Morris Apprentice Pre-Cuts

All the new Morris Apprentice Pre-Cuts are now available in Store. We have layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm packs available. This is the latest Morris inspired collection from Barbara Brackman. To see the full range of fabrics and to place to order CLICK HERE 

 

Morris Fabric - Special Offer

We have just heard that the new Morris Apprentice from Barbara Brackman is about to be shipped out to us!

SO AS A SPECIAL OFFER we have loaded this range onto our website and until Saturday 8th December 10am if you pre-order any of the fabrics in this range (excluding pre-cuts) you will receive a bonus 15% off! Offer only available to orders placed online and will be shipped on Monday! CLICK HERE to view this collection.

 CLICK HERE to view this collection and to place an order with Berrima Patchwork.

International Quilt Market Houston: Schoolhouse Lectures

Over the next several days I will be posting from the International Quilt Market and Festival at Houston. First up in Quilt Market which is a trade only event to show the latest fabrics, books, notion and more.

Today was Quilt Market Schoolhouse Series which occurs the day before Quilt Market opens. The purpose of Quilt Market Schoolhouse is to help us store owners to have a more successful store. There are 291 different classes on offer with a wide range of topics. The emphasis is to introduce new products, techniques or to expand our existing programs in place in our store. It gives us a greater  insight as to what is new on the market.

Jane Sassman with one of her fantastic quilts showing off her fabric line from Free Spirit Fabrics. Jane has just released a new book with Dragon Threads and I think it is available now.

 

 Lonni Rossi talking about her new fabric collection Fairmont Park for Andover Fabrics

 Lonni Rossi with a quilt made with her new collection for Andover Fabrics, I can't remember it's name but I know it will be out at the start of next year.

 A Quilt made using Thomas Knauer's Fabric collection for Andover Fabrics.

 Thomas Knauer showing off a bag using his new fabric collection for Andover Fabrics.

 Photo from Amy Butler's Schoolhouse Session. This was her "fashion show" which uses her new collection and types of fabric including her new fashion sewing fabrics.

 

 Photo from Amy Butler's Schoolhouse Session. This was her "fashion show" which uses her new collection and types of fabric including her new fashion sewing fabrics.

 Photo from Northcott Fabric presentations showing the latest from Stonehendge. This is a range that we have in store now (in the brown colourway)

 A new Christmas panel from Northcott Fabrics. This will be available next year and what is really cool is that they made a sample of this panel with lights attached to it.

 Another quilt using Stonehendge fabrics from Northcott.

 A fantastic quilt created by Kaffe Fassett

 And another one, that is Brandon hiding behind the quilt

 This quilt is designed by Kim McLean (an Aussie!) using Kaffe Fassett Fabrics, her quilts are amazing.

 Barbara Brackman showing a quilt she has made using her new collection The Morris Apprentice which we will have in store (fingers crossed) next month. We have the entire collection on order.

 A sneak peak of Barbara Brackman's new collection coming out next year Civil War Jubilee for Moda Fabrics (the colour of the photo will not be the colour of the fabrics I took this photo from the projected image)

 The hallway during Schoolhouse lectures, everyone waiting in go into their selection rooms. There are a total of 15 session in which you can choose from around 20 different topics on offer each session. You move rooms as required and most of the session last either 30 minutes or 15 minutes. It's hectic in the hallways as everyone moves from one session to the next.

A look of the show floor taken this evening. Everyone nearly ready for the Quilt Market to start tomorrow. The store in the center bottom is Superior Thread's Stand!

More tomorrow!

SALE: Morris & Company Fabric

SPECIAL OFFER - 30% OFF Morris & Company
A special offer for our Berrima Patchwork friends we are offering 30% off all the fabrics in the Morris & Company by Barbara Brackman for Moda. The normal price for these fabrics are $21/mt now only $14.70/mt. This discount also applies to the charm packs and jelly rolls.

To view this collection and to place an order CLICK HERE or go to
http://www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/shop/category/fabric-by-type/morris-company/?showall=1&page_num=1
The offer is valid from today until 10am Saturday 6th October, normal shipping costs apply.

New Morris Pre-cuts

Yesterday we received the samples of the new The Morris Apprentice by Barbara Brackman, it is a stunning new collection. We have a limited supply of the jelly roll, layer cakes and charm packs available for sale. The fabric on the bolt will be released in November. If you are interested in buying any of these jelly rolls, layer cakes and charm packs please contact us on (02) 48771382, we will not be placing these on the website as there is only a small quantity currently available.

The Morris Apprentice Fabric: Barbara Brackman

We have just recieved an email about the brand new Morris Apprentice Fabric by Barbara Brackman for Moda Fabrics. This collection is called The Morris Apprentice and  features the designs of John Henry Dearle.

