of the highlights!

Love Sewing - Cloud9 Issue 16-1

Let’s Have A Party! by Avril Loreti. Love Sewing, Issue 16

LPQ - C9 Issue 24

Water Land by Jessica Nielsen. Love Patchwork & Quilting, Issue 24

Simply Sewing - C9 Issue 6

Rain Walk by Anna Graham. Simply Sewing, Issue 6

Pretty Patches - Cloud9 Issue 15 September 2015-1

Garden Secrets by Sarah Watson. Pretty Patches Issue 15 (Sept ’15)

Quilt Now - C9 Issue 13

Morning Song by Elizabeth Olwen. Quilt Now Issue 13

Sew Magazine - Cloud9 Issue 75 Sept 2015-1

Water Land by Jessica Nielsen. Park Life by Elizabeth Olwen. Sew Magazine Issue 75 (Sept ’15)

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Moody Blues by Geninne. Love Patchwork & Quilting Issue 23

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Sweet Autumn Day by Little Cube. Sew Magazine, Issue 75 (Sept ’15)

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First Light by Eloise Renouf. Sew Magazine, Issue 75 (Sept ’15)

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Let’s Have a Party! by Avril Loreti. Sew Magazine Issue 74.

Our Spring 2015 Line Up

Looking forward to a great International Quilt Market this weekend where we’ll be debuting our upcoming ranges.SPRING15_LINEUP

Meet Our Newest Designer | Avril Loreti

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Another wonderful designer is on our Collective roster. We welcome Avril Loreti to our family and we look forward to introducing her first collection, a fun voile range, at Quilt Market this October for a spring 2015 delivery. Let’s learn more about Avril!

Avril was always an artsy kid and could always be found painting landscapes, drawing unicorns, running around with a camera, and arranging flowers with her godmother on sunny summer afternoons.

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She caught the sewing bug at a really early age and before she was allowed to drive her mom’s Singer, she would often sneak into her mom’s sewing room in the middle of the night and sew up clothes for her dolls out of fabric scraps. Through high school she took every art class she could take, and kept staying up late at night sewing new clothes and handbags for herself.

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After graduating from the University of Toronto and Sheridan College with a degree in Art and Art History, Avril worked at various art and design jobs trying to figure out what the perfect fit was for her creative passions. She designed graphics and visual displays at a modern interior design boutique, worked as a photographer’s assistant, administrated at art galleries and worked with artists to develop their portfolios and put on gallery shows. She was always seeking a career that melded her love for modern design, artistic exploration, and the ability to make art accessible to everyone on an everyday basis.

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Avril had always dreamed about one day starting her own business and in the winter of 2007 did just that when she launched Avril Loreti | Modern Home. A collection of home decor and textile accessories for modern and artful living. With her use of bright and crisp colour palettes, playful patterns, and modern design, Avril creates pieces that bring art into the everyday objects of your home.

Avril is thrilled to be working with Cloud9 Fabrics and offer a new collection of prints on fabrics for sewers and makers to enjoy.

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Her pieces have been featured online and in the press over the years including Real Simple Magazine, Better Homes and Garden, House Beautiful, and Canadian Living.

Visit Avril in her studio and see her creative process in this segment from Canadian House and Home Online TV.

Follow Avril on instagram, pinterest, Facebook and twitter @avrilloreti. Avril’s collection is available online at avrilloreti.com.

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