Born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, Adrienne Leban is a visual artist, educator, writer, designer, publisher, and social activist who has lived in her beloved New York City since 1967.  She has a... Read More

Anna Maria Horner grew up in a house full of her dad's paintings and with a closet full of her mom's handy-work. Beds were warmed by the hand-loomed wool blankets sent by her grandmother from Greece. The busy bodies of her and her siblings were warmed by... Read More

If your parents met in art school, there's a good chance some creative genes will be passed on to the next generation. It was certainly the case for Anne Keenan Higgins who grew up with 9 brothers and sisters in Michigan. After graduating from the Penny... Read More

Billy Reue is an architect, artist, and quilter whose creative pursuits explore the intersection between abstraction and the built environment. He maintains an architecture practice in New York City, and he is known for his thoughtful projects that marry... Read More

Raised in a small seaside town on the coast of South Wales, Brandon Mably has been interested in colour and design since he was young. With no formal education in design, Mably made a radical career change from cooking to knitting in the late 1980's... Read More

Growing up in a family of artists and musicians in Northern California, Brenda Walton developed a passion for creative expression at an early age. She learned to paint, sew, and embroider from her New Zealand-born mother, and soon became enchanted... Read More

Carolyn Gavin is a painter, Illustrator and designer based in Toronto, Canada.  A flower child of the 60’s, Carolyn grew up in South Africa, left to travel and relocated to Canada where she currently lives with her family. Carolyn works... Read More

Catalina is a Colombian pattern designer and illustrator based in Barcelona since 1999. Flora and fauna are her main source of inspiration, from where Catalina builds her own universe with the simplicity of beauty. Catalina has worked for major brands... Read More

First, it has to be beautiful,then, the rest is a pleasure. Conservatory Craft/Anna Maria's Conservatory is a gathering of beautiful art from uniquely talented artists. Conservatory Craft is composed of Anna Maria Horner, Monika Forsberg of London,... Read More

Cori Dantini would love to dress like her paper ladies and explore the world in their skirts and buns and neat little boots, but she is far too practical for that. In fact, she spends much of her time in her studio, covered in a mosaic of ink stains and... Read More

Katy Tanis is a fabric designer, explorer, illustrator and children’s book author. She lives and works at the Jersey shore.  She spends most of her days chasing deadlines but occasionally wanders to far-off places, like Madagascar,... Read More

Denise remembers how much she loved finger painting at Kindergarten. All that fabulous freedom of Expression! Art was all she ever wanted to do. With a background as an Illustrator, she graduated in Commercial Illustration at The Queensland College of... Read More

Our Designer Essentials fabrics are essential for all quilters and sewists. Once these beautiful cotton, voile and sateen fabrics have been experienced touched, sewed, quilted, laundered there will be no going back to any other solid or blender fabrics! Read More

e bond makes digital spaces by day, handmade books by night, hangs out with trees on weekends and writes something close to poems in the spaces between. Under the studio name roughdrAftbooks—created in 2003—she makes one-of-a-kind... Read More

Esté is a South Africa born professional artist and designer based in England. She originally studied textile and fine art printmaking degrees followed by an MA in Jewellery Design in 2012. Her work is bold and colourful and characterised by... Read More

George Mendoza went blind when he was 15. In 1980, he broke the world- record for blind athletes, running a mile in 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Mendoza now works full- time as an artist and writer. Currently, his exhibition “Colors of the Wind”... Read More

Drawing inspiration from her experience as a window dresser, sign maker, illustrator and designer of decorative accessories, Jane began to quilt in 1980. Since then, her exuberant quilt and fabric designs have attracted worldwide recognition. Influenced... Read More

Kaffe Fassett is a leading textiles designer and practitioner of contemporary crafts. He has a loyal following of patchworkers, knitters and embroiderers all over the world. A Californian by birth, he moved to the UK in 1964 where through a series of... Read More

The Rowan/Westminster Patchwork and Quilting company began 25 years ago with the launch of the book, Glorious Patchwork by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy.  At that time the only fabrics produced for the new company were handwoven Stripes and... Read More

For 30+ years Katie Pasquini Masopust has produced high quality contemporary art quilts that have been coveted and collected by a broad range of admirers. From her early beginnings as a painter dabbling in traditional quilt making, her work has evolved... Read More

Kathy Phillips is a Pittsburgh native raised in a family that nurtured her artistic talent. She started her adventure at age five selling her artwork door to door to the local neighbors. She has a love of sewing, and creating anything and everything from... Read More

For 40+ years I’ve been painting decorative patterns. In the late ‘70s, after art school I started as a colorist for a small textile company in New York that was producing women’s apparel fabrics. For extra money, I worked out... Read More

