It is spring in Paris. In my bedroom with open windows, I can hear the birds singing. I’m lying on the flowered, quilted bedcover, and I dream…of the striped, romantic wallpaper on the walls of my bedroom, my vintage sofa covered with tiger eye fabric, and my little kitchen with the tiny table covered with a gingham tablecloth and the beautiful Parisian cement tiles on the floor. I can hear the bells of the church of Montmartre just at the end of the street. I can see the roofs of Paris, and even from very far away, I can admire the Eiffel Tower and some other beloved monuments. Wearing my green dress with butterflies, I dream about a spring in Paris…
by Nathalie Lete for Conservatory Craft
England’s countryside, ancient woodlands, and protected wildlife, Arboretum is an enchanting collection of designs. Fusing contemporary, stylized elements with archival influences, this collection recaptures the glory of the country’s aesthetic. Seasonal tones run throughout, combining classic English hues with a modern twist. Fresh, uplifting leaf greens and deep indigo blues reach through to autumnal shades such as russet and plum in a warm, welcoming palette. A recipe for positivity and the opportunity to reconnect with nature, Arboretum reminds us of the restorative powers the countryside provides.
by Sanderson
by Tula Pink
I am so happy to announce BioGeo Energy, the 4th collection of my drawings made into fabric for FreeSpirit Fabrics and the talented quilters they serve. Like Bio Geo 1, 2, and 3, this collection continues to celebrate the rhythms of nature made visible through line, shape, pattern, and color. I’ve enhanced the excitement of the BioGeo series that has been made up of my freehand curved drawings by adding some of the straight-line patterns from my hand-drawn (with a ruler) “Inner Energy” series. I love the new electrifying vibrations they add to the BioGeo rhythms! I hope you do, too!
by Adrienne Leban
My newest collection showcases the various techniques I use when creating with watercolors and inks. From finely pointed watercolor brushes that allow a level of detail akin to working with a fine-tipped ink pen to sweeping lush sable brushes that leave a broad pool of color behind, Brushstrokes celebrates the depth and breadth of my painting style. I aim to achieve that beautiful balance between saturated color, watery washes and controlled brushwork. From pattern to pattern, I harness the often-mysterious fluidity of painting with water, honoring both loose, flowing designs and accentuating delicate, intricate details.
by Shell Rummel
by The Original Morris & Co.
Christmas is a magical time that inspires me in many ways. From the peaceful and serene atmosphere of snow falling outside to the sight of snow-covered evergreen trees in the winter forests. The forests blanketed in snow evoke a sense of wonder and tranquility that fills my heart with joy, and the sound of crunching snow beneath my boots makes me feel at peace. The cozy smell of Christmas cookies baking in the oven is yet another source of inspiration. The sweet and spicy aroma fills the house and brings back memories of childhood holiday traditions. It warms my heart and makes me feel grateful for the simple pleasures in life, adding to the magic of the holiday season. Overall, Christmas is a time of giving, kindness, and joy that fills me with inspiration and hope. From the twinkling lights to the carolers singing in the festive atmosphere, it reminds me that even in the darkest of times, there is light and love to be found.
by Mia Charro
by Sew Kind of Wonderful
“Cottage Garden” is an exciting and exuberant new collection from Snow Leopard Designs. It is inspired by memories of my childhood riverside garden near Hampton Court Palace in Surrey. My mother had developed wonderful, densely-planted borders of herbaceous perennial flowers. They came up each year and flowered with great profusion through the hot summer months, while butterflies and ladybirds flew across the river from the grassy meadow on the other bank and mingled with the rich blooms. There was even a grapevine growing in my father’s little moss-covered greenhouse where all the scents of summer mingled. Later in life, I was able to create my own dense, herbaceous border while I was living in a farm cottage halfway up a hill in rural Hampshire. I followed my mother’s formula and surrounded the little cottage with tightly-packed borders of roses, delphiniums, foxgloves, hollyhocks, and geraniums, as well as trailing sweet pea and other flowers. It is these now-distant memories that I have sought to recreate in my “Cottage Garden” collection. I hope that when you work with these fabrics in your projects you, too, will be taken back to my magical gardens and feel the scents, fragrances, and calming influence of all those multiple blooms.
