Here it is!!!
A little preview of what you can expect from my new line for Moda - 'Sherbet Pips'
You will notice a few familiar faces and something you've never seen from me before - co-ordinates!! Let's take a look.....
So there we have it. A bit of a peek and then some.
All in all, there are nearly 30 prints in this collection. As my girl on a tree swing and scoot prints were so popular earlier this year, I decided that they had to be the starting point for these fabrics. However I wanted them to be completely new versions of the designs, so, I spent a week learning how to use adobe illustrator with the aid of a few online video's. At the end of that week I got the go ahead from Moda to design the group and basically I designed them whilst putting what I'd learned the week before into practise. Frustrating as it was to get to grips with illustrator, I completely enjoyed the whole design part, I used a lot less of the black outline than I did in the earlier versions and added a boy into the scoot print too. As the lead prints are so playful in nature, I wanted to continue this theme into the co-ordinates. So I made square dots instead of the usual round ones, I made them skip and jump around instead of being ordered and all lined up neatly. I also wanted to do a stripe with a twist and came up with the idea of using the stripy scarf from scoot arranged in stripes across the fabric, I LOVE the way that turned out!
Moda have done the best job of turning my designs into yummy fabric, every little detail has been done to perfection, the colours are spot on. I really cannot thank them enough for sharing my vision and completely getting what I was after.
The collection will be premiering at Quilt Market in Houston at the end of the month. Fabric will be shipping to stores in April next year (bit of a wait, I know).
In the meantime, I would love to know what you think? Is it what you expected? Do you think you will be able to create a little space in your stash for some? What can you see yourself making with them?????
I absolutely love them all& can't wait to lay my hands on them
xxx
Posted by: Lorraine | 10/07/2010 at 05:21 PM
cute cute cute dogs - i want them in every colour
Posted by: kelly | 10/07/2010 at 06:50 PM
It is lovely! I can certainly "squeeze" some into my stash ;-)
Posted by: Angela B | 10/07/2010 at 06:54 PM
Aneela, it's GORGEOUS! Are you coming to Quilt Market with your fabric!?!
Posted by: Beth | 10/08/2010 at 01:02 AM
These are so cute! Love the dogs! Cute, cute...congratulations :)
Posted by: mary | 10/08/2010 at 01:54 AM
I love it and can't wait to buy it all. You are a very talented woman!
Posted by: Linda Nichols | 10/08/2010 at 03:50 AM
So adorable! I have a whole bunch of baby quilts to make (4 co-workers having babies) and would love to use these! Can't wait to buy some.
Posted by: Margaret | 10/08/2010 at 04:32 AM
I have to say that this is some of the cutest fabric I've seen in a while! I absolutely love it and can't wait to have some!!
Posted by: suesue | 10/08/2010 at 05:33 AM
We'll definitely be carrying it, can't wait for it to come out. The colors are wonderful & the drawings! Great name too.
Posted by: Corrie - Quilt Taffy | 10/08/2010 at 06:06 AM
Aneela, your work is stunning. You must be peeking with excitement. I can't wait to get my stash stashed with some of this superb fabric. You clever girl to be immortalised in fabric!
Posted by: Theresa | 10/08/2010 at 11:28 AM
I agree with Megan, these make my heart happy. Thank you so much for sharing your vision - even if the wait will be sooooo hard. Love love love the little doggies.
Posted by: a2paper | 10/08/2010 at 04:02 PM
Ilove it. COngratulations. Simone
Posted by: simone | 10/08/2010 at 10:15 PM
I love them, I want them all they are absolutely fabulous. I don't know how I will be able to wait until spring.
Posted by: Laurie | 10/09/2010 at 12:15 AM
I can't wait!!! Yes there will be room in my stash for these cuties!
Posted by: Deborah | 10/10/2010 at 03:53 AM
oooh I can't wait to get my hands on some, the little pink squares with dots is gorgeous and the girl on the swing is divine....love!
Posted by: karlynh@optusnet.com.au | 10/11/2010 at 12:40 PM
congrats!
Posted by: cauchy09 | 10/11/2010 at 06:27 PM
they are quite lovely. I have been following your blog since Moda Lissa linked to you. I have you listed under my "Moda peeps" now on my blog :) congratulations.
Posted by: Vickie E | 10/11/2010 at 09:51 PM
This fabric is tooooo ! Cute looking forward to adding some to my stash
Posted by: Breda | 10/12/2010 at 10:04 PM
Congratulations on your new line of fabric. I absolutely adore it! April is going to be such a long, hard wait.
Posted by: Robyn of Coffee and Cotton | 10/14/2010 at 01:10 PM
Just found your blog and THUD. That's me falling off the chair over this fabric. It's incredible and you can bet your bottom I'll be stashing it away come April!! Those little girls on the swing?!!!! Couldn't be cuter!
Posted by: Traci | 10/18/2010 at 05:15 AM
Your fabrics are really cute, so gorgeous, the colors, the designs. When you look at them you feel good!
Congratulations!
Anna
Posted by: Anna | 10/18/2010 at 12:00 PM
this is so exciting and really adorable...
I can't wait!
Posted by: Rachel-2ndavestudio | 10/19/2010 at 06:10 PM
absolutely beautiful, colors, designs etc etc.
Posted by: simone | 10/20/2010 at 05:05 PM
I love these fabrics. I can think of so many things I want to make with them. Can hardly wait until they are available.
Posted by: Brenda | 10/22/2010 at 04:27 AM
oh, my goodness! that is super duper cute! congrats on your new fabric line. it's so very wonderful! you must be over the moon excited about it! i'm excited for you!
Posted by: amandajean | 10/26/2010 at 04:20 PM
Oh how I love this line of fabric...I don't know if I can wait until April! I want to make hexagons out of it...you can sneak me some, I won't tell! Lisa in Texas
Posted by: Lisa LeBlanc | 11/08/2010 at 06:00 PM
Adorable collection! I absolutely love it!
Posted by: Randi | 11/16/2010 at 12:42 AM
Oooohhh, I so love sthese fabrics!!
Could you please let me know when they are for sale and esspecially where?
Posted by: Maryvonne | 12/12/2010 at 09:12 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE them! cant wait to by some of these!
Posted by: michelle c | 12/21/2010 at 11:13 AM
Oh hurry up spring I want to buy lots and lots of this gorgeous fabric.
Posted by: madebymum | 01/22/2011 at 11:37 AM
I sew love this fabric Aneela! and don't want to cut it up :) but I did blog about it today. and yes I am cutting it up :)
Posted by: katie trott | 03/09/2011 at 08:54 PM
Where can you buy this fabric? I love it!
Posted by: Jane T in NW Louisiana | 03/26/2011 at 09:02 PM
First found you today! Wow, great tutorial about the girl in the swing applique..techniques... I'm thinking up something to represent homage to my grandmother who was an avid quilter 1870 to 1971 ... I intend to use grandmother's flower patches I found on antique fabric already to back..and do applique of her home and her visable there ...etc... wish me luck!
I do intend to visit your site again AND find your fabric out there in the real world.
xoxo
Sherry Keith
Posted by: Sherry Keith | 01/23/2012 at 03:10 PM
Spot on. I bought your book AND the fabrics and am making wall samplers with embroidery and the pips charm pack 5x5s for my three daughters
Posted by: Tanya lee | 05/31/2013 at 08:36 PM