WE HAVE A WINNER!
The winner is SpendLove who said "Avignon by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs -it was a hard decision love so many, but Avignon wins my vote! Thanks :)" Please send me an e-mail so I can give you your Gift Certificate!
And the fabric collections that got the most votes are Hill Farm, Notting Hill, Honey Honey, Avignon, Simple Life and Hello Sunshine!
Happy September! It's giveaway time again!!! Well.....actually it was Giveaway time over a week ago but I went out of town and totally forgot to tell anyone in blog-land or Facebook-land or Twitter-land that I was going out of town. And I totally forgot to do the intelligent, well prepared thing and write blog posts ahead of time. I'm such a responsible business person, aren't I? And where did I go, you ask? I went up to Massachusetts for Mr. Sew Fab's promotion to Colonel at Barnes Air Force Base!!! Seriously! We may all have to start calling him Colonel Sew Fab from now on!
Anyway, back to my original point of it being Giveaway time (more on the Colonel thing later)! This month I'm doing another one of those Love It or Leave It posts. As you can imagine it can be kind of challenging to pick out new fabric collections. And I want to make sure that I'm going to get fabric collections that YOU like. So here are some snippet samples of some collections I'm considering getting for the shop. Tell me what you think! What jumps out at you and screams "you can't live without me?!" Which ones do you want to buy? Which ones would you walk right by and say to yourself "Yuck! What was she thinking?" You don't have to comment on every collection. If you have lukewarm feelings about something you don't have to tell me unless you want to. Obviously, I'm mostly interested in the ones that you really, really want to buy and can't live without! And if there's a collection you're interested in that I haven't listed here please tell me that too. Please be honest! You're not going to hurt my feelings if you don't like something. You'll just be helping me stock the shop with tons of stuff that everyone will LOVE!
Just leave a comment and you'll be entered to win. I'll pick the winner of a $50 Gift Certificate on Tuesday, September 18.
Here are the fabric collections that are being "nominated." The name of the collection is listed above the image. These collections are all being released sometime in the next few months. (Please Note: The fabric collections in the sidebar on the right are fabrics that are already in the shop).
This is Avignon by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs.
This is Cherry On Top by Keiki for Moda.
This is The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn for Riley Blake.
This is Poppy Love by Michael Miller.
This is Honey Honey by Kate Spain for Moda.
This is Flutter by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake.
This is The Simple Life by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake.
This is Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller. That middle print is actually a large bandana print, not a small print. This image doesn't show it to scale in relation to the other prints!
This is Kissing Booth by Basic Grey for Moda.
This is Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry for Free Spirit.
This is Hello Sunshine by Lori Whitlock for Riley Blake.
These last five images are all Hill Farm by Brenda Riddle for Lecien.
Happy Sewing,
Jenny
153 comments:
I like Honey Honey and Flutter a lot!
Hill Farm by Acorn Quilt is a LOVE IT>
In reality...I love them all
Garden Party gets my top vote!
Then Poppy Love and Honey Honey.
I love all of those from Hill Farm. I need a $500 gift certificate! LOL
My loves - #1 Hill Farm, #2 Notting Hill, #3 Poppy Love and #4 Avignon.
I love the Notting Hill!!
My favorites are Notting Hill and Hello Sunshine.
In all honesty I love them all and would love to make quilts with them!!
Pebble stone is the winner for me!
I do like the "cherry on top" line and I love the last 5 bundles that you posted in the different colors
I do like the "cherry on top" line and I love the last 5 bundles that you posted in the different colors
I love Poppy Love (MM) and Notting Hill (JD). I like some of This is Flutter (RB).
Hill Farm grabs me -- I think I'm so over the little bitty novelties, the bright happy-happy smiley ones, the odd geometrics, and I'm falling in love with the old-fashioned, sweet romantics. Hill Farm in pebble stone is so soft, but the white with red roses, sigh.
Flutter, Simple Farm and definitely Hill Farm I can't live without. Hill Farm is gorgeous malorgeous and edible that's for certain and if I could only buy one line that would be it!
