Winterkist
April 2nd, 2012
I’m so excited I can hardly stand it! Next month in Kansas City at the International Quilt Market my Winterkist line is going to debut! Not only is Gnoma Claus coming back (ish), he’s going to be in SIX colors! Winterkist is not a sequel to Holiday Happy - but rather Winterkist is everything I wanted Holiday Happy to be and then some (not that I didn’t love my first baby). Winterkist is a mash-up of rain, snow, puddles, Gnoma Claus on Botox, and crazy bright colors to warm up the dark Winter months (or as we call the dark of Winter in NW Oregon: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall).
Another exciting change is that Gnoma Claus won’t come on a panel like he did on Holiday Happy - but now he’ll be on actual yardage. That means more Gnoma per yard + usable yardage! Fussy cut or not, it’s a gnoma-fiesta by the yard. You can see how it all works by having a sneak peek inside the little Winterkist Booklet I made for Lecien to hand out at Market. Here’s a snapshot of the booklet:
There are 30 SKU’s in all, 5 prints each in Pink, Orange Sherbet, Red, Aqua (or teal), Lime and Graphite. I don’t know what I’m most excited about… the Orange Sherbet or the Graphite. Not yo momma’s holiday colors, fo sho! Well, not my momma’s colors. And if you are one of my kids - in that case it is yo momma’s holiday colors. Winterkist is still being milled, so what I’m showing are my final round of strike-offs:
Pink
Orange Sherbet
Red
Aqua
Lime
Graphite
Since my sample yardage is not yet here, I’m waiting to share my freebie pattern that’ll be available at Lecien’s websites. The pattern will be available at Quilt Market time (end of May). I’ve been playing with color combos. It’s like play-dough for the quilter/sewist in me.
North Shore: Lime - Aqua - Graphite
Citron: Pink - Lime - Orange Sherbet
m3: Red - Teal - Graphite
Pink & Orange Sherbet
Aqua & Lime
Red & Aqua
Cherry Lime
Aqua & Orange Sherbet
Wint-o-ween
(I want to throw in some Lime and some purple solids!)
I’m also really excited about my selvage.
I love a great selvage, and Lecien included some tiny baby Gnomas for the color dots. Squeal!
So with a deep breath I’m about to hit the publish button on this post. I so hope Winterkist will be liked. It’s a weird feeling to put something you made out there to be used. Worry, fear and self-doubt are part of the package - and as scared S-less as I am… I’m also so very happy. To the moon happy! I can’t thank everyone enough for the sweet, kind and excited comments I got on my teaser post (I’m so touched!!), and I hope everyone still feels the same after seeing the rest, now. At least I know my parents will want some. Gonna be tough to hang fabric on their fridge… but I’ll find a way.
Deets:
– Wholesale orders: Lecien USA - (510) 596-3085
– Ship date/in stores: Summer 2012
– Free pattern: lecienusa.com or lecien.co.jp
– PDF sales book: Winterkist Booklet
– International Quilt Market, Spring 2012, Kansas City, MO
Posted in Winterkist |
Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
Oh WOW I love it … want it … need it ….. NOW!!!!!!! :o) COngrats on the new line
April 2nd, 2012Congratulations! Love the colors and super cute gnomes! Can’t wait to see it in person!
April 2nd, 2012aww! look at em! so cute and I adore the colors you used!
April 2nd, 2012Oh my goodness! I love this! Great job once again! I love the orange. Oh wait, there is pink. Ohh the lime. Ok, I love them all!
April 2nd, 2012Adorable! Love the selvedge gnomies. Great colors - making my mouth water.
April 2nd, 2012I can not stand how cute it is. I so wish I had won the lottery so I could afford to buy bolts of it. If you ever have some laying around and don’t know what to do with it you can totally send some to me, you know since you have my address and all.
April 2nd, 2012What a pretty fabric line you made. I am looking forward to seeing it at Fatquarter Shop and various quilts made from your line.
April 2nd, 2012love it so much! congrats Monica!
April 2nd, 2012Holy smokes - completely ADORABLE!!!! I’m gonna go all gnoma-crazy. Really, this whole line is so awesome. I’m gonna need a bunch. For reals. P.S. Lemme know if you need a stunt sewist for market.
