Nani Iro has arrived!

Its happening again! Our sewing line up consists of the latest Nani Iro fabrics. Not only has Naomi Ito brought us a plethora of our favorite hand painted designs but this collection has such a range in fabric types. Offering high quality fabric in cotton sheeting, double gauze, canvas, and sateen! Think of all the magical things that can be made with such a variety! Many of these fabrics have silver copper and gold metallic tones...swoon... 

To celebrate the latest collection of Nani Iro a group of talented women have declared June Nani Iro month!  Check out all the amazing things that have been created by a number of bloggers, including Lizzy House! Thanks to Miss Matatabi for the inspiring idea!

 Don't worry we have half meter bundles too!

Check back in a few weeks to see the magic that Jaime and Amber have been crafting up with their Nani Iro bundles! 

Jaime's Nani Iro Nuance T-shirt

We just had a weekend sew-a-thon with guest Lizzy House! I made 3 tops, a skirt and some leggings over the course of a few days so get prepared to see my sweet new wardrobe. I'm thinking fall right now and this t-shirt top is perfect. The fabric is a gorgeous new print from Nani Iro - Nuance. Nuance is a vibrant indigo that fades in the color-blocked, painterly ways of Nani Iro to purpley-black. Nuance is a wata gauze - an ultra soft, loosely woven double gauze cotton with amazing texture and interesting drape.

The pattern is from Ms. Naomi Ito herself and is a free pattern she designed specifically for this fabric. You can get the pattern pdf instructions from her website here. Lizzy House had already made one of these so she helped me draft up the pattern using these instructions.

The design of this over-sized tee is simple enough that it was easy to draft - even with the instructions in Japanese! There isn't a lot of room for error with this one-size-fits-most piece as it is made simply with two pieces of fabric and 2 pocket pieces.

I choose to make bias binding out of the fabric itself to close up the neck. The arms and bottom hem were done by turning under the fabric. This top came together quickly and I love the result. The weight of the fabric is going to be great for crisp warm months and the over-sized dolmen style looks great with skinny jeans or leggings. We can't wait to see what you make up with these amazing fabrics!

Swoon...new Nani Iro fabrics are here!

Naomi Ito is the woman behind some of our favorite designs - Nani Iro. She never fails to impress with her subtle, painterly style and interesting compositions. Pencil-drawn herringbone, splashes of metallic, watercolor-bleed dots, we love them all so much! Double-gauze and feather-light Wata-gauze form the perfect base cloth for these ethereal, stylish designs. Enough talking...we have a lot of sewing to do!

Check this out if you want to see some inspiring designs...

New Fabric Collections from Japan are Here!

Echino + Nani Iro + Melody Miller + Heather Ross = Yay!

We finally unpacked it all and can't take the magic of our newest fabrics! 

Melody Miller's Ruby Star sheeting is here! These stunning prints on lightweight linen/cotton are large scale and make super fantastic bags and skirts and curtains and more. Below, see each of the fabrics with the whole print from selvedge to selvedge. They are 62" wide!

We've been anticipating and planning for the new Echino line since we got a peak at quilt market. We've got a major crush on Etsuko Furuya. Those animals in fancy frames? They're destined to be sewn up into hot bags and skirts.

Naomi Ito's newest Nani Iro fabrics are pretty dang dreamy. Printed on a soft double gauze, they'll be great for dresses and blouses.

Heather Ross's newest line, Nursery Versery, has cute storybook characters for little ones, with adorable illustrations of the itsy-bitsy spider, little piggies and mice.

Plus, we have even more super-cute Japanese prints for all your adorable to the max projects!

Happy sewing!

New Nani Iro Fabrics are Here!

Naomi Ito, we've got a craft crush on you! Naomi's newest Nani Iro fabrics are pretty pretty pretty! The prints in this line evoke soft watercolor and bold oil brushstrokes.

These dreamy fabrics just got here and I couldn't help myself--I've already whipped up a Ginger skirt from this classy olive stripe. I love the hand-sketched lines and the crisp cotton/linen fabric.

Come by the shop to see them in person!