Sweetest thing and simple life are calling me. The others I wouldn't go whole collection on any, but maybe a half yard of a couple prints, maybe.
Hill Farm...followed closely by The Simple Life.
Avignon is first on my list (oh please do carry this line!) then tied for second woud be Honey, Honey, Notting Hill, Simple Life and Sweetest Thing. Thank you for asking. And congratulations to the Colonel too.
Heh.. I'm gonna do the whole list!
Avignon: So so. I like the middle left and bottom right more than any of them.
Cherry On Top: I like the white prints but it is to Pepto pink.
The Sweetest Thing: Like a lot!
Poppy Love: LOVE! I love those vibrant blues!
Honey Honey: Like.
Flutter: Like a lot!
The Simple Life: Like. I'd make kid quilts out of it probably.
Garden Party: LOVE this one! So bright and vibrant!
Kissing Booth: So so.
Notting Hill: Like.
Hello Sunshine: Like a lot! I love that top left print the best.
I love all of the Hill Farm prints.
Thanks for a chance at a gift certificate! No such thing as to much fabric! ;)
LOVE Avignon, Notting Hill, those are my two favorites. Leave the Lecien and cherry on top,
THis is a fun game! :)
avignon love it
honey honey gotta have it
poppy love yummmm
cherry on top would order it for the stash
flutter definately strong colors
fangirl squeal.
notting hill only the lower right square.
same for the next one down...sunshine. lower right one only.
the hill farm yellow greens make my fingers itch to do something with now!
Loves:
The Sweetest Thing
Flutter
Notting Hill
All the Hill Farm fabrics (My FAVE!)
Don't like:
Garden Party
Poppy Love
Cherry on Top
All the rest are just okay to me.
Thanks for the sneak peek at what might be coming!
Sandy A
I love Avignon, Honey Honey and Hill Farm
I probably would walk on by Kissing Booth, Poppy and Garden Party.
This is a fun game : )
Top Three:
Honey Honey
Notting Hill
Flutter
Congrats to your husband! My husband reached that mark a couple of years ago and does his reserve duty at Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts - small world :-)
Hi Jenny:). My favorite collection is The Sweetest Thing- love the soft colors. The Simple Life is cute also. As much as I like the muted tones, I love the bright colors in Garden Party. Those are my top 3 picks. Thanks foe a fun giveaway:)
Love Hill Farm! After that, there are certain prints from The Sweetest Thing, Hello Sunshine and Honey Honey that are calling my name.
My favorite is The Sweetest Thing; it's the one that really caught my eye.
Garden Party and Kissing Booth are the only I didn't like. My favorite was hill farm. One line I really like is Eat Your Veggies by Pat Sloan.
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I like Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller! I'm in the mood for something bright and fun these days.
Notting Hill and Honey Honey are the ones I would really consider buying!
The Simple Life and ALL of Hill Farm make me want to order immediately...the others are nice but these are outstanding!
I have always had a soft spot for Riley Blake fabrics. I really like Avignon, The Sweetest Thing, and Flutter! I also really like Kissing Booth, Honey Honey, and Notting Hill. While I think that the other collections are beautiful, they are not any that I would want for my own personal collection. I do, however, know some people who would really like to make something with them!
love love love kate spain!
Love the Hill Farm...and all the Riley Blake's. Not so much the Michael Miller fabrics, and thought I'd never say this about Kate Spain...not so keen on that line.
My top pick is Honey Honey, no question. My next 3 in order would be Simple life, Sweetest Thing and then Hello Sunshine. And of the 5 Hill Farms I'd choose Pebble Stone.
Cheers! Brandy Lynn
Notting Hill looks LUSH! The others are a bit too pretty for my taste :o)
I Like Hill Farm in all the colour ways and Avignon.
Hill Farm or The Kissing Booth! Such great fabrics!
I love Cherry on top,poppy love and simple life not so keen on Hill Farm but I'm not really a flowery person :)
Congrats to the Colonel, quite an accomplishment. I love the Simple Life, I like the colorway, but also the contrast, and a place for the eyes to rest from pattern.