by Snow Leopard Designs
danced on the dance floor like a super athlete. As a world-class runner, I danced around the track for miles, and it was a beautiful sight to behold. Running was a powerful, graceful form of dancing. I am a dancer, and I am a dreamer! I have danced and dreamed my whole life away, which has been more fun than anyone should have, but I have done it well, my friends! When I went blind at fifteen, I danced through the adversity and darkness until I found the light. I walked, jogged, ran, and danced toward that bright light. When you create, you dance around thoughts, images, and dreams. My grandmother once told me she saw a quilt in the sky. I believe now she was dancing on the puffy white clouds in heaven! Dance is the hidden language of the soul. Don’t let people discourage you; just dance the bad vibes off! Dance rhymes with romance. Love is why we are here! Go quilters!
by George Mendoza
Inspired by the love between friends and the legacy of a truly historic home, The Emery Walker’s House Collection from Morris & Co. introduces four brand-new designs and six rediscovered William Morris classics. Meditating on the creative power of friendship, as well as, the legacies of Arts & Crafts homes, 19th-century designs inspired by archive classics make for a captivating and historic fabric range. This collection has been rescaled to be perfect for all haberdashery craft, retaining Morris & Co.’s signature quality and durability.
by The Original Morris & Co.
Inspired by the love between friends and the legacy of a truly historic home, Emery Walker’s House Collection from Morris & Co. introduces new designs and colourways to the FreeSpirit collection for autumn/winter. Heritage tones of greens and blues come to the fore, with warm russets accenting the designs. Meditating on the creative power of friendship, as well as the legacies of Arts & Crafts homes, 19th-century designs inspired by archive classics make for a captivating and historic fabric range. This collection has been rescaled to be perfect for all haberdashery craft, retaining Morris & Co.’s signature quality and durability.
by The Original Morris & Co.
A friend once remarked sentiments to me that I’ve never forgotten as it surprised me at the time. He said, “I go to India regularly for peace and tranquility”. He, Steve Rigg, was an elderly English doctor who carried himself with a distinguished and yet calm casual air. He shared his stories, cooking, and music experiences from times spent in India. I discovered firsthand what he meant when I too ventured solo to India in 1998. I traveled to Rajasthan endeavoring to have my block-printed and painted fabric designs reproduced onto rolls of fabric. This has been a dream of mine since a young teenager. With just a backpack, I rolled up in a rickshaw to the gates of the Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur. I could only afford to stay one night. I was escorted to my breathtakingly beautiful room. With marble floors, soaring ceilings, carved timber bed furniture and side tables, white bedlinen, and parchment paper notepads, the ambiance was special. Superb quality, including gorgeous woven reed and bamboo blinds that draped the enormous timber framed glass windows looking out to a carved screen courtyard and beyond to expansive formal gardens. From my limited travel clothes, I dressed for dinner in a smoky blue and turquoise sarong I had brought from home. I wore the turquoise silk blouse which I had made the previous day in Udaipur. On my feet, I wore brown flat sandals crisscrossed high above my ankles. Filled with wonder and delight, I strolled through the expansive intricate carved wood passageways to the marble opulent dining room. I was placed at a candlelit table for two, white linen, high ceilings, and soft lighting. I ate my smooth curry while listening to the mystical sounds of a harp being played by three men sitting cross-legged on the marble floor. I felt the “Essence of India”. The feelings evoked from the journey, left my soul enchanted and my stay so memorable. I felt feverishly inspired to want to paint and design. A seed was planted in my mind and a wish to one day have a collection on rolls of fabric, inspired by an Indian palace.
