Each week Kathy sends an email to our E-Happenings Newsletter subscribers. The products highlighted in those emails are also posted as “Recent Newsletter Highlights” blog posts. You can find a short summary of each of those blog posts from the last 3 months below. Just click on any image or the “Read More” link to see the full post for that week.
November 2022 – Farmhouse Cross Quilt Kit
Introducing Our Farmhouse Cross Quilt Kit We loved this Farmhouse Cross Quilt pattern from QuiltFOX Design so much that we immediately knew we needed to create a Farmhouse Cross Quilt Kit using the same beautiful fabrics that they used. Learn more below. We also offer the pattern by itself and the gorgeous Hoffman Farmhouse Blooms…
Listen to Your Heart from Art Gallery Fabrics
Sharon Holland is a designer who likes to mix the contemporary designs and colors with vintage designs and colors. What you get is a wonderful mix that looks new to some and vintage to others. We love her approach to color and design. Hope you will too. She has done seven other lines for Art…
Chroma – new blender from Northcott
Even blender fabrics are becoming more amazing. This fabric has depth and subtle color changes that make it one of the most interesting “blenders” we have seen in quite a while.
Kawa by Debbie Maddy for Moda
Debbie Maddy is a nationally known pattern designer, teacher, and Shibori stitching/Indigo dyeing instructor. Debbie has studied in Japan and abroad to become an expert instructor as well as designer in the art of Shibori stitching and Indigo dyeing. Her original Shibioi stitching and dyeing designs have been produced by Moda. We have carried every…
Happy Blooms from Sue Penn
Sue designs for Free Spirit Fabrics and her big, colorful designs are her trademark. We have carried two or three of her previous collections. Each one has its own character, but you can tell Sue Penn is behind them. Hope you will enjoy these energizing fabrics.
Farmhouse Cross from QuiltFOX designs
What a great collaberation to bring us this beautiufl wall hanging. Farmhouse Cross from QuiltFOX patterns and the beautiful digital prints of Hoffman fabrics. It was hard to wait until our quilt was finished to talk about it, but I’m glad we did as this picture is worth………. Wish we could take credit for the…
Touchstones from Shell Rummel
The focus piece in this collection sold out so quickly we were amazed. We also amazed that we were able to reorder it. The most amazing was that it was shipped and we have it back in stock within two weeks. This beautiful digital print shows the range of shades that can be achieved with…
Ombre Sky Fabric
We love these ombre fabrics. The color changes selvedge to selvedge. Ombre fabrics can be a little intimidating, so we are presenting two super simple table runner kits that will get you started. Each kit contains the Villa Rosa pattern Fruit Salad as well as the fabric to complete the top including the backing and…
Aboriginal Prints are back in stock
Absolutely the best selling fabrics in our shop are the Aboriginal prints. They are so different than other fabrics. M & S Textiles works with Aboriginal artists to bring us the prints that represent this culture. We also love these fabrics because we have been able to reorder them many times over the years. Sometimes…
ABC XYZ by Stacy Iest Hsu from Moda
Stacy Iest Hsu has done some great kids collections for Moda. Her artwork is contemporary and stylized so it’s very appealing to young parents. This collection has a cute alphabet panel and some great coordinates. This panel will be great for a gender neutral baby quilt. With no pink or blue as the predominate color,…
Rainbows and Leopards
Josephine Kimberling is a new designer for us. The actual name of this group is Dreamscape, but Rainbows and Leopards seems to fit. This is the first collection by Josephine for us. Everyone who has seen it agrees it will be fun to work with. Who couldn’t appreciate rainbows and leopards in the same piece…
Touchstone by Shell Rummel for Free Spirit Fabrics
The Shell Rummel brand features tranquil fine art and design, graceful lines, natural textures and quietly elegant color palettes. Shell’s collections achieve a delicate softness and translucence. There is just a peaceful feeling when working with these beautiful fabrics.
October 2022 – Australian Aboriginal Fabrics
New Australian Aboriginal Fabrics and Quilt Kits! We are always excited when new Australian Aboriginal Fabrics or re-orders of our favorites arrive back in stock and they’ve finally arrived recently so we are going to highlight some of them here! We even have 3 new Australian Aboriginal Quilt Kits and a variety of Australian Aboriginal…
Digital Linen from Telio
We found these beautiful linens over 5 years ago from Telio, a fabric wholesaler out of Canada. We continue to reorder when we can and increase our selection as our customers love these linens. They can be machine washed and dryed. We often think of linen only for the summer, but these prints are so…
Let’s Sew Something
Time for a little break from quilts and runners. Let’s do a little simple sewing. It’s fun to have something new to wear that “I MADE MYSELF”. We don’t do complicated or fitted patterns, just comfort and great fabrics. The Farrow Dress is from Grainline Gear. It’s a simple pullover dress with front pockets. For…
Random Thoughts Quilt Kit
If you are not quite sure what to do with the graphic prints from Marcia Derse’s newest collection, Random Thoughts, we have just the thing. Give our newest quilt kit a try and you will have a great time combining all these colors surrounded by her neutrals. The quilt is approximately 60″ x 80″, so…
New Kaffe Fabrics Have Arrived!