I like Honey Honey.
Notting Hill - hands down!!! I can see some lovely things from that stuff! :)
The Simple Life! For sure, it is the cutest and it looks very versatile!
My favorites are Honey Honey, Sweetest Thing and Hill Farm
I like Cherry on Top, Hello Sunshine, Notting Hill, Garden Party and Avignon
So-So are Kissing Booth, Flutter and Simple Life.
I really don't like Poppy Love, I love the blue color but the collection seems a little discordant to me.
Biggest love is Hill Farm (ALL OF THEM).
Then Kissing Booth, it is delightful fabulous especially for Valentines Day.
Cherry on Top is quite cute as a Novelty print.
I love Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry,Avignon by Emily Taylor, The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn. Those are my favorites. The others are nice too...just not my favs. Thanks for the chance! Also, Congrats to Colonel Sew Fab. :)
I *love* The Smple Life, very cute and would make some fab things with it. Thank you for the opportunity to enter.
Beverley
I *love* The Smple Life, very cute and would make some fab things with it. Thank you for the opportunity to enter.
Beverley
My favorites: Honey Honey (gotta love some Kate Spain), Notting Hill and This is Flutter.
My fave is The Simply Life and I like Notting Hill too. Thanks for the fab giveaway.
My favorite is The Simple Life..
LOVE Avignon, Flutter and Notting Hill.
Congrats to Mr. Sew Fab, or should I say, Colonel Sew Fab!
I picked 5 favorites among the new collection choices:
Cherry on Top
Poppy Love (#1)
Honey Honey
Kissing Booth
Hill Farm (#2) esp the pinks and the stones
Avignon(although I would purchase some of the other Riley Blake) and Hill farm are gotta haves for me!
Hill Farm in Pebble Stone and Notting Hill are my favorites! Thanks for the chance to win!!
hello sunshine, notting hill and avignon for the whimsical flowers! real flower prints do not get a rise out of me.
right now, I am in the mood to sew dainty floral fabric (which is not really that easy to find), so I'm nominating the Lecien fabrics.
I love Honey Honey. I am a big Kate Spain fan & have made something from each of her lines.
I'm a fan of vintage-y fabrics but I like the brighter colors of Michael Miller's Poppy, so I'd pick it.
My picks are Honey, Honey, Notting Hill & Hill Farm. Thanks!
Really like the Kate Spain Honey Honey collection!
I like them all!!! I absolutely will have to have some Hello Sunshine!!!! I would consider buying Cherry on Top, The Sweetest Thing, Poppy Love, Honey Honey, Notting Hill, and Hill Farm. Avignon, Flutter, The Simple Life, Garden Party & Kissing Booth would be my least favorites. I love these little surveys & the chance to see what's comming out soon. Thanks.
My favs are Honey Honey, Kissing Booth and Hello Sunshine, with Honey Honey coming out on top!
The 3 Riley Blakes are ok. Could go either way. And the 5 Leciens are very pretty.
I would probably walk past Garden Party, Poppy Love and Notting Hill.
Just sayin!
My favs are Honey Honey, Kissing Booth and Hello Sunshine, with Honey Honey coming out on top!
The 3 Riley Blakes are ok. Could go either way. And the 5 Leciens are very pretty.
I would probably walk past Garden Party, Poppy Love and Notting Hill.
Just sayin!
I'd vote for Honey Honey Garden Party and Notting Hill
Notting Hill will work really well with Chicopee.
Sadly, I'm not a Riley Blake fan; i wish I was but it's not 'me'
Oddly enough, I love Basic Grey as a rule but Kissing Booth is not doing it for me at all
I like Hello Sunshine and Hill Farm.
Honey Honey is my favorite! Thanks so much!
Sweetest Thing, Hello Sunshine and Hill Farm are most appealing to me!
Love Nottingham Hill!
The retro print is really cute
Notting Hill is my favorite for sure!
Love Notting Hill!
My favorites are Avignon, Garden Party and Hello Sunshine.