by Denise Burkitt
Field Cloth - where dreams become! “Where’s Grandpa?” “He’s out in the field gettin’ our water turn.” “Can we go help him so he gets back in time for supper?” “Yes! Run fast. He will be happy for the extra hands!” “Yipee!” Remember when chores were fun and magical? Somehow those endless summer chores have turned into creative inspiration in 2023. Field Cloth has all the perfect feels for creating beautiful projects. Hummingbirds, butterflies, stems, seed puffs, and lots of dreams! Small-to-medium-scale prints with a mix of organic and graphic elements work beautifully in this new collection from sisters, Jenny and Helen, of Sew Kind of Wonderful. Field Cloth has 18 prints - 13 colorful focus, 4 neutrals, and 1 slate anchor print in the collection. This mix of focus and neutral fabrics creates a mature color palette for all creative endeavors. We have included 3 quilt designs that show the versatility of Field Cloth from scrappy, to classical, to modern designs.
by Sew Kind of Wonderful
by Mia Charro
BOO! Get ready to welcome in the Halloween season with a great big Ghostly Greeting ... The sweetest of ghosts frolic and dance through the sky celebrating pumpkins, candy, bats, and skeleton flowers. Their joy is overflowing to help you create the most festive of Halloween projects. Cuddle up under the cutest of quilts, welcome visitors to your home with a striking banner, or whip up a candy bag for the little ones in your life! Halloween is coming, let's make something special together.
by Cori Dantini
My third collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics, Golden Touch, is inspired by an up-close look at nature. I tried to capture in my designs the meditative repetition and diverse variation that is found in the natural world. My hope is that Golden Touch makes you feel like you are looking under a microscope and discovering patterns of spirals, spheres, waves, and meanders. The colors in the Golden Touch collection are evocative of metal elements and organic materials. This collection is unique because I combined three different artistic techniques and mediums to create it. The fourteen designs are made from my original monotypes, hand-painted watercolors, and monotype collages. Monotypes are a one-of-a-kind printmaking practice. Monotypes are created by painting directly onto a plate and running the plate through a printing press. In my monotypes, I utilize the unique and unexpected textures of both natural and man-made objects such as vegetable wrappers, bubble wraps, leaves, or dried flowers in my work. I enjoy this printmaking process because it involves a sense of spontaneity and it always includes an element of surprise. The monotype collages were created by cutting up and combining various different monotypes. I can’t wait to see how you use Golden Touch in your next project and I encourage you to take a peek through the looking glass to see what you discover.
by Sarah Sczepanski Artxtiles
The Haunted collection celebrates the wonder and magic of childhood. Inspired by my love of vintage Halloween paper crafts from the 1950s, Haunted brings a touch of nostalgia and charm to seasonal sewing projects.
by Brenda Walton
True to his aesthetic, Tim Holtz has created designs that take us back to holidays past and evoke a warm sense of holiday excitement. Inspired by festive botanicals, layered with nostalgic memories of the season, the Holidays Past collection sparks the magic of the most wonderful time of the year.
by Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements
True to his aesthetic, Tim Holtz has created designs that take us back to holidays past and evoke a warm sense of holiday excitement. Inspired by festive botanicals, layered with nostalgic memories of the season, the Holidays Past collection sparks the magic of the most wonderful time of the year.
by Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements
The Laboratory collection evokes mystery and nostalgia. Inspired by forgotten formulations, molecular experiments, and curated specimens, it captures the mindful exploration of ideas both lost and found.
by Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements
by Anna Maria
Live Out Loud! My second collection with FreeSpirit is all about celebrating your authentic self - unabashedly and without reservation. Look within, dream big, and write your own story. Be brave and take your moments to shine. Draw outside the lines and think outside the box. And above all...be you! Like a well-lived life, the designs in this collection are textured, layered, complex, dimensional, and filled with passion.
