My Favorite Things: Fabric

The best part about quilting is creating something fun with great fabric. For my last "My Favorite Things" post, I wanted to share just a few of my favorite fabrics. I admit I have lots of favorites.

My Favorite Solids: Pure Elements by Art Gallery

This is no surprise. I love these solids. I have made multiple projects with Pure Elements and have enjoyed working with them every time. I even have two new projects in the works using Pure Elements. I love the feel of the fabric. I also love the colors, even though the selection is still limited. The saturation is beautiful. I've never had a problem with bleeding or fading. So many of the colors just feel like "my colors". 

I have probably made too many project with Pure Elements, but when it works for you, it works.

Crooked Cabins

Thangles Mini

Broken Diamonds

Modern Grandmother's Flower Garden

Heather Ross Snapshots Quilt

Broken Diamonds Quilt Back

Dresden Challenge Quilt

Intrepid Thread is generously donating 10 fat quarters (including most of the colors shown above) for our Friday Giveaway. Julie carries all the Pure Elements colors in her shop!

• Find Pure Elements in the following online shops: Intrepid Thread, Pink Castle Fabrics

My Favorite Neutral: Essex Yard-Dyed Linen in Flax

Essex in flax is my perfect neutral. I love this fabric. It has just a bit of texture, washes up nicely, and matches perfectly with so many different fabrics. I used it most recently in my Valentine's Day pillow and am currently using a large amount in my pixel quilt (more to be shared soon).

Reverse Applique Heart Pillow

Westwood Acres is generously donating two yards of Essex Yarn-Dyed Linen in Flax for Friday!

• Find Essex Yard-Dyed Linen in Flax in the following online shops: Westwood Acres, Intrepid Thread, Pink Castle Fabrics

My Current Favorite Fabric Line: Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry

This one probably isn't a surprise either. I've been sewing with a lot of Notting Hill recently. I love the colors, designs and the fabric. I love both the home dec fabric as well as the quilting cotton. 

Messenger Bag Tutorial Series

Jumbo Star Quilt Top

Notting Hill Hexagons (In Progress)

• Find Notting Hill in the following online shops: Pink Castle Fabrics, Intrepid Thread, I Don't Do Dishes

My Favorite Line of Blenders: Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House

I use all sorts of blender fabrics in my quilts, but my favorite full line of blenders is Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House. I was so excited when she came out with so many colors all together last fall at Market. It's a beautiful stack all together, but it's a great stash builder. I find myself using at least one color from my bracelets stack each time I make a scrappy quilt.

Christa Quilts is donating six Pearl Bracelets Fat Quarters in some of my favorite colors to our Friday giveaway.

• Find Pearl Bracelets in the follow online shops: Christa Quilts, Westwood Acres, Pink Castle Fabrics, Intrepid Thread, I Don't Do Dishes, 

My Favorite Newly-Released Fabric Line: Textures by Angela Walters

I was able to see these fabrics at Market last fall. I fell in love with them. I don't even have my hands on them yet, but I'm hoping to. Mostly, I love the colors, but the simple designs are fun as well. Most of these fabrics could easily be mixed in with lots of other lines and fabrics. They would make a great addition to the stash. 

I Don't Do Dishes is generously donating a fat quarter bundle and one fabric panel from Textures for our giveaway. 

• Find Textures in the following online shops: I Don't Do Dishes, Marmalade Fabrics, Westwood Acres, Intrepid Thread,

That concludes the "My Favorite Things" posts for the week. I had a lot of fun sharing my favorites. Come back tomorrow to share your favorite sewing tool/fabric and enter the giveaway for several fun prizes!