I'm intrigued with Denise Schmidt's Chickopee collection by Free Spirit.
My picks would be Cherry on Top (too cute), Honey Honey, and Flutter.
Kissing Booth, Garden Party, and Poppy Love are all things I would just walk on by. Pass. And I don't mean to be negative at all, but I say this because EVERYTHING ELSE YOU SHOWED IS JUST DREAMY :), and listing the 3 I didn't like was better than gushing over so many :) The only one you didn't show that I'm interested is Tapestry by Fig Tree Quilts..... otherwise, everything is gorgeous!
~robin
welchrobin@hotmail.com
I really like Kate Spain and Joel Dewberry and can see adding it to my collection. Normally I love basic grey, but I am not loving kissing booth.
Hard choice. I love Cherry Hill but would love Hill Farm just as well. But I'm voting for Hill Farm.
I guess I am mostly into colorful collections, so here they are: Honey, honey; Garden Party; Notting hill.
Thanks so much - and congrats to the Colonel!
All the hill farm fabrics are very pretty. Shore Thing has a few interesting prints also. Riley Blake always gets my vote as I love to do charity quilts for children. Uhhh, guess I like all of them!
All the hill farm fabrics are very pretty. Shore Thing has a few interesting prints also. Riley Blake always gets my vote as I love to do charity quilts for children. Uhhh, guess I like all of them!
I really like all fabric by Riley Blake, but the collection of five by Lucien is my favorite! I can see all kinds of girly stuff made with this!
I like cherry on top and flutter. That being said, I didn't see any that I DON'T like... wouldn't kick any of them off my cutting table!
What fun. I love, love, love Honey, Honey. Have to have. Next I like Flutter, Notting Hill, Simple Life (mostly for quilt backs) and, of course, all of the Hill Farm by Lecien. sdorsey@psln.com
What fun. I love, love, love Honey, Honey. Have to have. Next I like Flutter, Notting Hill, Simple Life (mostly for quilt backs) and, of course, all of the Hill Farm by Lecien. sdorsey@psln.com
Poppy love and Avignon are the 2 that interest me! Happy fall!
I love the Sweetest Thing, especially the dots!
What beautiful fabrics. Hill Farm,Kissing Booth, Notting Hill, Honey Honey, Cherry on Top all seem to pop out to me. Thanks for such great picks. Congratulations to the Colonel on the promotion.
I love Garden Party - in particular the red bandana print. I would use it for a soldiers quilt for a relative in Afghanistan.
I love Garden Party. I would use it to make a quilt for a male relative in the military stationed in Afghanistan. Thanks
My favorite lines are Honey Honey, Hill Farm and The Sweetest Thing. Garden Party and Cherry on Top are lines I probably would not buy.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Wow! So many wonderful choices. I loved
1.Hilll Farm the most with its soft pastel colors and so many choices.
2. Also Simple life- can be combined with previous lines. 3. Honey,Honey and
4. Sweetest thing make my hit parade.
Thank you for such lovely choices.Congrats to Col Sew Fab!!!
I'm not really into pastels or cutesy patterns like candy and ice cream so my favorites are the bright Collections Poppy Love by Michael Miller and Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller. I would also consider the fabrics in the collections Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry for Free Spirit, Hello Sunshine by Lori Whitlock for Riley Blake, Honey Honey by Kate Spain for Moda, and Flutter by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake.
By far, I'm in love with Poppy Love!
1. The Simple Life
2. Avignon
Thanks (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)
Love This is Notting Hill - the colors & prints just jumped out at me. I also like This is Avignon. Not a big fan of the flower prints in This is Honey Honey. :)
I like them all but "Hello Sunshine" jumps out at me for a project I have in mind.
LOVE Hill Farm and Hello Sunshine!
Rated 1-12 (1 being most liked, 12 being least liked) 1. all Hill Farm 2. Flutter 3. Honey Honey 4. Hello Sunshine 5. Poppy Love 6. The Simple Life 7. The Sweetest Thing 8. Avignon 9. Kissing Booth 10. Garden Party 11. Notting Hill 12. Cherry On Top
Thank You
My favorites are The Simple Life, Garden Party and Notting Hill, and Poppy Love. I hope that helps.
