As many of you quilters may know, last month brought thousands of quilting professionals to Houston for International Quilt Market. This exciting trade show gives fabric companies, pattern designers, and others in the industry to show off their best products for the new year. Quilt Market is a time to find out the hottest trends for the upcoming seasons. Since most of our FaveQuilts and AllFreeSewing readers aren’t able to attend Quilt Market themselves, I thought I’d share some of the trends we’re predicting for the next year!
Food Novelty Prints
We saw all kinds of tasty novelty prints at Quilt Market! Seafood, Italian food, tropical fruits, and coffee shop treats were all featured in fabrics for the coming season.
Crab Bake from the Cookin Outdoors line from Michael Miller
Coffee Time Collection from Newcastle Fabrics
Gerdie’s Grove collection by Debi Hubbs for Studio E Fabrics
Top Nosh collection from RJR Fabrics
Glamping (i.e. Glam Camping)
The glamping trend is running amok. The Real Housewives are doing it, TIME magazine featured it, and now it’s come to Quilt Market. Glamping provided the theme for an elaborate display in the Moda Fabrics booth, as well as designs for a few fabrics.
Glamping display in the Moda Fabrics booth
Cot quilt in the Moda Fabrics booth
Glamper in the Moda Fabrics booth
Camp Sur fabric collection from Birch Fabrics
Camper Rally from the Camp Sur collection from Birch Fabrics
Gothic
A few fabric companies already had their spookiest fabrics available. We noticed a decidedly macabre tone in some of the new lines for next year.
A sneak peek at the Halloween 2012 line from Cloud9 Fabrics
Urban Grit & Glam Collection from Michael Miller Fabrics
Nevermore collection by Gillian Fullard for Michael Miller Fabrics
Mourning Grays by Carrie Quinn for Newcastle Fabrics. This collection was designed with the mourning clothes of Victorian ladies in mind.
Mourning Grays by Carrie Quinn for Michael Miller Fabrics
Hexies and English Paper Piecing
English paper piecing has seen a huge comeback in recent years, and fabric designers are catching on. New fabrics feature hexagon cheater patterns and hexagon prints.
Hexies from the Textured Basics collection by Patty Young for Michael Miller Fabrics
Hexie cheater fabric from the Scamper collection from Birch Fabrics
Honeycomb Multi print from the Grove Cottons collection from Birch Fabrics
Yellow Hexagons print from the IHaus Collection from Cloud9 Fabrics
Robots
Robots are all the rage for boys’ fabrics this year. We also love fabrics with gears, tools, and other machine parts!
Mr. Roboto collection from Studio E Fabrics
Spacebots print from the Robotic collection by Rebekah Ginda for Birch Fabrics
Mermaids, Whales, and Sailboats, Oh My!
Nautical prints couldn’t be more popular for the coming year. Even the quilt artists featured in the quilt show jumped on board!
Belle Rose de la Mer quilt by Beverly Powell
Storyboek 2 collection from Birch Fabrics
The Siren’s Song quilt by Thoma Atleins
Out to Sea by Sarah Jane for Micheal Miller Fabrics
Set Sail from Birch Fabrics
Swim Free from the It’s A Boy Thing collection from Michael Miller
Set Sail from Birch Fabrics
Woodland
An oldie but a goodie, the woodland theme has been popular for a few years now, but it shows no signs of going out of style! Plenty of fabric companies have woodland collections planned for the next year. Those adorable mushrooms, deer, foxes, and owls are here to stay!
Scamper collection from Birch Fabrics
Mod Basics 2 collection from Birch Fabrics
Mod Basics 2 from Birch Fabrics
In the Forest from Cloud9 Fabrics
Les Amis by Patty Sloniger for Michael Miller Fabrics
Of course, these are just the trends we saw across several fabric companies. There are plenty of exciting new fabrics coming out that we think will be trendsetters for next year! Look for llamas from Monaluna, Vikings from Michael Miller, faux-Fair Isle prints from Studio E Fabrics, and peacocks from Newcastle Fabrics!
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