This little (?) pile of loveliness arrived from one of my lovely sponsors this week...

After having been studiously pouring over my Kona chart I ordered a bunch of neutrals, along with some pretty tangerines. It's amazing how varied neutrals can be and you never quite have the right one to hand. I'm actually looking into doing something with all of them together...an idea is forming.

So a little bit about The Village Haberdashery...

Annie openend The Village Haberdashery just a few months ago but it is already reaching lots of radars. Annie seems to know what everyone wants and stocks a wide variety of fabulous fabrics, including an amazing range of our favourite Kona solids. And if she doesn't have the one in you are after, she will do her best to get it, as my little stash is case in point. 

Aurifil thread, the name on everyone's lips at the moment and stocked here, is another example of how Annie has her finger on the pulse and wants to provide for all our sewing needs and desires.

Perhaps you are a knitter or crocheter? Take a look at the selection of yarns stocked at The Village Haberdashery. Scrumptious, every one of them. I'm saving up for some of this...a beautiful blue wool with a mix of luscious mohair and entwined with glittery tinsel, neon coral crochet flowers, tiny yellow velvet daisies and shimmering turquoise 

sequins. Wow!

Please do take a look at The Village Haberdashery...I think you will like it.

I've been eyeing up my Kona chart today with the aim of working on some solid based pieces.

Sometimes when you look at the chart it is easy to get distracted by all the pretty colours but it is all the neutrals that I'm interested in at the moment, perhaps with a splash of tangerine and coral.

It's seems as though I'm still in my orange phase although I am also tempted by some teals and Caribbean blue...maybe I'll incorporate both.

The tricky bit however is trying to find a UK stockist that has these shades...so if you are one please do shout out!

Lots of fabrics excite me and new fabric lines are being released all the time but only every now and then is there a line that is so wow that I can not wait for it to come out.

Lotta Jansdotter's Echo range fell into that category, as does Lu Summers' debut range that I am so excited about seeing.

Another ahead of the game line that I have been really eager to get my hands on is this debut range by Parson Gray, or David Butler (esteemed husband of Amy) may seem more familiar.

As soon as it was out in the UK last week I had some ordered and received and it does not disappoint in the slightest.

Not only are the colours so crisp and fresh but the designs are just what I like to see in a fabric. The simple geometric patterns give enough interest without being busily overpowering.

I was pretty good and just picked 4 fat quarters just to get a feel for the range, but I think I'll be purchasing the rest of the range very soon.

Fancy a set for yourself? Go check it out here...