Sneak Peek | Beyond the Sea strike-offs

A little peek at what's to come. :)

Strike-offs are test prints to show scale, artwork and color. They are typically screen prints pulled by hand and they can often have defects that will be corrected in bulk production, ie, registration, thickness of line, spots and smudges.

The little solid swatches are called lab dips for color approval.

Introducing | Solids

Cloud9 Fabrics is happy to announce that with the arrival of our 2nd collection, we'll also be including 3 solids to the mix. So far they've been met with great anticipation. Indeed, we're excited about the creative possibilities.

Cuddly Creations | Organic Quilt Company

The Organic Quilt Company is our first manufacturer to produce baby goods with our My Happy Garden collection.

The Organic Quilt Company strives to use sustainable, environmentally-friendly, organically-grown, and naturally dyed fabrics to produce beautiful, high-quality quilts and blankets for you and your family.

It's just so inspiring to see these lovely items. Buy direct on Becky's Etsy shop or look for her goods at one of these fine retailers.

Formal introduction | Beyond the Sea

Wow, I can't believe how remiss I have been with the blogging since our return from the International Quilt Market. I have completely forgotten to alert the blogwaves of our upcoming in March 2010 collection: Beyond the Sea.

Well, here it is! Hope you like it. :)

From our website: Cloud9 Fabrics' second collection adds a wee touch of maturity yet maintains playful charm. Designer, Michelle Engel Bencsko continues to pull reference from nature and the whimsical side of life. With a little nod to Bobby Darin and the mod days of yore, the ever-popular seashore theme is at once idealized and abstracted and can be put to any number of uses. Great for nurseries and all things babies, but also clothing, home decor and accessories.

Now I'm off to play catchup with a bunch of other things that have been slipping through the cracks!

We're back and a big blog thanks!

Special thanks to Pink Chalk Studio and Fat Quarter Shop. Not only were they lovely mentions, but they actually took pictures of us in our booth, which is something we didn't get for ourselves!

Quilt market was an amazing success for us. We accomplished all of our goals and more. It was a complete whirlwind, and I'm pretty sure Gina and I didn't stop smiling the whole time.

Our booth was a little oasis of sunshine and lightness and we were so thrilled with all the happy faces that came to visit us and had so much enthusiasm for our product. Apparently we are far from alone in our beliefs and wants for the organic movement in this area.

Beyond the Sea made its debut and was received so well, that we even have some pre-orders! Totally high-fiving on that!

Inspirational message of the day.

via Swiss Miss.