April 2nd, 2012you are torturing me! Summer is so far away when waiting for awesome fabric :) I don’t save selvedges {gasp!} but I may need to make an exception for those baby gnomas :)
April 2nd, 2012I LOVE it! Those gnomas are so cute! I know that I am going to want some…and I know that my mom would love some, too. Perhaps I’ll get her some for her birthday…Those colors are GREAT! I especially love the graphite. And those little gnoma color dots? Awesome!
April 2nd, 2012These are great!! I absolutely love the colors! Especially the Orange Sherbet, Aqua, and Lime. :)
April 2nd, 2012And how long do I have to wait? These colors are just the best, so many things to do with them!
April 2nd, 2012Oh sweet Moses I love it so much I want to marry it!!!
April 2nd, 2012congratulations!!!
April 2nd, 2012Oh, wow, what a great fabric line to look forward too.
Love that little gnoma dude. And the colors. All of it.
Can’t wait to get my paws on some of it.
Congrats on a great design.
April 2nd, 2012Ooooh! I love the graphite best! Don’t know why…just do! Nice work Mrs. Zombie. ;p
April 2nd, 2012like it??
April 2nd, 2012why, i love it !
Oh , this is the most adorable fabric I have seen in a long time…you are such a talented young woman, I know you are so proud of yourself. Sit back and enjoy all the accolades!!
April 2nd, 2012I’m feeling the Gnome Love.. Gnome and snowflakes.. yeah baby it’s a HIT!
April 2nd, 2012I love me some gnoma! And you xo?xo?
April 2nd, 2012OH MY, you had me at Gnome Claus *sigh* - cheers to you and best wishes for much success. Enjoy the show!
April 2nd, 2012I’m still guarding my Gnome Claus panel with my life and so glad they will have some friends soon!
April 2nd, 2012So so cute- and truly so versatile, too! Bravo!!!
April 2nd, 2012SupercaliFABulishous! Can’t wait to make something with it!!!
April 2nd, 2012The red is perfect and looks so good with everyone of those other colors–kinda like you planned it. :)
I’ll take 3 yards of selvage, please. They are adorable.
April 2nd, 2012oh my goodness. love love love!! congrats to you - hope i get to meet you at market!
April 2nd, 2012oh my goodness, i love it! the colors are the fantastic!
April 2nd, 2012LOVE THEM ALL!!! They are this momma’s Christmas colors!
April 2nd, 2012I’m loving the color dots on the selvage! Its like a little treat they sneak in there to see if your paying attention. And I love the colors, definitely going to my must buy list!
April 2nd, 2012So much fun! I love your little Gnoma, and it’s great to see more of him on the yardage! And the colors are just stunning. Fantastic job, my dear! Can’t wait to see it–and you!!– at market! xoxoxo
April 2nd, 2012OH EM GEE, Monica! North Shore is soooo Vancouver Olympics! I am loving it!!
April 2nd, 2012If you didn’t hear my resounding SQUEE!!!!!!!! on seeing this post, I would be surprised. I love it. I am officially super-happy that I didn’t get around to sewing me a tree skirt (or Pants!) last holiday season, because I would have had to make a new one in this fabric. The hard part will be choosing the colorway!!
April 2nd, 2012Argh! Too stinkin’ cute! I NEED some of that graphite gnoma print! I love the tiny pops of colour that break up the darkness of the graphite!
April 2nd, 2012Now to try and be patient until it is released…….. Damn! It’s going to be hard! ;-)
woohoo! Looks great!
April 2nd, 2012Posi-lutely adorable!!
April 2nd, 2012The fabric looks so fun!! Love the colors. And I can’t wait to see how you hang it on the fridge for your folks! :)
April 2nd, 2012I love it! Awesome colors too, can’t wait to get some!!
April 2nd, 2012I have to start a special piggy bank for this because I just want yards of every. single. bit.
April 2nd, 2012Oh my stars! I have to hear who I can start stalking so I an buy a huge bundle of this- start saving now, right??!! :) WOW- just perfect colors- totally me!!!
