5 Questions with Alison Janssen

Get to know Alison Janssen, the designer of Sweet Beauties which is now arriving in stores. These cheery matte laminates are certainly making our days brighter.

Alison Janssen is a freelance illustrator and textile obsessed girl. Her roots are from the Midwest but she’s been happily soaking up the sun after relocating to Southern California with her family 12 years ago.

Before moving to SoCal, she had the pleasure of working at Hallmark Cards as an Art Director for 12 years. She’s also a Jayhawk from the University of Kansas, graduating with a bachelors of Arts… awhile ago.

She loves creating patterns, painting flowers & scheming new color palettes. And always, mixing up the classics with a bit of whimsical imperfection.

Now in Stores | Sweet Beauties by Alison Janssen & New Canvas Solids

Sweet Beauties is inspired by Alison’s fascination of nature and love of bold happy colors. This collection is 100% organic cotton laminated with PU coating.

Adjustable Apron by Molly’s Sketchbook for Purl Soho

Doorstop Pattern by Cloud9 Fabrics (free project!)

Spring Showers Jacket Pattern by Elegance & Elephants

One more thing…

Cloud9 Canvas Solids offers a range of basics in colors that are perfect for this time of year. And, we’ve added 2 additional neutrals, Dark Rinse (227217) and Barnwood (227218) that are now in stores!

5 Questions with Lemonni

Get to know designer Lemonni, whose Winter Forest is now hitting stores. We’re enchanted by the sweetness of her simple, yet, expressive characters.

Lemonni is a home accessories label Annie created with the idea of bringing happiness to home through patterns and colours. She loves using motifs with crisp lines and colours with a soft retro palette in her designs. Annie’s style has been described as whimsical, playful, and reminiscent of the 60s. Her work is often inspired by nature and her love for animals.

Lemonni also represents Annie’s alter ego – an identity that she adopted to represent who she is under the Eastern and Western influences. She was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada at the age of 15. As a kid, Annie loved collecting beautiful paper and packaging. Her parents thought she was hoarding junk. In retrospect, she was just trying to appreciate good design.

Now in Stores | Winter Forest by Lemonni

Winter Forest features two cute, fluffy animals that turn white in winter – snowshoe hare & stoat. It’s like they put on their winter coats to be ready for the cold temperature. The collection is a celebration of this natural yet magical phenomenon.

Flannel Baby Quilt by Cloud9 Fabrics {variation on our free project!}

Contoured Burp Cloth by Cloud9 Fabrics {free project!}

Summer Day Shorts by Oliver + S Sewing Patterns

5 Questions with Juliana Tipton

Get to know designer Juliana Tipton, whose All That Wander is now hitting stores. This quilter’s cotton collection inspires us to simply wander, and marvel in the beauty around us.

Juliana is a surface and graphic designer living in sunny San Diego, CA. Her background in printmaking often influences the graphic nature of her work, while her interest in classic design is evident in the unusual level of detail throughout.

Juliana’s design style is a mix of nostalgic sophistication with modern fun. She enjoys flea markets, road trips, and always coffee.

Now in Stores | All That Wander by Juliana Tipton

All That Wander is about finding beauty in the unexpected. A reminder to cherish the journey; the moments in-between. To gather experiences, appreciate their fleeting splendor and continue onward. The real treasures are what can be found when one wanders.

Turning Leaves Quilt by Cloud9 Fabrics {variation on our free project!}

Now in Stores | Winter Wonderland by Helen Bowler

Winter Wonderland is a holiday collection inspired by memories of long winter nights in the Northern Hemisphere, childhood memories of wishing for a white Christmas and enjoying the colours and sparkle found at Christmas time.

Bottle Gift Bags by Cloud9 Fabrics {Free Project!}

5 Questions with Betsy Siber

Get to know designer Betsy Siber, whose Easy Weekend is now hitting stores. This long awaited and anticipated collection in, count ’em, THREE versatile substrates (quilter’s weight, canvas and corduroy) is just the spark needed for some sewing fun.

Betsy is a creative, hard working illustrator and surface designer from Chicago. She creates art for kids and color-loving adults with quirky characters, bold midcentury-inspired shapes and hand-drawn lines.

With formal education in Photography and a colorful list of creative gigs that have included typesetting, costume design, jewelry making and productive photography, she found her true creative love of illustration and surface design in 2014. Her 2 daughters keep things fun and colorful in her world.

Now in Stores | Easy Weekend by Betsy Siber

Easy Weekend embodies all that a casual, unscheduled Summer weekend has to offer. Watch the natural world unfold from the inside out, from a thriving houseplant to a flock of birds gliding overhead, then transition the day to night with an evening stroll and the glimpse of a pink moon rising. Easy Weekend wants you to relax into life’s overlooked things, appreciating every natural wonder, big or small.