My first choice would be "Puppy Love, then Hill Farm "Pebble Stone", then also I kept going back to Notting Hill. Thanks and I hope all the comments help.
I really like Hill Farm. All of the colorways are really pretty.
Hill Farm can't get here fast enough for me!!!
Not a fan of Kissing Booth and Poppy Love, but I love all the others.
Not really crazy about any of them.
Would prefer the old fashion prints of the 1900's
The Sweetest thing, Hello sunshine and Notting Hill are wonderful!!
I like the Simple Life and the Kissing Booth.
I like Avignon.
Thanks.
Avignon by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs -it was a hard decision love so many, but Avignon wins my vote! Thanks :)
I have NO idea how you're going to choose - the opinions here are so varied!
My personal faves are Avignon, Hill Farm and Hello Sunshine, in no particular order.
The only one I can't picture using at all is Cherry on Top.
At the top are Honey Honey by KS for Moda, Flutter by QF for RBD, and Notting Hill by JD for FreeSpirit.. then Avignon and Hill Farm in colorways yellow-gr and pebble-stone. In the leave it category, Cherry on Top as would not buy it.
At the top are Honey Honey by KS for Moda, Flutter by QF for RBD, and Notting Hill by JD for FreeSpirit.. then Avignon and Hill Farm in colorways yellow-gr and pebble-stone. In the leave it category, Cherry on Top as would not buy it.
What to choose, What to choose!!!!!
so hard but. Hill Farm blues /pinks /whites. Then Hello sunshine is so lovely and cheery that would brighten up any dull day.
QUILTY HUGS
helen aus
I love the blues on the Poppy Love line. They're just so bright and cheerful! I also like the Hello Sunshine collection. The colors are bright and fantastic - they'd be great for kid's clothing or decorations. And a great cheerful thing if it comes out during winter!
Knotting Hill, Poppy Love and Garden Party are my favorites. I love brights!
I saw a bigger collection of Honey Honey and love it. Also Kissing Booth and Notting Hill. Thanks.
My favorite is all of the Hill Farm collection. The Pebble Stone would be my first choice. Thank you.
Notting hill is the winner for me! Love the colour combo as it is my favourite spread :-)
Love love love Poppy Love, next favorites are Garden Party, The simple Life, Kissing Booth & Hill Farm
No opinion on Honey Honey, Futter By or Hello Sunshine
Don't care for Notting Hill at all
thanks for the giveaway
This is Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller is my favorite. Love the bright colors.
Okay so here goes...
The ones that I would be drawn to are
Poppy Love, then Notting Hill, then Hill Farm and last would be Avignon.
The others I would probably look at but wouldn't jump to buy.
I can see spending all my hard earned money on The sweetest Thing and The Simple life - sweet colors and patterns!!
Love Hill Farm and The Sweetest Thing!!
I love Hill Farm and Cherry on top....to be really honest, I love them all!
Definitely Notting Hill!
My favs are Honey Honey, Hello Sunshine and Hill Farm!
Avignon: Love
Cherry On Top: Would love if i had a little girl to sew for, but otherwise it's a no.
The Sweetest Thing: Like
Poppy Love: Big leave - sorry MM
Honey Honey: Another Leave it.
Flutter: Like
The Simple Life: LOVE LOVE
Garden Party: Really Leave it
Kissing Booth: Leave - not usually a fan of V-day lines
Notting Hill: Hmm, kind of disappointed in JD this time - leave
Hello Sunshine: Like
Hill Farm prints: like
There you have it! :)
My favorites are:Hill Farm, Garden Party,Flutter and Hello Sunshine
Notting hill is one I could not pass up. I like a few other of the red prints I would consider since good reds are hard to find.
Thanks!
Love Avignon, Cherry on Top, Poppy Love and Hello Sunshine
I love avignon! Thanks!
I love avignon! Thanks!