April 2nd, 2012Love, love, love it!!!! That North Shore bundle is giving me heart palpitations!
April 2nd, 2012Winterkist is incredibly wonderful! I love each and every color and when you put them into color combinations, my heart went pitter patter :) I loved each and every one of them. The selvage is the cutest one I’ve seen. I can hardly wait to see what the pattern will be….waiting with baited breath!!!
April 2nd, 2012Those are WONDERFUL. I can’t wait to get my grubby mitts on them! Congratulations!
April 2nd, 2012Great colors! Not my momma’s coolers either, but I sure do like them! Love the selvage “dots”! How exciting for you!!!
April 2nd, 2012The color combinations that you have show how versatile the line is. Just great. Kathie L in Allentown
April 2nd, 2012You must have made this just for me! ;) The selvedge is just absolutely cute too. Yay gnoma claus!
April 2nd, 2012Congrats on the new line. Love it!
April 2nd, 2012Wow Monica! These colors and designs are fabulous. And that selvage is almost too much. Can’t wait to touch it!
April 2nd, 2012I love it, Monica. I love all the colors. I’m so happy for you!
April 2nd, 2012So, how creative are you ! I love that material and the colors are so bright and cheery. I can’t wait for that fabric to come out. I can just see the cutest stuff. Better start planning now :)
April 2nd, 2012Is it awkward to say that everything you design I want to jump into and take a bath in? Because that’s kinda how I feel.
April 2nd, 2012Love gnoma! And your lair for sunshine-y colors! xo
April 2nd, 2012I “pinned” it so I don’t forget - like that’s gonna happen. I’m not missing this one. I’m putting money aside to buy quarter or half yards of this one.
April 2nd, 2012Oh, I love all the pics you took of the different color combinations. Love love love!!!
April 2nd, 2012Oh.My.Goodness. I love it. It’s even more amazing than I knew it would be. I’m so excited for the Gnoma yardage - I could cry!
April 2nd, 2012gtfo! i am in LOOOOOOVE!!!! totally awesome monica! you have hit the ball out of the park on this one. i want it to be christmas right now!
April 2nd, 2012Love it!
April 2nd, 2012Adorable. I really love the selvedge ! It’s all about the details!! Congrats :)
April 2nd, 2012It’s wonderful Monica! I’m so happy for you!
April 2nd, 2012How cute are these guys! I love the colors. They are so bright and cheery. What darling gnomes and wonderful patterns. You have done an excellent job. Congratulations! Can’t wait to see some in person. K-
April 2nd, 2012CAN! NOT! WAIT!!!!! It is so out of this world YUMMY!!! Just like you my sweet friend!
April 2nd, 2012Fun Monica!! I love the colors and all the prints yay!
April 2nd, 2012The entire line is squealing fun! Congrats Monica. Love the selvage detail!
April 2nd, 2012oh my! Aqua and Orange Sherbet will be making their ways into my holiday plans! Super cute line! Congrats and well done. Will there also be gnomes on the selvages? Can’t wait to buy some and see!
April 2nd, 2012It looks soooo great :) can’t wait so see quilts made of it.
April 2nd, 2012Susanne
OMG, it’s fantastic! I love all the colors, but Sally Green is divine! I adore the selvedge. I am so proud of you and your accomplishments.
April 2nd, 2012everyone knows about my gnome allergy but this may just be the cure!
Wonderful collection Monica … can’t wait to get my mittens (geddit??) on some xx
April 2nd, 2012I’m going to have to buy some ……just for the selvedge!
April 2nd, 2012So super fabulous! I’m in love, especially with the bubbles–and the selvedges! Congratulations on what’s sure to be a winning line!
April 2nd, 2012SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 2nd, 2012Pink and graphite are going to be THIS mommas colors! I can. Not. Wait!
April 2nd, 2012Be still my beating heart? Love, love the colors! I think there was just an earthquake. Or maybe it’s my charge card jumping out of my purse! So happy for you Monica!
April 2nd, 2012LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE and the addition of that grey KILLS it for me (KILLS being good here…!) XXX
April 3rd, 2012I think we may need to bring Christmas forward this year :) bring on the gnomes!!!!
