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Oakshott Fabrics was a 2015 holiday drop off point for Bettina from Switzerland, who has sent us pics of her Autumn-Quilt, saying:
These fabrics are lovely to work with and I am very pleased with the result.
Look at that colour flow,
and look at those leaves.
Thanks Bettina, glad your visit was so productive – and drop in again when you are next in Gloucestershire.
It was a trip to Ireland – the Emerald Isle – that inspired Johnny Cash’s song Forty Shades of Green. From subtle teals to more acidic shades, our Offers of the Week depict the sheer breadth of greens in nature.
You can SAVE 15% when you order these greens before Thursday 19 May, 9am UK time
Enter Promotion Code 40SHADES when prompted in the checkout
Mary Menzer says:
Still winning ribbons because it’s made from the best!
Judges Choice ribbon at the AQS show in Padacuh.
Oakshott Fabrics say:
and its thanks to our superlative designers that the fabrics get to look so good. Congratulations Mary! (and by the way fresh stocks of Autumn are arriving in May).
and here is a pick of the be-ribboned Flight Path (click here to go to Mary’s blogspot on the making) or download the booklet we created that contains eight makes with the Autumn Fat Eighths packs
Thanks to Ursula Josefs-Kirschbaum for her posting on our Facebook page of her fabulous Indian Summer quilt (or Altweibersommer for you German speakers) using the New Autumn collection.
Let’s hope we get the weather for one!
In one of the brief moments we had to chat to neighbouring stands at this year’s Festival of Quilts we met Sue Schofield of Springwood House Designs. She has just launched a new publication called Fun with Leaves and it is full of leaf templates that are just perfect for our New Autumn fabric collection – don’t you agree?
If you do indulge and create something leafy (maybe a Christmas wreath, if I dare mention it so early) do send us a picture.
It is always exciting to the creative spirit in us to see how Oakshott shot cottons inspire the development of a pattern. The wonderful Krista Hennebury has supplied us with the chance to show such a development in glorious technicolor.
In the beginning was a pack of 10 Colourshotts that turned into Chess on the Steps (available as a quilt kit):
Then came an Alaskan cruise and 18 quilters and Krista’s Improv Under the Influence technique class and a chance to play with one of four Alaskan-themed colourways.
Spot the ones who used the Midnight Sun theme (based on Chess on the Steps) and now click on to feast your eyes on the other colourways …
Have you seen issue 18 of Love Patchwork and Quilting? Look at page 73 for Lynne Goldsworthy’s fresh use of our New Autumn and Lipari collections, inspired by the geometric shapes of Middle Eastern rugs.
If you are inspired to use the pattern then here’s the link to purchase a New Autumn Fat 8ths Pack.
and a Lipari Fat 8ths: 
Sometimes you need a little warm colour, sometimes you need a little helpful inspiration; we know you’ll find both in our FREE New Autumn Fat 8th booklet. It’s available to download from the Instant Colour page, on the Oakshott Fabrics shop website, and here if you click on the booklet cover:
Have a look at the New Autumn collection in the Oakshott Fabrics online shop.
We are mega-excited by the prospect of a new bloghop using Oakshott’s New Autumn Fat Eighths Packs that Lily’s Quilts is running:
