May I introduce to you a peek at my new fabric line with Moda?
Without further ado, a look at the collection,
'Little Apples' is what I came up with when I was asked to design a collection for fall. I took the idea of fall literally and came up with a group around this theme, kind of interpreted through the eyes of children. So we have kids playing games in the park, apple trees, tortoises talking to snails, autumn outfits and a few simple fun co-ordinates to go with.
You might also reconize the dancing quartet???
It's a much bolder and more graphic look than 'sherbet pips' with a strong bright colour story. I've been doing a little sewing with 'the apples' over the last few days and they are FUN prints to play with.
This group will debut at quilt market next month and goes on sale in the fall.
So what do you think??
Got any room left in your stash for a few of the 'little apples'????????
As always, I would love to know your thoughts??????
Looks great! I just ordered a ton of the Pips last night and can't wait until it arrives!
Congrats!
Posted by: Kirsten | 04/19/2011 at 12:38 PM
The new prints look great! You did it again, lovely!!
Posted by: Muriël | 04/19/2011 at 12:40 PM
I've got to say that I like these designs even more than Pips. I adore the clothing and my littlest's favorite game is ring around the rosy. Sweet!
Posted by: Amy | 04/19/2011 at 01:03 PM
Love this collection Aneela. Pip's never really did it for me (no offence meant!), as I'm not a pinky-girly girl. But these are gorgeous. The turtles and snails are very HR, so cute! And I can't wait to get my hands on some of the turtle selvege!
Posted by: Laura Jane | 04/19/2011 at 01:14 PM
I love this, can't wait for fall! At the rate you're going, your fabrics will be the next Flea Market Fancy craze! I love all of your adorable ideas!
Posted by: Lauren Mueller | 04/19/2011 at 01:21 PM
love it, aneela! so cute and playful! :)
Posted by: randi | 04/19/2011 at 01:25 PM
I really like the red and blues in this line - with two boys and no girls the pink and very flowery lines does not make it in our house.
I can just imagine a cool blanket for my youngest son in this line.
Congratulations :)
Posted by: Cille | 04/19/2011 at 01:31 PM
Love it!! The colors are just wonderful and the designs are so sweet. I especially love your use of gray; it's my favorite neutral. Another "must have" just like Pips.
Posted by: Gretchen | 04/19/2011 at 01:33 PM
Look so great so far! I love these colours better - suitable for boys too! And I defintly have some space left for these:)
Posted by: Monika | 04/19/2011 at 01:35 PM
As I've said before!!!! Everything you touch is just over the top ! I love this new line......but I am not going to be able to sleep...I've tooooo much to sew!
Posted by: Miss holly | 04/19/2011 at 01:37 PM
It's not often that I see a line that speaks to me so much I don't want to leave behind one bit of the collection behind--little apples does that for me. I can not wait!
Posted by: Chiska | 04/19/2011 at 01:45 PM
love it also! love the brighter colours...
Posted by: marg | 04/19/2011 at 01:45 PM
love the tortoise!
Posted by: summerfete | 04/19/2011 at 01:55 PM
I am starting my 'Christmas list' right now!
Posted by: Flying Blind | 04/19/2011 at 01:55 PM
Love it! Get a little tired of the usual fall colors all the time, these are nice because they have the fall theme with a twist on the usual color scheme. Great job :)
Posted by: Kristi | 04/19/2011 at 01:57 PM
i love the bright colors. There is def. room for this in my stash when it comes out. You sure will please us aqua and red lovers with this line. Love it. Can't wait til the fall.
Posted by: Erin | 04/19/2011 at 02:03 PM
You got me with the hula hooping girl. I didn't have to look and further - but I did. Great second collection and I can't wait to get my hands on some even though I am in the middle of doing two 'pips' quilts.
Posted by: Susan | 04/19/2011 at 02:03 PM
Uuuuh! This is really lovely! I especially like the turtles, apples and clothes/(paperdoll?) prints! And I love the colours! Congratulations on another great collection!!!
Posted by: Eva | 04/19/2011 at 02:06 PM
Fun to see the previews, though I am a little worried about your ideas being stolen. I saw something very sherbet pippy in a children's chain and my mother-in-law says she saw some sherbet pippy fabrics in her local chain fabric store. It's a beautiful line...very reminiscent of the "caps for sale" color scheme which is beautiful. My favorite print is the clothing print.
Posted by: Mary | 04/19/2011 at 02:11 PM
oh aneela...i am madly, deeply in love with the colors...that gray and green are FABULOUS. i love your co-ordinates...some remind me of a vintage print without actually just totally ripping off the vintage print design. and those apple seeds! yes please!
what a great collection Aneela! beautiful sophmore effort Aneela, just amazing!
Posted by: Jenny | 04/19/2011 at 02:11 PM
Oh my! I didn't think it was possible to design something cuter than Sherbet Pips, but you have! Looks wonderful!!!
Posted by: Kelly | 04/19/2011 at 02:12 PM
My thoughts? FABULOUS!! It will be well loved as Sherbet pips. And I like these colors.
Posted by: Tonya | 04/19/2011 at 02:18 PM
OMG...is it possible this is even cuter than pips? I love the red white print and the same print in the turquoise...and the little girls playing ring a rosie and that grey with the leaf!! I NEED THAT GREY WITH THE LEAF!!
Can't wait...
Posted by: Nancy Lee | 04/19/2011 at 02:19 PM
hey I'm still waiting for Sherbert pips in a shop near me! And now you tease me with more lovliness - so cruel Aneela! When I saw these my initial thought was SP but more grown up!
Love it too! But when will it be inthe UK?
Posted by: Nicky | 04/19/2011 at 02:20 PM
Wow these are super cute! I love the kids and all those clothes and shoes, reminds me of the paper cut figures that you can dress up... fun!
And the tortoise meeting the snail and sniffing the apple, heheh. Very nice! Love the collection!
Posted by: Grace | 04/19/2011 at 02:21 PM
Oh my goodness!! I love it!! Great job on your next SELL-OUT line!! :) Can't wait to meet you at Market!
Posted by: Sarah | 04/19/2011 at 02:22 PM
I already asked my Moda rep if I could order it LOL She said I had to wait until Market because she hadn't even seenit yet. Can't wait it is adorable!
Posted by: Jewel | 04/19/2011 at 02:26 PM
Love it-the colors, the design, the whole works! I could see a part of a girl with a hula hoop I adore & the kids in the circle is fabulous. Just got my Pips & now I'll be waiting again!
Posted by: DianeY | 04/19/2011 at 02:27 PM
Precious!
Posted by: angela | 04/19/2011 at 02:31 PM
The new print are great.You did it again,fabrics,prints, colors ,all are really fabulous!!Well done.
Posted by: rosa | 04/19/2011 at 02:31 PM
Oh, I love it!! I didn't think it was possible to create something cuter than Pips, but you might have done it! Another reason to eagerly await fall!
Posted by: Melanie | 04/19/2011 at 02:33 PM
Love this--the colors, the cute kids, everything! Can't wait to get my hands on some!
Posted by: KT | 04/19/2011 at 02:35 PM
love it! Congrats!
Posted by: jackie | 04/19/2011 at 02:38 PM
Always! I love this! You've done it again!
Posted by: Dorrie | 04/19/2011 at 02:40 PM
what a lovely designs ,cant wait till the autuem,and so looking forward to sherbert pips to land on our shores, so much to look forward to lindsey
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnIAY_Er72p1wxin2vl9jDDSyaQ4xwJpiw | 04/19/2011 at 02:42 PM
So darling!!!!!!
Posted by: Sally | 04/19/2011 at 02:53 PM
Oh how I love you. I am seriously considering emailing a local retailer and asking if it's possible to preorder a fat quarter bundle...but I worry that makes me sound as crazy as I am! I LOVE YOUR DESIGNS! I want you to come illustrate my life!