by Seth Apter
MOSAIC was inspired by complex constellations of shape and color found in stained glass windows, historic architectural tilework, and other decorative building motifs. The collection includes dramatic geometric prints balanced with subtle blenders, providing a broad range of scale and visual texture. Each design is rendered in deeply saturated, earthy tones, creating a beautiful color harmony throughout the collection.
by Billy Reue
MulgaKongz, by Aussie artist Mulga, is a vibrant collection of summer-loving gorilla chillers, tropical vibes, and summer good times. Kick off your shoes and feel the sand between your toes as you enter the ever colorful and delightfully tropical world of MulgaKongz.
by Mulga
The “Mythical” collection is a fantastical glimpse into a fierce group of goddesses from ancient Greek folklore. They ruled over much of the ancient world and had the ability to transform into animal form. “Fabled Forest” is their domain, and it exists somewhere on the horizon where the moon and the meadows collide in a stylized realm, mystical animals roam and the trees are made of stars. In the pattern “Powerhouse,” shimmering sunbursts and moon rays explode with zigzags and shockwaves to demonstrate the fierce power and protection of Athena and Artemis. If you look carefully along the riverbanks, the goddess “Iris” can be found among the exotic flowers that bear her name. Animals are scattered within the collection. Among the clouds and stars, in a peach-colored sky, a “Nightingale” sings and deer scatter across a “Wild Meadow” of fluttering grass. In “Owl See You,” an owl quietly sees all and blends beautifully with the other patterns. Multi-colored squares and half-moons evoke a multi-dimensional universe in “Dawn.” Punched-out moon phases feel like confetti in “It’s A Phase.” Linear lines lend movement in “Fiddlehead,” and blooms and bullseyes give off good vibes in “Bloom.”
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by Stacy Peterson
by Katrinka
by Sue Penn
by Sarah Sczepanski Artxtiles
by Cori Dantini
This collection came directly from my travels. Large, exotic florals and delicate butterflies intermingle with fun stripes and dots — always and forever a classic, and my favourite. Deep indigo and magenta backgrounds work so beautifully against the whites, pinks and mustard yellows. Everything pops with passion and prettiness.
by Carolyn Gavin
15 SKUs Full of festive cheer and a singularly Christmassy palette, Morris & Co. is thrilled to introduce the Cotswolds Holiday Collection. Featuring icons created in the 19th century by William Morris and Morris & Co., this rescaled collection is perfect for all haberdashery craft or sewing requirements. Delve into rich reds, jubilant greens, woodland creatures, and beguiling florals as you embrace the cozy warmth of this joyous season
by The Original Morris & Co.
by Tula Pink
Christmas .. .It has always been my favorite holiday. I never tire of coming up with new festive visuals. This time around I found myself drawn to a bolder palette. A peaceful winter night celebrated with bright reds, beautiful greens, and an icy blue - drawing all things Christmas from snow to snowmen, and snow globes to snowy winter scenes. You will find magical reindeer, birds in flight, sweet candies, and joyous Christmas ornaments. May you find so much joy in creating a quilt to wrap around your loved ones during this peaceful holiday season! This is my gift to you! OOx, Cori
by Cori Dantini
Natural greenery and flowers are hard to resist to brighten the house at Christmastime and throughout the winter months. Tossed branches of winterberry, holly, berries, and, of course, bold poinsettias and amaryllis flowers are subjects for this collection. Plus, a stripe to tie it all together. Winterberry is a seasonal collection.
by Martha Negley
12 SKUs FreeSpirit invited a selection of global designers to share what inspires their art, creativity and fabric design. The results are a diverse and expressive outpouring of inspirational thoughts certain to resonate with any maker. "Writing on the Wall," powerfully presented in black and white, is a must-have - perfect for background, filler and/or as a master print. Featuring Cori Dantini, e bond, Este Macleod, Mia Charro, Odile Bailloeul, Rachel Hauer, Seth Apter, Sarah Sczepanski, Sew Kind of Wonderful, Shell Rummel and Billy Reue.
by FreeSpirit Designers
