Franny & Jane

Category: Franny & Jane

Jun
29

Scared of Sewing? (Sometimes)

I’ll admit it. Sewing sometimes intimidates me. I love it, of course but sometimes when I’m looking at social media—blogs, Facebook, and Instagram—I imagine that I’m the only person who doesn’t know how to do needle-turned appliqué or curved piecing. Some Moda designers admit to feeling intimidated...
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Linzee McCray
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Amy Ellis, Amy Rosenthal, Blackbird Designs, Brigitte Heitland, Corey Yoder, Fig Tree & Co., Franny & Jane, Jen Kingwell, Jo Morton, Kate Spain, Lella Boutique, Lisa Bongean, Pat Sloan, Sherri & Chelsi
May
25

Quilt Market Trend: Pointy Things

Detail of a Jen Kingwell quilt As per usual, Quilt Market was exciting and slightly overwhelming. Everywhere I looked, there were gorgeous fabrics, quilts, tools, books, and patterns. I saw things I knew I needed and things I never knew I needed...but now I do. The bottom line is that I came home...
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Linzee McCray
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American Jane, Basic Grey, Cluck Cluck Sew, Corey Yoder, Crystal Manning, Franny & Jane, Jen Kingwell, Kristyne Czepuryk, Lella Boutique, May Chappell, Me & My Sister Designs, Minick & Simpson, Moda Designers, Moda Fabrics, Quilt Market, Quilt Patterns, quilts, Sandy Gervais, Shannon Gillman Orr, Sherri & Chelsi, Stacy Iest Hsu, Zen Chic
May
25

Quilt Market Trend: Pointy Things

Detail of a Jen Kingwell quilt As per usual, Quilt Market was exciting and slightly overwhelming. Everywhere I looked, there were gorgeous fabrics, quilts, tools, books, and patterns. I saw things I knew I needed and things I never knew I needed...but now I do. The bottom line is that I came home...
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Linzee McCray
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American Jane, Basic Grey, Cluck Cluck Sew, Corey Yoder, Crystal Manning, Franny & Jane, Jen Kingwell, Kristyne Czepuryk, Lella Boutique, May Chappell, Me and My Sister Designs, Minick and Simpson, Moda Designers, Moda Fabrics, Quilt Market, Quilt Patterns, quilts, Sandy Gervais, Shannon Gillman Orr, Sherri & Chelsi, Stacey Iest Hsu, Zen Chic
May
20

Spring Quilt Market ~ Part 1

It's Saturday morning and Spring International Quilt Market 2017 is happening... Friday morning at Spring Market is hectic, crazy and busy. The wonderful Moda Sales Reps tour the designer booths to see the designers, quilts and booths. Then there is a group picture... and ready, set, go... Market...
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cnelson
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Annie Brady, Bonnie & Camille, Brenda Riddle, Cake Mix, Corey Yoder, Fig Tree & Co., Franny & Jane, French General, Jan Patek, Kathy Schmitz, Market, Matchbox, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sandy Gervais, Sewing, Sherri & Chelsi, Spring Market, Zen Chic
May
5

Eight is Not Enough...More Market Prep

Yesterday we gave you a peek at eight of the Moda designers pre-Market activities. Today, we give you ten more. Barb Groves—Me and My Sister There is hardly a surface in the place that isn’t covered with fabric … that includes stools and chairs. These are yard cuts of our new Frolic group. The...
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Linzee McCray
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A Quilting Life, Betsy Chutchian, Brenda Riddle, Chelsi Stratton, Corey Yoder, Franny & Jane, Jan Patek Quilts, Me & My Sister Designs, Minick & Simpson, Moda Designers, Moda Fabrics, Sherri McConnell, Vanessa Goertzen, Zen Chic
May
5

Eight is Not Enough...More Market Prep

Yesterday we gave you a peek at eight of the Moda designers pre-Market activities. Today, we give you ten more. Barb Groves—Me and My Sister There is hardly a surface in the place that isn’t covered with fabric … that includes stools and chairs. These are yard cuts of our new Frolic group. The...
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Linzee McCray
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A Quilting Life, Betsy Chutchian, Brenda Riddle, Chelsi Stratton, Corey Yoder, Franny & Jane, Jan Patek, Me and My Sister Designs, Minick and Simpson, Moda Designers, Moda fabric, Sherri McConnell, Vanessa Goertzen, Zen Chic
Jan
24

A final tally...

The end is near! Not "that" end - the end of the posts asking designers questions. Given the timing of when I asked my little questions, I didn't really expect to hear from so many designers. Mid-December... shortly before the holidays. To re-cap one last time, these were the questions: So let me...
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cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Corey Yoder, Franny & Jane, Jen Kingwell, Lisa Bongean, Me & My Sister, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing
Nov
10

Splendid No. 78...

If you've been keeping up with the blocks, No. 78 is akin to entering the final turn on a racetrack. You're more than halfway but not quite on the homestretch yet. Seventy-eight Splendid Sampler blocks down, twenty-two to go. Are you keeping up? Do you know about the Splendid Sampler ? Instead of...
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cnelson
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Franny & Jane, Jane Davidson, Pat Sloan, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Splendid Sampler, Sunday Drive
Jun
30

Once Upon A Time with Franny and Jane

For Franny and Jane, the story’s the thing. Franny ( Frances Newcombe ) studied children’s book illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and believes that creating a fabric collection is a form of storytelling. And you may remember that Jane (aka QuiltJane ) is a sucker for stories of...
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Linzee McCray
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Franny & Jane, Moda Designers, Patterns
May
25

Camp Moda ~ Part 2

There's plenty to catch up with so let's get busy. Camp Moda hadn't officially opened for the day so it was still quiet - and the fireflies were being lit. The table and chair covers are created for each Market to fit the booth theme, and yes, they are re-used for other things throughout the coming...
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cnelson
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Blackbird Designs, Brenda Riddle, Darling LIttle Dickens, Dreamy Quilts, erin michael, Faces of Moda, Farm Fun, Fleurs, Franny & Jane, Gratitude, Jen Kingwell, Jo Morton, Laundry Basket, Lisa Bongean, Little Gatherings II, Lydia Nelson, Manderley, Meow or Never, Moda Merit Badge, Patchwork, Primitive Gatherings, Quilt, Quilt Market, Quilt Market 2016, quilting, Sewing, Stacy Iest Hsu, Wild Orchid