For years, tulips have been my favorite flower. They have such elegant long stems and leaves. A group of tulip stems, with buds not yet opened, arching over in a gentle curve, creates a lovely sight. I’m fascinated by how they can be so pretty in the simplest of shapes with a single color, or have big multicolored and striped petals with ruffled and fringed edges. I am so happy to share some images of the new group coming in Spring 2022, Tulip Tango. Imagine those flowers saying, “it is time to put on our flowing dresses and dance”. And not just any dance, but one where they are the star of the show in rich color and graceful, dramatic shapes. Big luscious blooms in the main prints show off on cream/linen, cranberry, olive/chartreuse green, princess pink and the dark shaddow gray. The little dots that are in the backgrounds of the main prints also found their way into my Thatched backgrounds, making a new "Dotty Thatched" that has a little extra layer of whimsy and play. Those dots carry through into little bits of background in the paisley print, love butterflies with tulilps, tiny tulips and swirling leaves coordinates. Here is a peek at the paisley print with arcs of tulips blooming inside the shapes. The swirling leaves, seen in the center of the tulip block above, mimics the graceful arch of stems and those long elegant leaves. I love using the swirling leaves on bindings where I cut it across the leaves to give an organic striped look to the edges of the quilt. With tulip fabric, I had to design a tulip quilt! These blocks are my samples to try out my long leaves and stitch-and-flip blooms. I'll share more pictures in the next post of this Tulip Season quilt design. The other new quilts are called Tightrope and Criss Cross Kisses. Normal mix of precuts coming: Layer Cake, Charm Pack, Jelly Roll, Mini Charms, Fat Eighth and Fat Quarter bundles. Each of my three new quilt patterns can use a Layer Cake vs the Fat Quarters or Jelly Roll they are specified with. And of course yardage for backgrounds. The Dotty Thatched in cranberry, shaddow, chartreuse, sprig, washed linen and cream match the color families of regular Thatched in those shades. That also means that the Thatched 108" widebacks of cream, washed linen and shaddow are a perfect match for quilt backings. Tulip Tango will be shipping from Moda Fabrics to quilt shops in Spring of 2022, hopefully in April. Just in time for springtime blooming!
9 Comments
Marty
12/4/2021 12:56:19 pm
Ooh, Robin I can’t wait for your new line to come out in the spring! You’re lines are some of the most gorgeous, and this continues with those preceding it!
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Tammy Howell
12/9/2021 07:55:30 am
These are beautiful fabrics! I can hardly wait to see them in my LQS! The shop owner buys all your lines and so do I. The last two quilts I made from your fabric she asked to hang in the shop. They are still there!
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12/18/2021 03:35:35 am
Robin, we get every one of your fabric collections and patterns here at Old South Fabrics! We LOVE your fabrics. You are a fantastic designer and great asset to Moda and our shop. Thank you for sharing your talents with the quilting world.
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12/30/2021 01:44:31 am
These textiles are stunning! I'm very excited to see these in my LQS! I, like the business owner, buy all of your lines. She requested that the last two quilts I produced from your cloth be displayed in the shop. They're still around!
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12/30/2021 01:45:44 am
These designs are stunning! I'm very excited to see these in my LQS! I, like the business owner, buy all of your lines. She requested that the last two quilts I produced from your cloth be displayed in the shop. They're still around!
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1/9/2022 11:40:38 pm
I love these flowery prints. I usually put this type of printed bed sheets.
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1/9/2022 11:43:30 pm
Robin, we get every one of your fabric collections and patterns here at Old South Fabrics! We LOVE your fabrics. You are a fantastic designer and great asset to Moda and our shop. Thank you for sharing
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Karen
1/25/2022 06:47:16 am
Robin Pickens, your colors and fabrics bring me joy.
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