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
May Prize Draw
Win this exotic bundle of Spice Fat 8ths.
Click on the image to enter. Entries must be received by 22 May 2016. One entry allowed per person.
You’ll love the depth and intensity of these shades, picked from our ever-popular Colourshott collection. And their dense weave means the fabrics are a delight to work with.
 We even offer inspiration in the form of this fabulous Sunset quilt designed by Trudi of Trudi-Quilting Prolifically. |
If you love this Spice bundle, then check out our Multicolour Picks for more fun combinations of fabulous shades that work beautifully together.
Last month’s winner…
Congratulations to Joan Dobson who won last month’s Prize Draw, this Moss Fat Quarter Pack of delightfully fresh spring greens.
Congratulations to Joan Dobson who won last month’s Prize Draw, this Moss Fat Quarter Pack of delightfully fresh spring greens.
We can’t wait to see what she’ll make with it!
Your information will be held as confidential and will not be shared with anyone else. By entering the Prize Draw, you agree to our Competition Terms and Conditions.
Save on Sunshine
Our next offer is on six yummy yellows
Save 20% on our Offers of the Week
SAVE 20% when you order a minimum of 1 metre before Thursday 5 May, 9am UK time
Enter Promotion Code SUNSHINE20 when prompted in the checkout.
Enter Promotion Code SUNSHINE20 when prompted in the checkout.
Placing red and blue
Thanks to Nancy Feve for a look-in to her creative process. She took advantage of an Oakshott sale of packs in reds and blues and here is her colour placement sample, yet to be quilted (we look forward to the next instalment).
Don’t those colours shine?
In the Pink
We’re introducing our NEW Offers of the Week with six luscious fabrics – and hope you’ll be tickled pink!
Orders must be received by Thursday 28 April, 9am UK time, so please go to our shop offers page Offers-of-the-Week and enter the promotion code ROSE20 at the checkout
Saturated colour
Feast your eyes on sumptuous woven textiles from rising star of UK textile design, Margo Selby. Margo’s trademark three-dimensional fabrics result from a combination of innovative hand-woven constructions and industrial machinery.
Margo’s work is sometimes described as ‘quilterly’ and her love of saturated colour fits right in with our own ethos. So, up until Monday 4 April 2016 (9.00am UK time) you can claim 20% off Margo Selby products by using the coupon code OAKSHOTT at the checkout on www.margoselby.com.* If you haven’t got to this post until after that date you still need to check out her fantastic range of furnishing fabrics, bedlinen, jackets, scarves, rugs, towels, throws, art, and her famous cushions:
*Furniture, carpets and the Osborne & Little collection are excluded from this offer. See offer on Oakshott website.
Purple Days
Purple combines the calm stability of blue with the fierce energy of red. It’s often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury and power. Purple can represent wealth, creativity, wisdom, grandeur, devotion, peace, mystery, independence and magic.
We love designer Helen Howes’ use of purple in her Interpolations 3a / Inpurpleation Quilt (shown here in progress):
If you’re inspired, read the story behind her design and to make the project download the pattern from Helen Howes Textiles.
To celebrate the UK’s Mothering Sunday on 6 March 2016 we are offering 20% OFF selected purples up until 9am UK time on Monday 7 March. Use the promotional code MUM16 at the checkout when you purchase any of these selected purples from the Colourshott collection (just click on your chosen swatch to shop):
Backgrounds from Oakshott
20% off selected Colourshotts for 1 week only
(use promo code BACK20 at the checkout before Monday 7 March, 9.00am UK time)
Choosing the perfect background for your design will showcase it for the best effect. Like a picture frame, it can tone down a brightly coloured piece or make a more neutral palette appear bolder. The background may be required to take a back seat or perhaps to create a presence. So we’ve selected nine favourites for you to invest in now – and send us your photos in the future!
Click on the picture go straight to the Oakshott Fabrics shop.
Aruba Prize Draw
Refresher call to enter our prize draw for a Fat Quarter Pack of sunshine: Aruba
It is free to enter and runs until the end of March.
Aruba Competition Comments
Thank you to everyone who entered our Aruba Competition (nearly 500 of you; based in the Antipodes, North America and all round Europe and Scandinavia).les couleurs de cette collection sont toniques et merveilleuse!
We were thrilled with the response and touched by your many wonderful comments. We did wonder how some of you coped while you were waiting to hear:
Fingers and toes are all crossed 🙂
The little packs of sunshine are of course named after the Caribbean island.
A great choice for naming a gorgeous fabric collection after.Brilliantly named collection – the colours capture sunshine on brightly coloured clothing and sea! Love it!
And you agreed that as we head into our northern winter, we appreciate the vibrant colours of the Caribbean.
these colors are amazing – perfect for winter sewing (bright and sunny always helps during snowy, cold winters here)Love these shimmering colors.
We’re sorry only three of you could win but delighted to announce that you were:
1st Prize of an Aruba Fat Quarter Pack to Marilyn Hagopian
1st Prize of an Aruba Fat Quarter Pack to Marilyn Hagopian
2nd Prizes of Aruba Fat 8ths Packs to Elaine Armstrong and Denise Davies
If you didn’t win but were inspired by these little packs of sunshine, you can get your hands on our Aruba Fat 8ths and Fat Quarter Packs here.
Thanks for saying lots of:
gorgeous, wonderful, lovely
and we’ve never seen so many exclamation marks!!!