Posted by: Traci | 04/19/2011 at 03:14 PM
Absolutely precious!! I agree with the hula hoop girl - takes me right back to my childhood! A great new line to look forward to!
Posted by: Debbie | 04/19/2011 at 03:16 PM
i absolutely LOVE this! not just the prints, but the colors, too! such a great combo. can't wait til it comes out!
Posted by: Kelly | 04/19/2011 at 03:32 PM
Love love love it !!!! Congrats to you on another great one!!!! Can't wait for fall :)
Posted by: Terrie | 04/19/2011 at 03:38 PM
darling. I love that red argylish print. Actually i love them all. congrats again.
Posted by: nettie | 04/19/2011 at 03:40 PM
Happy and bright. Love it!
Posted by: diane stanley | 04/19/2011 at 03:49 PM
Aneela, your new line is just adorable. I can hardly wait to see it in person. And just when I thought there couldn't be anything cuter than Sherbet Pips!
Sue
Posted by: Sue | 04/19/2011 at 03:50 PM
really wonderful, aneela. i especially like the addition of green. the coordinates are great, too.
Posted by: hydee ann @ splish splash stash | 04/19/2011 at 04:01 PM
This is going on my wish list right away! Love the turtles. =)
Posted by: Amy, a redeemed sheep | 04/19/2011 at 04:13 PM
It reminds me of you childhood.. when mom and dad would say.. go outside and play. My brothers and I would go out and play and play.. it didn't matter then that it was getting cold outside, I don't think we felt it like I feel it now.. (brrrr).. Just wrap up in more layers, and play until the street lights came on. We played in trees, with critters, with each other and gosh it was such fun! I love your new line.. it holds great memories!
Posted by: Marcia Kosturock | 04/19/2011 at 04:15 PM
I can hardly wait! This line just reminds me of back to school time. Amazing.
Posted by: Colleen | 04/19/2011 at 04:16 PM
Seriously is there no end to your imagination?! Fabulous!! I'm sure this will be a fast selling range too. I really hope that it comes to the UK quickly!
Posted by: Reene | 04/19/2011 at 04:24 PM
LOVE, LOVE IT!!! I love the bold colors and your images. I instantly start to create stories in my head. I love Sherbet Pips and have already made 2 quilts with it, but I think I will love this line even more. I have ideas sprouting in my head already. Need someone to make demo quilts for you????!!
Posted by: Judy | 04/19/2011 at 04:26 PM
OH, I love it! The dancing quartet looks like they are singing "ring around the rosie" and I love it! Great collection.
Posted by: Mitzi | 04/19/2011 at 04:33 PM
I am still coveting the Sherbet Pips, and now there is more... I love the reds and greens in this new line. I can't wait until it comes out in the fall!
Posted by: Jennifer | 04/19/2011 at 04:36 PM
Love love love!!!!!
Posted by: Anna McD | 04/19/2011 at 04:37 PM
You are SO talented. I LOVE this collection. Can't wait to get some. Just got my Sherbet Pips yesterday!
Posted by: Irelle | 04/19/2011 at 04:38 PM
Oh Wow! These prints are sooooo cute! You're such a talented lady! Well done on another beautiful line of fabrics. Jxo
Posted by: Judith Hollies | 04/19/2011 at 04:38 PM
Oh these are wonderful, love the colours you used and talking to snails...brilliant!!
Posted by: Leila | 04/19/2011 at 04:59 PM
These are so cute. I love the aqua/red combo and the inclusion of boys is wonderful. I love the pips and can't wait until this one comes out. Congrats!!
Posted by: Charise | 04/19/2011 at 05:07 PM
Dare I say I like it even more than Sherbet Pips? I love the reds and green. I will be getting my hands on some of this!
Posted by: Leila | 04/19/2011 at 05:09 PM
It's such a wonderful collection! I absolutely love it! Just as Sherbet Pips says winter, this collection definitely says fall. And the apples...so cute!
Posted by: sherri | 04/19/2011 at 05:31 PM
LOVE it! I love that you incorporated stripey scarves again...and I love that you have more gray prints! Can't wait to see these in person in a few months! I have to get working on making something out of my pips!!
Posted by: Chanda | 04/19/2011 at 05:32 PM
These are sooo lovely! And I haven't even got my little hands on any sherbert pips yet! Keep 'em comin'!
Posted by: Ruth | 04/19/2011 at 05:34 PM
Love it, the colors are beautiful, I am still waiting for my sherbert pips which I have ordered
Posted by: Sandra Davidson | 04/19/2011 at 05:49 PM
I absolutely love this!! So many adorable prints and I love the colors (yay for more grey! You know what we love!)!! Congratulations on another beautiful line!!
Posted by: Jen | 04/19/2011 at 05:49 PM
Ack! I just got my Pips, and now you had to go and put out another line I have to wait and pine for! ;)
(In case the tone didn't come across right, I just mean "Yay! I can't wait to get some!")
Posted by: Kelsey | 04/19/2011 at 05:52 PM
Ohh, I love these prints! You have another winner --- a very STRONG collection! I especially love the geometrics, and of course, the APPLE TREES! This may well be your best yet!
Posted by: Elizabeth McDonald | 04/19/2011 at 06:04 PM
oooh! What a fun quilt these will make!!!!I would love to get my hands on these now! So freaking adorable! If you simply don't have room for your scraps, I'll take them! :) I'd love to make another tissue box cover with these! Pips can be the winter side and Apples will be the fall!
Posted by: Kelly B. | 04/19/2011 at 06:19 PM
Very nice! thanks for the sneak peek. I love most anything with trees, apples and turtles!
Posted by: Colleen | 04/19/2011 at 06:29 PM
OMG, Aneela, these are gorgeous! Oh, the little turtles are KILLING me with cute! You bet there will be room in my stash for these little honeys!
Posted by: Meg in CT | 04/19/2011 at 06:45 PM
I love your designs!! Simple and fun and SOOO cute!!
Posted by: Leona Avny | 04/19/2011 at 07:23 PM
Well, I'm definitely going to get me some of those apples! Now, if only I could get my hot little hands on those pips..... Well done Aneela
Posted by: Ute | 04/19/2011 at 07:46 PM
LOVE IT!!!
Can't wait for it to be available......
Posted by: Maryvonne | 04/19/2011 at 08:52 PM
Oh my goodness! I love the prints and the colors. Just adorable.
Posted by: Alice S | 04/19/2011 at 09:06 PM
Thank you so much for sharing! Wow... I love pips but this fall line is fantastic too! I would love to see what spring and summer look like too :) ... glad to know when it comes out so I can save some room in my crafting budget :)
Posted by: Tiffany | 04/19/2011 at 09:17 PM
I love it, particularly the tortoise print!
Posted by: Helen | 04/19/2011 at 09:20 PM
Oh, I just love them!!! We have to WAIT??!! :( So cute!
Posted by: ina | 04/19/2011 at 09:20 PM
Fantastic!
Posted by: Tracy | 04/19/2011 at 09:53 PM
Aneela, You've done it again!! Another fun, happy range. The colours are wonderful! The potential for fussy cutting little pictures is there, but the patterns would work just as well as lengths. Absolutely gorgeous!!
Posted by: Rachaeldaisy | 04/19/2011 at 10:12 PM
Beautiful! I'm sure this range is going to be an absolute hit.
Posted by: catherine | 04/19/2011 at 10:43 PM
I'm still waiting to get my hands on Sherbet Pips yardage in Australia, so it'll be a year before we see this here! I love how it has more strength of colour and you cannot go wrong with red and aqua!
Posted by: Suz | 04/19/2011 at 10:47 PM
Hoo Boy! I better do some sewing between now and the fall to make room in here. I just got a PILE of Pips and I bet I'm going to go nuts for the Little Apples too.
Posted by: Lisa | 04/19/2011 at 10:49 PM
It's lovely. I've just ordered my Sherbet Pips (I love it) and now I'm also looking forward for apples.