April 3rd, 2012Holy cow, I didn’t know if it was possible to make another collection that I love as much as Happy Mochi and you sure did it! I adore Winterkist!! Especially the way that you added in a gray colorway! Cannot wait to get my paws on some Winterkist :)
April 3rd, 2012I love it!!! I, too, am a big fan of the Graphite fabrics! I especially like the stylized snowflakes and the snowflake grid. Great work!!!!
April 3rd, 2012Congratulations Woman! Those colors are AWESOME!!! And that selvage will be coveted far and wide for all the selvage projects out there!
April 3rd, 2012Wish I could post on these posts! What a bunch of fun fans. :)
April 3rd, 2012Adore it all! The color combos you picture are amazing!
April 3rd, 2012Congratulations Monica! The new Winterkist fabrics are fantastic and the colors are perfect!
I especially love the tropical feel to the wintery patterns. The teal, lime and pink bubbles are my favorites!
Hope you have a marvelous time at Quilt Market - so happy for you!
April 3rd, 2012Gah! That’s ossim (as we say in our house)! Sign me up for a North Shore and an m3 bundle, and maybe toss in a Wint-O-Ween.
April 3rd, 2012So amazing. I think I could be happy with the selvedge only. I love the gnomes and the pattern you show for the quilt.
April 3rd, 2012I can’t wait for this one to be released. Congratulations on an amazing, wonderful and gorgeous new range.
LOVE IT!!!!
Congratulations on such a super new set of fabric. I love the colours! Will definitely be adding this to my stash. love that you added graphite and other holiday neutral colours.
April 3rd, 2012Ohhhh, Monica! I am so happy for you. I love, love, love Winterkist! And you know I love me some Gnoma Claus… but he’s even better tossed like that… so versatile! :) I already spotted my favorite coordinate: I am drooling over that print with the snowflakes inside circles inside squares. LOVE!!! Congrats, hun! Can’t wait to see you again. xoxo
April 3rd, 2012This line looks awesome! I love the colors and the big gnoma clause print!
April 3rd, 2012So stinkin’ cute! I can’t wait to get my hands on this fabric and make some cool winter things!
April 3rd, 2012LOVE THE COLORS!!!!
and really love having gnomes on yardage not panels. Can hardly wait!! thanks for staying with gnomes for a while. anxious to play with this fabric.
CONGRATULATIONS!
April 3rd, 2012Yay, more gnomas! I’m torn between orange sherbet and lime green as my faves…Congrats on what is sure to be a hit! Love love the snowflake print too.
April 3rd, 2012this is so awesome! i confess that i’ve not seen your fabric before (sorry?) but i will be finding some of this awesome collection. i love the modern color palate. i love pink and green for christmas, myself!
April 3rd, 2012i hope market goes great for you!!
I totally, TOTALLY love your new line! I can’t wait until it hits the stores! Good luck - and congrats on a really great fabric line!!
April 3rd, 2012KZK
Love the orange and the graphite!!!!!
April 3rd, 2012I LOVE your
new line! And the colors. WOW!
When I read the comment about yur artwork on the fridge a piciture flashed in my mind. Imagine if you will the fridge doors Mod Podged in Winterkist. Lime? Orange? LOL
April 3rd, 2012Absolutely adorifying!
April 3rd, 2012Monica … you have hit it out of the park!!! I love it, and can’t wait to be able to order it … love, love, love. Esp. the graphite … can’t wait! Congratulations!
April 3rd, 2012Yay! Congratulations! Such lovely fabric - a holiday print you can love and adore!
Thank you!
April 3rd, 2012OHHH!!! I LOVE LOVE this. Want it NOW!! :D
April 3rd, 2012Geeze Monica! You did it again. Super Cute - and now I have to review my budget for Christmas Fabric!!! Love it - Especially the graphite with the little sparkles of color!
April 3rd, 2012Are you kidding, if magnets stuck to my stainless steel fridge, I’d cover mine with your fabric!!!! I am swooning over wint-o-ween combo. Just love the slate palette to pieces. Your talent knocks my socks off. Truly.
