Lets talk about stretch.. baby

These great new knits by Patty Young have being around for a while .. but they are new to us here at celticfusionfabrics .. I love the colors of them and They are very good quality







and make great skirts, dreses, pinies... and tops ...

Tips for working with Knits

-Always wash & dry your knit fabrics BEFORE beginning a project. By nature, knits shrink a lot more than woven fabrics.

-Always sew with a ballpoint needle Because knit fabrics are made with yarns and not threads, the regular universal needles will slash right through those yarns and cause unsightly holes and runs. A ballpoint needle has a slightly rounded tip that separates the yarns as it penetrates the fabric.

-Just go for it - you can get away with a lot with Knits than cotton fabrics - they are a lot more forgiving.

Warm wash- Do not dry clean- tumble dry medium - warm iron

free tutorial for a Yoga skirt can be found here courtsy of Patty Young

Here are another couple of quirky kids pics that I have borrowed from the Patty young

New Charm packs

Our new charm packs have being very popular recently .. with customers .. asking for mixes and matches of snippets from here and there .. the pieces are smallish .. 27cm by 22cm .. but it is amazing what you can do with these smallies .. The new bundle that I have put together is by Echino ... as all of you know - it ain't cheap . but it is fantastic .. quality and visually wise ...

I have taken some images from the small Echino catalog that I received .. to give you a little inspiration as to what can be created with these little pieces of treasure.

Small coin purses

A patchwork handbag .. (Ohh really like this one)

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we will also be adding some of these great pink treats for little girls .. (or ladies)

I figure that you could make an amazing foot pouffe .. something like this one pictured .. with half a yards worth of these quirky pinky textiles.

Image taken from www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk

Winner

We have a winner of our Kokka Fabric giveaway in conjunction with imagingermonkey .. drum roll please ladies and gents ...... the winner is of our great wee giveaway ..is Bridget ,...Bridget said she'd make Christmas presents with the FQ stack... hopefully she might send us on some pics of her beautiful creations ...

focus on flannel

Flannel Selection designed by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman

My Gran always had flannel sheets .. they were alwaya well worn and usually joined in the middle .. after being cut down the middle and re-sewn .. I think that you know exactly what I am talking about as your Gran's probably all had the same as well. What I really remember about flannel however is that it was always very warm and snuggly .. I loved staying there .. Along with home made bread, the super creamy hand patted butter and the fresh from the cow milk .. the flannel sheets were one of my favourite things about staying there ..

Flannel Selection designed by monaluna for Robert Kaufman

So when I kept seeing on the wholesales list flannel ..here .. there and everywhere .. I knew that I just had to stock it .... and hope that customers will love it just as much as me . -Flannel is a soft woven fabric, of various fineness. It usually doesn't have a nap, and instead gains its softness through the loosely spun yarn it is woven from. It is commonly used to make clothing, bed sheets, and sleepwear. Our flannel is 100% cotton ... and is super soft. .. Although it can be used in sleepwear for Adults .. It should not be used in Infants or children's sleepwear. -Flannels tend to shrink about 5% -10% compared with regular cotton which shrinks between 1 and 3 percent.

Flannels are addictive. Once you're sewn with them you want that wonderful, soft feeling from all of your quilts. Flannels lay very well for piecing of quilts... your kiddies and your man .. will love you forever if you make hem a quilt from this beautiful good quality flannel delicacy

Monaluna flitter flannel .. inspiration

All of the above flannels can be found at our website ... www.celticfusionfabrics.com

Funky feely flannels and more...

I went back to work today .. blahh .. I can't complain really, I did have eight weeks off ... but .. when I arrived home...I had not 1... but 2 deliveries waiting for me .... and this is what there was inside ........eeeekkkk...


Above a lovely new organic range from Robert Kaufman .. the colors are great and the patterns too.. nice to have a new organic range in the shop .. too.



I am loving the new flannel ... and seem to have a thing for green at the moment .. must be the Irish in me .. Flannel great for the Autumn months .. and Winter too..(not yet though hopefully)




I adore this cute Kitchy range ... the colors are perfect for the months ahead ...love em.....the toaster is super super cute..
...oops nearly forgot to say .. a sincere thanks you to everyone who is commenting on the post below ..and for everyone who said the nicest thing on Katy's blog .. appreciate it ..... I feel another giveaway coming on .. stay tuned .. Gwen

Giveaway with Im a ginger monkey.. free postage

We have being featured on a blog called Im a ginger monkey .. and we are running a giveaway with them over there.. for thebundle below .. one fat quarter of each of the following and a yard of each of the tapes. Katy over there has being busy compiling a list of UK shops ... and we are one of them ... FAB.. great to be mentioned in such a great blog .. thanks Katy.

Simply leave a comment on both this post and also Katy's blog .. over here telling us what you'd do with your winnings. What would you make? The giveaway will be open for a week from today (until Tuesday 31st August) and winner will be selected by random.

Just to let you know that there is free postage on all UK purchases until Sunday 29th August

Daschund ..

We are taking a coupe of days off and heading back to Ireland .. our shop will be closed for a couple of days ... but before I go I had to pop this post up ..I have made this Daschund for a very good friend .. I really hope that she likes him.. I kept him simple .. no big details .. just cute fabric.. double gauze by echino and Carolyn Gavin - wild thyme .... thanks for looking