Posted by: mariarrosa | 04/19/2011 at 10:51 PM
Brilliant! I like the argyle-like print and the all-over apples--fun stuff :) But I've gotta have some of the tortoises talking to snails!!
Posted by: Barb Colvin | 04/19/2011 at 10:53 PM
I have always thought, when looking at your blogs, that you were very talented with a good eye for design and color. Your line for Moda is certainly proof that I was right! Thank you for your inspirations.
Posted by: Cindy Thomas | 04/19/2011 at 11:11 PM
Cute designs! I really like the co-ordinates with the leaves on them, and I still think the little tortoise talking with the snail is adorable.
Posted by: seaweedandraine | 04/19/2011 at 11:25 PM
Eeeeeee! Such sweetness! I'm pretty sure I can squeeze some into my stash. ;-)
Posted by: Georgia | 04/20/2011 at 12:01 AM
LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!
Posted by: Lina | 04/20/2011 at 01:11 AM
Love "Little Apples"...not wishing for fall quite yet, since where I live we are just entering spring...Side note...love my pips..
Posted by: Barbara Ambs | 04/20/2011 at 01:18 AM
Love it, love it, love it and definitly have room in my stash for this fabric line.
Can't wait for it to arrive at my quilt fabric job.
Posted by: Alison Hingston | 04/20/2011 at 02:11 AM
My great grand daughter is due in June/July and this will make a perfect fabric grouping for a fun quilt for her. Have purchased the 'Pips',also. Love both!!! much excitement here for the new line. Thank you so much~!
Posted by: Treadlemusic.wordpress.com | 04/20/2011 at 02:21 AM
I have fallen in love with all your fabrics, but the dancing quartet may have captured my heart. Great work!
Posted by: Carolyn Harris | 04/20/2011 at 02:49 AM
the range is gorgeous - absolutely love the turtles - they are sooo cute
Posted by: daisy | 04/20/2011 at 03:08 AM
Love these. The little kids are so cute, but I'm so in love with the coordinate you've designed. What a unique take on a plaid, and I love the little apples so so much! Also, olive is one of my favorite colors but I rarely see pretty shades in quilting fabric ( that don't look muddy or civil war-esque) But here you've done it! A perfect little shade of olive. I just don't know if I can wait a whole summer for these lovelies!!
Posted by: Alexandra | 04/20/2011 at 03:33 AM
I love this one also!
Laura T
Posted by: Laura Tawney | 04/20/2011 at 04:12 AM
stunning of course aneela!! I love the little outfits and the apples and that green is beautiful. can't wait to see more. :)
Posted by: anna | 04/20/2011 at 04:24 AM
Little Apples must have been a LOT of work to design Aneela! It's so cute and yes, I'll have room in my stash for some - I'm thinking a fall dress for Audrey to start with out of the wardrobe print in red.
Posted by: Mary on Lake Pulaski | 04/20/2011 at 04:40 AM
Wow! So fresh and new! I really love the look and colors of your line... I will be anxiously awaiting!!!
Posted by: Katrina H | 04/20/2011 at 04:41 AM
This new line is incredible--love the green!!! MY favorite color of green! You rocked it again! I hope to meet you at quilt market!
Posted by: Jude | 04/20/2011 at 05:45 AM
It is really wonderful to see your truly unique designs. Your color choices are also one-of-a-kind. You bring something totally new to the quilting world, which is a gift to all of us quilters. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Posted by: LeAnn H. | 04/20/2011 at 07:30 AM
Love it, so pretty, always room in the stash for more fabric (especially yours!) shame theres no change in the purse, bah! <3
Posted by: Tallulah Maggs | 04/20/2011 at 10:03 AM
i wish we got your fabric here in South Africa .. it is so beautiful and unique - sigh! So on screen drooling will have to suffice.
Posted by: cleo | 04/20/2011 at 10:06 AM
I just got my Pips in yesterday! I'm so excited about the little apples too! What fun fabric to work with! Love the apple trees!
Posted by: Sydney Meeks | 04/20/2011 at 03:22 PM