Mia Charro was born in Amorebieta, a beautiful town in Vizcaya in the north of Spain. She was brought up with her six siblings and an undefined number of cats in a small house surrounded by a magical setting: a church, fields through which to run, trees... Read More

Monika is a Swedish born freelance illustrator and occasional animator based in North London. She studied art & filmmaking at the RCA. Her work is a quirky explosion of colour and humour. A technicolor world. Using pen, paper and paint her work is a... Read More

Mulga is Joel Moore, renowned Australian street artist, freelance illustrator, muralist, published author and designer of the much-loved Mulga product range. Known for his unique Australian creations and signature style of intricate line work and bright... Read More

Nathalie Lete was born in 1964. She lives and works in Paris. She works in many ways, mixing different techniques and mediums, illustration, ceramics, textile and painting ... She is inspired by her travels, but also by the mixing of vintage toys and old... Read More

Odile Bailloeul has created designs since graduating from Arts Appliqués in Paris. Whether it be for paper, decoration, fashion or print ; this gourmet of color loves to bring some joy into our lives ! Since creating her own mark in 2011, she... Read More

Philip Jacobs was born in East Molesey in Surrey where from an early age he developed a great passion for painting and for the natural world. He has been designing fabric and wallpaper for a worldwide market since he left Hornsey College of Art in 1976... Read More

Rachel Hauer is an artist and tattooer. Rachel has a BFA in printmaking and art history. Rachel’s work is inspired by ornament, natural history, etching and engraving, and Americana, with a focus on textiles. Rachel has been featured in Timeout New... Read More

Sam Wilde positions his practice at the intersection of visual art and surface design, and is best known for storytelling through his signature worldbuilding approach to pattern creation.Sam founded the fine art British interiors, fashion and homeware... Read More

Known the world over for its iconic florals and explosive botanicals, Sanderson pushes the boundaries of heritage design. Holders of the Royal Warrant, it produces quality fabrics, wallcoverings for interiors of all styles. Showcasing the best of... Read More

An internationally acclaimed textile designer, Sarah Campbell was the co-founder of the renowned design partnership Collier Campbell with her sister Susan Collier. They worked together for more than fifty years making design for apparel, home... Read More

Sarah Sczepanski is an artist and designer based in New York City. Her primary medium is printmaking and she specializes in monotypes. With her background and education in art and fashion design she has continued her printmaking education for over ten... Read More

Seth Apter is a mixed media artist, instructor, author, and designer from New York City. He came to the world of art later in life, transitioning from a full-time career as a psychologist to being a full-time artist and maker. Seth’s artistic... Read More

Quilters – designers – CREATIVES! This is who Jenny and Helen are at their cores! They are sisters that have explored many creative avenues together. They love the process of being creative! Through all their creative explorations they have... Read More

Designer Shell Rummel has been a successful and established presence in the fine art, wedding and stationery markets for nearly 20 years. Passionate about designing beautiful products that honor her distinctive design aesthetic, Shell's focus is on... Read More

Snow Leopard Designs is Philip Jacobs` second brand for FreeSpirit Fabrics. His other brand is The Kaffe Fassett Collective where he collaborates on collections with Kaffe, Brandon and Liza. For Snow Leopard Philip works from his studios in Dorset and... Read More

Stacy Peterson spent part of her childhood sketching along the mossy banks of Storm Lake, Iowa before wanderlust led her to the sunny coast of California, the finger lakes of New York and the desert plains of Texas. Her art career began in Houston as an... Read More

Sue Penn grew up loving everything about art and creating. Her grandmother was her biggest cheerleader and paid for six years of drawing and painting classes. In her early twenties she began her love affair with sewing, quilting and all things fabric... Read More

Lovingly Crafted products that uphold the legacy of William Morris. As a political theorist, publisher, environmental campaigner, poet, as well as an outstanding designer, William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the single most influential figures... Read More

I have been a maker most of my life. I enjoy the process of crafting things by hand and the development of innovative products to create with.  My love for the eclectic vintage has inspired a career of designing for various companies in the industry... Read More

Tula Pink is an illustrator, a fabric designer, a quilter, an author, a maker and a generally good person who enjoys talking about herself. Tula graduated from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, CA. It was fun but she was tired of... Read More

Innovative, creative, edgy, fearless, and kind are just a few of the adjectives to describe this energetic, young woman who has impacted the world of design. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a focus on photography, Valori... Read More

From a young age, Victoria has been obsessed with “making.” She’s done it all from painting, cross stitch, rug making, photography, stained glass and pottery. She started sewing from a very young age, with a mother who sewed garments... Read More