April 3rd, 2012Congrats! This is so so awesome!! I so totally love your fabric, and your new baby is fab! I’ve always called your gnomes the weeble wobble santas, after my favorite childhood toys. Yes, I’m a child of the ’70s! Great job! So love the selvedge and can’t wait to buy the whole color way!
April 3rd, 2012Awesome!! Congrats! Great job once again; so fun :) Thank you for sharing
April 3rd, 2012its just stunning….love it!
April 3rd, 2012you have absolutely NOTHTIN’ to be scared about…love the colors, love the gnoma claus, LOVE.IT.ALL!
April 3rd, 2012OMG, I love, love, LOVE!!!!
I’m only just getting over my disappointment at not being able to get hold of any Gnoma Claus last year!
I want to use these gorgeous colours this Christmas, every Christmas for EVER!!
April 3rd, 2012Congratulations Monica! The selvage is to die for!! I looove the snowflakes! Seriously! Can I use the two fabric twirls on my blog for a fabric lust post?
April 3rd, 2012mwah, mwah, mwah….that’s me blowing kist’s from New Mexico for your loverly Winterkist - I love it!! So so darling. Absolutely darling. Well done my friend. Well done.
April 3rd, 2012Congrats! These look FANTASTIC and yes, even the selvage is ridiculously great. Woohoo!
April 3rd, 2012How could anyone not love “Winterkist”. Here in Australia we are slooowly making our way into winter. I so looove the gorgeous colours and I know this will be a big hit! Congratulations!!!
April 3rd, 2012Love those gnomes! Congrats Monica! They are so cute that I think I need to make pajamas out of the aqua (yes… as well as a quilt.) Cheers to you.
April 3rd, 2012Love your new line! I just received my Taking Turns kit from Sew Modern. Can’t wait to get started!
April 3rd, 2012Congratulations Monica!!! It’s gorgeous!
April 3rd, 2012Monica…I LOVE it…every color, every color combination…every pattern! Congrats again!
PS…does it coordinate with Happy Mochi?
April 3rd, 2012OMG I’m in LOVE!!!! I can’t wait to get my hands on this collection! Summer can’t come to soon.
April 3rd, 2012They are fabulous!
April 3rd, 2012I’m so excited too! I love your Gnoma Claus fabric. I can hardldly wait.
April 3rd, 2012LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! Love the colours and the design - just fantastic. Can’t wait to get some and turn it into something fab!
April 3rd, 2012Love it Monica! And I told you before in your previous post, love that you’re using graphite! Love that the gnoma are coming to the dark side…. ;))
April 4th, 2012SO Cute :)
April 4th, 2012How absolutely adorable! I love it (especially the little gnomes on the selvage)– might have to get me a red, aqua, and graphite stack when it comes out.
April 4th, 2012Oh my goodness! This is beyond awesome….I’m in love with those cute roly poly gnomes - especially all the circles surrounding them! The colorways are wonderful and you can bet that this one is on my “gotta get” list! Congratulations!
April 4th, 2012Love love love it!!!! The graphite is awesome. So fun!
April 4th, 2012Oh Monica, you did it AGAIN! Your cup of talent runneth over.
And Dude, just cut out those cute little selvedge gnomes for little fridge magnets for momma! LOL!
Now I gotta go fetch my socks that you just knocked off me feet …
April 4th, 2012What an awesome line of fabric!! Kudos, Monica! All of the prints and colors are fab but that graphite combo is over the top…hope they make lots or it will be hard to find. Can’t wait til I can buy me some.
April 4th, 2012Oh Monica - you did it again… I’ll have to start saving my $ now. :)
April 4th, 2012What? I have to wait until summer to get this funtastic fabric? I no can wait…
April 4th, 2012Dang, those are adorable gnomes! I love that the fabrics are Christmasy without the usual imagery. Too cute!
April 5th, 2012Wow, I really love this line! Your bright colors are always awesome! This is definitely on my must-have list this year!
April 5th, 2012Love, love, love this! But I’m still working on doing everything I want to do with my huge stash of Happy Mochi Yum Yum! Next up a dresden plate quilt using it & Lori’s & Pam’s all together.