We are always glad when we get new prints or prints that have been redone in new colorways from Kaffe and his collective of designers. Hope you will enoy seeing our newest Kaffe, Philip Jacobs and Brandon Mably prints. First: Kaffe Philip Jacobs: Brandon Mably:
Christmas Quilt & Table Runner
We have made very few Christmas quilts in the shop as they often seem too much work for a short season. When we discovered the Pinata quilt pattern, things changed. You can have this one finished and ready long before the Holidays get here. Our kit uses traditional Christmas prints with Moda’s primitive muslin as…
Ready for Fall?
Ready for Fall to us means a new Pieces of Eight flannel quilt. We do one or two each year when we can find some great flannels. Moda has come thru for us this year with their new Fall Melody collection. The fabric arrived just about two weeks ago and we already have our quilt…
Brielle Garden from QT Fabrics
These digitally printed fabrics are so soft and calming. It’s a great relief after so many fabrics seem to shout at us for attention. Bet you agree. (We added a Moda Grunge to the mix….it’s just the right shade of milky taupe to go with these prints.)
Snowy Weather Flannel from Free Spirit
We might not see much of the “snowy” part, but these are some cute contemporary flannels that kids will love. The deer, birds, and even antlers are very familiar to our area of Texas. Our Rag-a-Muffin quilt is a cinch to make. The instructions tell you exactly what to do and the Rag Snips will…
D is for Dream from Moda Fabrics
We just loved this contemporary line for babies. It’s nice to see those soft colors that include more than just variations of grey. These first prints are the quilting cotton that Moda is known for. This group needed to have a flannel option and Moda did it. Yeah! They do a great flannel so that’s…
Fall Melody Flannel from Moda
Fall flannels from Moda are almost a certainty. Holly Taylor designs some great prints and Moda puts them on great fabric. What could be better? We, of course, will be doing our Pieces of Eight quilt kit and feature it in another newsletter, but we wanted to share these beautiful fabrics so you can get…
Fall = Halloween and Fun!
With Fall fast approaching, Halloween isn’t far behind. We have some quick projects and fun fabrics to get you ready. You have plenty of time to use our kit to make the Cloud Nine Halloween quilt. Choose the kit, or just the pattern if you have a collection of Halloween prints. Too much? Then just…
Wishing for Fall
As August comes to an end, we are all eager for Fall to be here. We have a few more weeks, but the spirit is with us. Check out our Fall runner, panel and some great prints. When Fall arrives, the time gets short to make runners and wall hangings for all the occassions. It’s…
September 2022 – Christmas Fabrics
Get a jump on the Holidays! We are loving all the Christmas prints that have arrived recently. There is such a nice variety of styles, colorways and iconic Christmas imagery that we are sure you will find something perfect for your holiday decor. We have too many to show on this page, so be sure…
Spirited meets Windswept – both Northcott greats
The two latest digital print groups from Northcott work beautifully together. We featured Spirited in one of our last newsletters and we sold out quickly of the coordinates that “officially” go with the Spirited panel. The new prints from their Windswept collection can easily work with the panel. We were able to order a few…
Moving at a snail’s pace! Not a bad idea
This adorable little group of prints reminds us to slow down just a bit. These little snails are headed in both directions. Seems sometimes we are too.
Christmas Squad by Mia Charro
You might not know this designer by name, but she is the one behind all the animals with flowers in their hair. Her latest is call Christmas Squad. Mia Charro designs for Free Spirit Fabrics. These precious animals are ready for the Holidays. Each is approximaley 3″ x 4″. So that we don’t cut into…
Jewel Frames Quilt Kit from Kaffe
We finished our quilt and it’s so much better seeing a finished quilt than just looking at the picture on the package. This is a super easy quilt to make so if you are a beginner it’s for you. If you are a Kaffe fan, you can finish this one quickly. The finished version of…
Sundance – New Western Fabrics from Windham
Western fabrics are always in demand in our area of the country. Nothing like a good cowboy print!!
Ghastlies from Alexander Henry
The Ghastlies were created by the talented and somewhat quirkly designers at Alexander Henry. This family has stretched the years with many adventures. The classic sewing Ghastlies print is one of our favorites. If this Ghastlie girl makes you smile, then check out the rest of our fabrics from this collection.
First Saturday Stuff
We will be open this Saturday, August 6th from 10 – 3 and we have lots of great stuff in the shop. We would love to see you come for a visit and check it out. That’s not possible for all our customers. We thought it would be fun to show one of our displays…
Random Thoughts from Marcia Derse
We are big fans of Marcia Derse and all her great fabric. She is a graphic artist that we first met at the Houston Quilt Market as she presented her first fabric line. We loved it and bought every piece. I think we have been doing that with each line she has introduced since. Marcia…
Carving Pumpkins from Stephanie Brandenburg
Northcott is the best of the best when it comes to digital printing. They just know how to produce beautiful designs without going overboard. Stephanie Brandenburg’s company Frond is known for her large dramatic designs and great color combinations. When you put that together with the best digitial printing, you get Carving Pumpins. It isn’t…
Shannon Martin Greeting Cards
We ship Shannon Martin cards from coast to coast. With these cards, it’s like visiting with your relatives. They are funny without being mean and share thoughts we can all relate to. Sometimes, though, you just need a card that is blank inside so you can write what you want. Here is our selection of…