Actually, Cherry on Top isn't my favorite...and Garden Party isn't right up there....but all the others are great! Esp love Poppy Love and honey honey by Kate Spain.
Notting Hill is definitely my favorite! Toooooo many flowers on too many fabrics.JS
Wow... lots of wonderful choices. I definitely love Honey Honey
Also, I love The Simple Life and Hill Farm!
I love the Hill Farm by Brenda Riddle for Lecien. I hope that you will carry these fabrics!
I think Flutter is the only one who is yelling at me that I must buy some of the prints, although I'm on the fence about the new Kate Spain.
Hill Farm would have to be my favorite by far.
LOVE
Avignon by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs.
LOVE
The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn for Riley Blake.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
The Simple Life by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake.
LOVE
Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry for Free Spirit.
LOVE
Hello Sunshine by Lori Whitlock for Riley Blake.
That is my pick - sorry I can't narrow it down more but I guess you could take my LOVE LOVE LOVE of The simple life as my favourite.
I love Hill Farm by Brenda Riddle and The Simple Life by Tasha Noel is so "bugs ear" cute! Those are my gotta have 'em collections.
Honestly, all of the collections are pretty - I would buy all of them if I could...
My favorites of the bunch, however, that I really love, are:
Hill Farm
Garden Party
Simple Life
Hello Sunshine
Notting Hill
Flutter
Avignon
Thanks for asking!!
Hill Farm is my fav.
Cherry On Top by Keiki for Moda is LOVELY !!!!! the flowers are adorable !!!
hill farm!
I like simple life, Honey, Honey, Flutter, and Hello Sunshine as well...and that new Joel Dewberry line is awesome!
Avignon is a must have! I also like Flutter and Honey Honey.
I really really want Honey Honey from Kate Spain, I love the soft colours.
I really really want Honey Honey from Kate Spain, I love the soft colours.
HIll Farm, the rest seem a little bit bubble gum (y). Lizzy
I love Notting Hill and Honey Honey! in fact I love everything by these 2 designers!
I'm trying desperately to refrain from more fabric purchases, HOWEVER, I know already that I AM going to get Honey Honey, and the following are really really tempting: Cherry On Top by Keiki, Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield and Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry. yikes.
LOVE these: Avignon by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs; Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller; Hello Sunshine by Lori Whitlock for Riley Blake; Hill Farm by Brenda Riddle for Lecien!! Wonderful selections!!! Thank you for the generous giveaway!! My fingers are crossed! :-)
Hello Sunshine and Garden Party jump out and say buy me buy me!!!
*Like* - Flutter
*No Like* - Notting Hill
thanks for the chance to win :-)
i like cherry on top thanks
You asked for honesty, so with no offense to the very talented designers here is my opinion and preferences.
Avignon, nice but looks to similar to what I already have in my stash
Cherry On Top, really cute with well defined contrast. I can see applications for a jelly roll or especially a layer cake, but would not buy yardage because "cute" as yardage gets over whelming.
The Sweetest Thing, sorry no thanks. Very bland.
This is Poppy Love. Love it. This is the one I would have to buy. I love how the whole collection works together. I like the detail in the medallions, the boldness of the large scale flowers, and how the changes in scale pull the whole collection together.
This is Honey Honey, nice but I already have so many similar fabrics already in my stash. I would probably buy it on sale, but not at retail.
This is Flutter. The colors are to greyed for my taste.
This is The Simple Life no thanks
This is Garden Party I like the two multi-color pieces on the bottom row. I am trying to avoid two color only fabrics as I already have enough in my stash.
This is Kissing Booth. I would consider buying almost any precut size, but would probably buy charm squares first. Would also buy the large rose print and the white with small pink hearts as yardage.
This is Notting Hill. Love it. What an unusual shade of yellow. It makes such a soothing combination with the aqua. Like the Poppy Love collection I like how this whole collection works together. Its fresh, it soothing, its compelling.
This is Hello Sunshine. It nice but I already have fabric just like it in my stash.
Hill Farm No thanks. I already have fabric just like it in my stash.
Love Love Hill Farm!!!
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