Thursday, August 02, 2007

Trends
Let it be known that I am a Home Decorating Magazine junky! I have a really hard time not picking up a magazine when I am waiting in line at the grocery store. So yesterday I picked up Canadian House & Home, I must admit this has not been one of my favorites... until recently. It's Canadian so I thought I should give it a chance and I am so glad that I did! This is the latest issue on stands now and what might you suppose drew me to this issue? "Quilts + coverlets Roundup" was on the cover and as I flipped through the pages I saw exactly that and not just one article but many. So here I am today sharing my find and inspiration.
The article "Quilt Trip" really made an impact on me "The recent trend toward handcrafted design gives quilts and coverlets fresh cachet." and I said "AMEN sister!" This has always been our goal when designing quilts and fabric, how can we bring quilting mainstream? Quilts need to be a part of everyday life & home decorating. They need to be accessible to people who wouldn't normally walk into a quilt shop. Myra and I interpret the trends in such magazines when we design our fabric collections. We take these trends and create fabrics that transition between traditional and modern, like I said the other day "contemporary".
The other thing I find interesting in this article is two words "Pale Pastels" another thing you will find in our Cape Cod collection, coming soon. I hope you find this information helpful and as interesting as I do. Whether your quilts are antique or modern in style incorporate them into your everyday.

Cori
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2 comments:

Anna said...

I hear you about the decorating magazines. I love them too! Plus, I can never walk by a new issue of the Quilts and More magazine without buying it (no subscriptions yet, apparently). You two have such great designs and patterns! I will have to keep my eyes open for your fabrics from now on. This is also the second time I have seen someone mention the Canadian decorating mag so I might just have to go check it out. See you on All People Quilt!

Anna L.

Cori Derksen and Myra Harder said...

Hi Anna,
Very cool blog you have about decorating! I love decorating too. See you on all people quilt!

cori