April 5th, 2012No joke, no blowing smoke…
I read and scrolled and was starting to go into cuteness overload.
Then I saw graphite. I gasped in my brain.
I’m so excited to get my hands on it. And I’m thinking lime and pink. And lime and pink and graphite.
April 5th, 2012and graphite.
and more graphite.
Oh that selvedge is just divine. I may have to buy some just for that. And the gorgeous colours. Oh, okay, and the cute prints.
Love it!
April 5th, 2012These are soooo cute! You should be proud & excited! It’s funny how the print in different colors evokes a different feeling or mood for me - I love the black, green & blue & those aren’t typically my colors!
April 6th, 2012Congrats!!
This is such a great fabric line.. loving the colors, they are great!! I cant wait for them to come to NZ, I may have to be a bit proactive and seek them out! not sure if I can wait that long!!
April 7th, 2012LOVE IT! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
April 7th, 2012ADORABLE!
what an awesome line! Congratulations to you…well done.
April 7th, 2012Gah. You had me at GNOME.
April 8th, 2012Oh wow! Love it!
April 8th, 2012I just had a fabrigasm.
April 8th, 2012Love it! Congratulations!
April 8th, 2012Seriously, I love the colors. All the colors seriously, I mean I LOVE them. It’s like you’re tapped into my psyche. And then you put gnomes on top? I can’t even stand it. Can’t wait to buy. Thanks again!
April 8th, 2012Absolutely gorgeous Monica.
April 9th, 2012OMG they are fabulous and the colors grand. You should do gnomes for all the seasons! I for one would be a collector. :)
April 9th, 2012I.love.it. It is fabulous! (and I’m about to make a concerted effort to jump back on the fw train so I can work with my holiday happy!!)
April 9th, 2012Oh my, I LOVE it!! I began my quilting journey just after Happy Mochi Yum Yum “finished” and was devestated. And now we’re moving to Japan in 3 weeks, and I cannot wait to get my hands on this “in person”!!
April 9th, 2012OMG I love the colorways! I could see my granddaughter wearing a sundress of the circle/rings!! could be great for Christmas in July! I will looking for this.
April 11th, 2012I love it!!!! I do hope someone in the UK is going to be selling it!!
April 12th, 2012Ooooh I DO hope someone in the UK will stock this. I want it all!! I might not make it into anything, I might just keep it and look at it :))))
April 12th, 2012I need this fabric. NEED.IT!!!! I love the combination of colors with the prints. Fantastic.
April 12th, 2012I can see many, many cute items with this new line - congratulations:)
April 13th, 2012They all look fantastic! I can’t wait to play with them!
April 13th, 2012HI Monica,
I went to the Lecien website and no free pattern = ( Any thoughts or maybe I am not looking in the right place? Thanks!! Love the new line!!!
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April 17th, 2012I love that you love it, and love that you want the free pattern, too! The free pattern will be out (mid-May ish) after Winterkist debuts at Quilt Market. I know the booklet says it’s available, but the booklet I’m giving sneak peeks of is the booklet that’ll be a handout at Market. I’m sorry if it seems misleading, but I couldn’t wait to show a peek of the booklet. Hope you’ll forgive me! :o) - Monica
Wow, wow, and triple, quadruple wow! I adore them all!
April 18th, 2012I can (or maybe I can’t) imagine how nerve-wracking it must be to have a brand new fabric line out there. I, for one, LOVE it. I would buy it just for the selvages, but the prints are great too!
April 18th, 2012O.M.G. MUST have…..
April 19th, 2012LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! I thought orange was my favorite, but then I saw the graphite all sewed up…squeal! I have been saving some of my Holiday Happy…can’t wait to add to my collection! xo Jen
April 20th, 2012I love the quilt pattern!!!!! Where can I get it?
May 22nd, 2012Wow, I realise I’m totally behind the times with this post, but I love your gnomes! I ordered the lime for a Christmas sack for my son and then discovered the pink for my daughter (if I can get it in the UK!). Also so chuffed to find the actual designer, there’s so many lovely fabrics out there but it’s very rare that the designer is “accessible”!!
November 19th, 2012