 While I was at Kansas City we have a sneak peek of three of the fabrics from this collection and I just couldn't wait to see more. SOOOO today when we just got sent the link for this new collection we jumped on it! There is only one down side.... we have to wait until November for it to be in store, but the good thing is Berrima Patchwork will be taking the entire collection and there will be a kit to go with this fabric!

There is 40 pieces in this collection and below is just a taste of what is on offer. There is a range of colours including beautiful greys, eggplant, blues (always my favourite), browns, pale green, red and more!

You can view the entire collection by CLICKING HERE or go to http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_The-Morris-Apprentice.pdf

New Fabric In Store: Morris & Company

Morris & Company by Barbara Brackman for Moda Fabrics has finally arrived in the store at Berrima Patchwork

We have the entire collection in store and hope to have all the precuts available next week. This stunning collection has 40 different pieces which includes eight prints in a variety of colorways. 

Moda has written about the collection "This latest collection of William Morris reproductions by Barbara Brackman is named for "the firm", as Morris and his friends called their design workshop. Morris & Company included the designers, dyers, printers and weavers who followed Morris's ideals and continued them into the twentieth century. Morris & Company was in business from 1875 to 1940.

This collection highlights William Morris’s skills at translating nature into pattern. From Eyebright, a tiny alpine bloom, to the showy Anemone, the florals reveal Morris’s close observation of his garden. Brother Rabbit features visitors with whom he shared the garden---birds and rabbits. The large print Wandle is named “to honor our helpful stream,” the river that flowed near the dyeworks, providing water for the coloring processes as well as a lovely landscape. Subtle colors echo the shades of the natural dyes so important to Morris’s vision. Morris & Company will inspire all who love the Arts and Crafts look for quilts, clothing and decorating."

View Morris & Company Entire Collection

Or go to www.berrimapatchwork.com.au and click on the Online Store to view Morris & Company.

Below is a selection from Morris & Company collection - It is going to be hard to pick my favourite.

 

  

  

  

I just love the detail in this print of Brother Rabbit

New Moda Pre-Cut Fabrics

We have some new pre-cut fabrics from Moda that have just arrived. Moda pre-releases some of the pre-cut fabrics prior to the release of the fabric on the bolt in a limited supply. Four of these new collections include Good Fortune by Kate Spain, Reunion by Sweetwater, Rouenneries Deux by French General and 1862 Battle Hymn by Barbara Brackman.We will have some of the Reunion Collection and the Rouenneries Deux Collection on the bolt in January.

 

Good Fortune by Kate Spain

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom as you take a leisurely stroll through this springtime water garden. Waterfalls of color energize your creative spirit as you meander along through raked sand gardens in the calming shade of bamboo trees. Discover the collection’s tranquil blossoms, dragonflies, lotus ponds, and geometric expressions of the harmony of nature. Good fortune and happiness await you! 

Reunion by Sweetwater

There is a developing community advertised on a billboard along the interstate named Reunion. I have always noticed that sign, because if I were to live in a new community, I think I would like it to be called Reunion. And if we were going to design a new collection, we all agreed we loved the name Reunion. One of the main colors in the collection is navy, which is something totally new for us. We love it paired with the grey and the happy shades of green, yellow and red make it come to life. Our favorite part of designing this collection wasn’t even creating the designs themselves. We had so much fun naming the prints. Each design reminded us of a family member at a reunion. Our favorites are Ava’s Aprons, Timmy’s Ties and Nora’s News. We don’t actually have an Ava, Timmy or Nora in our family, but it was fun to pretend! 

Rouenneries Deux by French General

After spending many summers in France looking for the perfect French red, I finally found a collection of old prints that represented what rural life looked like in the 18th and 19th centuries. Based on our first collection, Rouenneries, this group of lovely prints is inspired by the red florals that were printed in Rouen, France in the 18th century. Old French red, faded cranberry and natural linen colors all make up a collection that is a perfect combination to create a French-inspired quilt.

1862 Battle Hymn by Barbara Brackman

In 1862 Julia Ward Howe published the Battle Hymn of the Republic, a moving anthem still sung 150 years later. This reproduction fabric line remembers the first full year of Civil War, its battles and losses. Muted colors recall the mood of mourning. The original prints date from mid to late 19th-century, many drawn from an 1860s mill sample book. Print styles fashionable in the 1860s include small figures in formal repeats, floral trails and a floral spray that might be a cotton boll. The flag print may date to the 1870s, a postwar celebratory fabric to commemorate the Union’s Centennial.