Kate Evans let her imagination run wild with a whole load of Oakshott fabrics. She says: “I’m not sure the pictures do justice to the wonderful colours and effects of the fabrics.”
Very kind Kate but they certainly made us smile.
Improv FMQ
“I have really loved working with your delicious Oakshotts”
A wonderful lesson in free motion embroidery and improvised quilting from Cabbage Quilts using the Impressions range. This is just one element!
Lipari and Lakes Patched Up
Laurence le Dain of Le Chas Colore near Paris included fabrics from the Lipari and Lakes collections in this glorious patchwork:
LE CHAS COLORE, 86, Boulevard de Créteil, 94100 Saint Maur Des Fosses
Invest in colour
The wonderful Oakshott Warehouse Sale is on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July 2014
Come and bag a bargain:
or several – and help us make space for our new Autumn deliveries!
- Iridescent 100% cotton Quilting Fabrics
- Special unrepeatable bundles
- Soft Furnishing fabrics
are all reduced to clear.
New arrivals
Additions to our New Colourshott and Lakes collections will be available to see and buy, and why not take a sneak preview of our new quilt designs from Lynne Goldsworthy, Amy Friend and more.
Join us at 19 Bamel Way, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4BH
Further information from 01452 371571
Oakshott Colourshott Bundle Blog Hop
They are using some amazing colours and coming up with some great projects for you – go on have a look!
(http://lilysquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-oakshott-colourshott-bundle-blog-hop.html)
Mini quilts galore
Sew Mama Sew ran an Oakshott Ruby Mini Quilt Challenge and is slowly releasing news of the 52 fantastic creations that resulted. Just for starters:
If you are an Instagram follower then have a look at #oakshottrubymin
Ruby Reds on Harris
Mairi Wheeler has taken her Ruby Reds on holiday to the wilds of Harris. As she says:
This is when being an OAP has its advantages.”
Oakshott Across France
The wonderfully enthusiastic (and talented) Jacqueline Marangos not only uses and designs with Oakshott fabrics but sells them at festivals and exhibitions round France.
She has produced this beautiful little bag in Ruby Reds (kit available):
English-speaking, button-mad Jacqueline runs L’Aigulle Boutique in Burgundy and has taken Oakshott fabrics to Nantes and Paris and in July (4-6) she will be at the Festival du Lin in Normandy.
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Avez-vous remarqué que cette année les couleurs sont vives et éclatantes comme pour chasser la grisaille de l’hiver. Cela change de nos beiges et noirs que nous aimons tant. Des vestes, manteaux, bijoux, chaussures sont de toutes les teintes gaies et colorées et, oui, il y en a aussi pour la « quilteuse ». Oakshott tissus pour patchwork vient de sortir 57 couleurs chatoyantes dans la gamme Colourshott, parfaites pour le patchwork et l’habillement.
“Est-ce que c’est de la soie”? demandent 50 fois par jour des clients à l’Aiguillée en Fête ou Pour l’Amour du Fil à Nantes, tellement les tissus Oakshott ont un aspect soyeux et irisé. Non le tissu Oakshott c’est du coton, 100% tissé à la main en Inde, créé par Michael Oakshott un anglais qui a grandi là bas. Il fabrique ces tissus dans le cadre d’un commerce équitable.
57 nouveaux coloris saluent le printemps avec une nouvelle largeur de 137 cm et un grammage légèrement supérieur ce qui vous permettra de faire non seulement du patchwork mais également de la couture.
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Lipari Free Motion Magic
See how Krista’s Lipari Cosmic Star was transformed by Janet’s free motion skills:
Krista called her blog Luminescence Defined and emailed us with:
‘thank you for sharing your incredibly beautiful fabric’
Ruby Leaves
“I really love using Oakshott – the colours are so beautiful and I find the way the fabrics catch the light fascinating.”
Catherine Chisholm has now finished her creation with Oakshott Ruby Reds in time to enter in the appliqué section of the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. She’s shared the whole making process on her Knotted Cotton blog (complete with details about threads and binding).
