I love fabric. I mean, don’t we all? But every now and then a really special fabric collection comes along. Now don’t get me wrong – I usually try to buy at least one to two new fabric lines each week so that I have something  to list for my on-line quilt shop. However, I usually shy away from Christmas fabrics because they are seasonal and don’t really sell well all year long. But, boy, when I listed Laurel Burch’s Holiday Celebrations, I couldn’t believe the response! Here’s a sampling of just a few of the fabrics from the line:

I bought her previous Christmas collection and it didn’t sell well. So I’m not sure if the designs are better, or if there is just more demand for her fabrics; whatever the reason, I’ll take it! Cotton prices have been increasing and I felt bad that this was the first line that I had to list at the 9.95 price point, but that hasn’t seemed to matter (especially since I’ve seen it on-line for much higher). As soon as I could tell this was going to be a hot-seller I immediately called Clothworks, the manufacturer, to order more so I can try to keep up with demand.

Here are pictures of some of the glitter basics tonals.  At first, I was a little worried because so-called “glitter” fabrics I’ve bought in the past from other fabric companies have usually been very messy. However, these are actually more like sparkling tone-on-tones where the metallic doesn’t rub off.  That was a relief! (The glitter basics are just 9.5o per yard so that helps lower the average cost a bit.)

Finally, here’s the crowning jewel of the collection, the focus panel with wonderful whimsical winter motifs and plenty of metallic gold sparkle:

I can’t wait until my customers start sending me pictures of what they make with this line!