Hoffman Happenings
Want the scoop on Hoffman Fabrics? You've come to the right place! Here's the latest news and events involving Hoffman screenprints and Bali Batiks. You can also follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HoffmanFabrics and connect with us via our Hoffman California Fabrics page on Facebook.
Hello, Suzy's Zoo!
Hoffman California Fabrics is delighted to bring acclaimed children's  illustrator Suzy Spafford's beloved Suzy's Zoo characters to 100% cotton fabric for quilting and home-sewing.
CONSUMERS! Our new A Day with Suzy's Zoo collection will start shipping to our independent-quilt-shop customers in late July and in August. A quilt project inspired by the brightly colored collection will become available in June in our Free Quilt Patterns Gallery. In the meantime, please let your LQS (local quilt shop) know that you're interested in purchasing this collection!
RETAILERS! come by our booth at #1449-50 at Spring Quilt Market (open to the trade only) in Portland to "meet" the charming Suzy Ducken and her friends and see Suzy Spafford's beautiful artwork wonderfully rendered on our premiere-quality cotton fabric. We expect to make first delivery of goods in late July or in August. The debut collection officially release for sales at market, and at this time we will have pricing available to share with you.
Learn more about what Suzy Ducken and her feathery, furry and funny friends have been up to the official Suzy's Zoo website.
Style 1895 Hand-dyes now in pre-cuts
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 Our Bali New Releases - 2012 Fall Market include Style 1895 Bali Hand-Dyed tonal fabrics in pre-cut packs. These hand-dyed tonals are available in 5-inch-square Hoffman Bali Snaps, 10-inch-square Hoffman Bali Crackers and or 2-1/2-inch Hoffman Bali Pops.
The precuts makes it oh-so-easy to pop in our fabulous mottled blender fabrics into a quilt project. Of course, our pre-cuts may be combined to create a fabulous quilt. Daniela Stout  of Cozy Quilt and Larene Smith of The Quilted Button are among two of our favorite designers offering innovative patterns using multiple pre-cuts for purchase.
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'Wind In The Whiskers' by McKenna Ryan
'Strip Therapy 10' for Hoffman Bali Pops®
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 Quilt designer/pattern maker Brenda Henning of Bear Paw Productions released her (drum roll, please) TENTH pattern book for Hoffman Bali Pops: “Strip Therapy 10: Bali Pop Epidemic,” which features our 5G collection. Brenda also introduced a new pattern series inspired by our new Hoffman Bali Snaps and Hoffman Bali Crackers. She has dubbed it “School of Charm patterns” with an initial group of four patterns.
Back in Strip Therapy V, Brenda explained a great tip for working with slightly irregular strips. She has kindly offered the page from the book for us to share. Download her instructions by clicking on sewing strips. |
'Heaven and Nature Sing' by McKenna Ryan
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 Heaven And Nature Sing art quilt by McKenna Ryan came about in answer to countless requests from retailers for a woodlands-themed holiday series from the artist. McKenna was only to happy to oblige, and the series stands out as one of her most beautiful designs.
McKenna selected Hoffman Seasonal Bali Batiks and partnered them with Style 1895 Hand-dyes to create a magical winterland. One screenprinted, ombre fabric incorporated into the design was brought in from Sand In My Shoes by McKenna Ryan.
Heaven And Nature Sing measures 60-1/2" by 58-1/2" upon completion. McKenna's quilt patterns can be ordered via her website, Pine Needles Designs.
Retailers: For your convenience, an order form is available with yardages for kit-making. Please consult with your regional sales representative, or speak to one of our Customer Service pros at
(800) 547-0100. Delivery of fabrics is slated for May 2013.
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'Best Use Of Color' winner
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 The gorgeous "Masquerade" by Birgit Schueller of Germany won the Best Use of Color category sponsored by Hoffman California Fabrics in the 2013 Road To California Quilter's Showcase held in January.
"Masquerade" is an original design that Birgit started in 2011 and finished in 2012.
Birgit has become a well-known and popular instructor of machine quilting, as she frequently leads classes and workshops in the U.S.
Here is her "artist statement" provided by Road To California: The gorgeously bright and wild Mardi Gras-themed fabric I used for the kaleidoscope center portions of the stars inspired me to design this original quilt. For the center portion, I traced and enlarged four of the masks. Colorful feather and star quilting designs plus embellishments with fuzzy yarns, gold paillet trim and hotfix Swarovski crystals add to the full Mardi Gras feeling!
Hoffman California Fabrics is delighted to serve as an annual participant in the Road2CA quilt competition. Check show operator Carolyn Reese's Backroads Blog frequently for the latest news, instructor profiles and information on the 2014 event and conference.
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Why Quilts Matter
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Indeed they do! Shelly Zegart, historian, professional quilt appraiser 
and co-founder of The Alliance for American Quilts, explains the historical, artistic, political and cultural influence of quilts and quilt-making in the new PBS documentary series Why Quilts Matter.
Hoffman California Fabrics, entering its 89th year in business in 2013, is proud to help sponsor this important nine-episode documentary, which is available in a DVD set for purchase through the Why Quilts Matter online store. The series also is airing on select PBS stations over the next three years. Consult your local listings for the PBS scheduled airings of Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics. See the trailer on the Why Quilts Matter website, where you also can sign up to receive an enewsletter.
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Mariposa Grove batik line by McKenna Ryan
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Inspiration for McKenna's new floral-infused batik collection bloomed while  she was teaching a class. She had asked her students what designs they would like to see from her, and they replied, "flowers" -- a theme already stirring in McKenna's creative consciousness.
Mariposa Grove - McKenna Ryan Signature Batiks (mariposa is the Spanish word for "butterfly") offers intense jewel-toned colors and wonderful natural-texture patterns. She envisioned quilters injecting dimensional effects into their projects with the various textures. She also created two selvege-to-selvege patterns for the collection, with the idea that quilters could use them for borders, landscape quilting and big-block projects.
McKenna new quilt series using fabrics from the Mariposa Grove collection (and some Hoffman Bali Batiks and Hand-dyes) is the lush Bella Garden. Retailers can order patterns for McKenna's new multi-block quilt design from her website, Pine Needles Designs.
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New BOM: Dancing With The Stars
 Now's your chance to get on "Dancing With The Stars," at least quilt-wise. Carol Doak and Deb Luttrell of Stitchin' Heaven have created a wonderful quilt design for 13-month BOM starring Hoffman Bali Hand-dyed Watercolors (Style #1895). The beauty of this BOM program is that it can be started anytime and repeated as needed since our Style #1895 Watercolors are a "basics line" available for purchase throughout the year!
Stitchin' Heaven is selling a CD with all the patterns for $36. A shop guide is available for $45. Call (800) 841-3901 or send an email to info@stitchinheaven.com. Say Tom Bergeron sent you! | |
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