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Featured in Love Patchwork & Quilting

January 6, 2018

Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine feature

Just received issue 56 of Love Patchwork & Quilting, and I’m excited to share that I was the featured designer in this month’s issue! In the interview, I share my experience working with Robert Kaufman Fabrics to launch Arroyo, and what it’s like to see modern quilters using my designs. Pick up a copy to read the full article — there’s amazing modern quilt patterns and tons on inspiration inside.

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes Tagged With: Arroyo Fabric, fabric, magazine, press, quilts

Arroyo Fabric + Thread Giveaway

December 17, 2017

Aurifil thread Arroyo fabric giveawayWant to win a bundle of Arroyo fabric and a collection of high-quality thread from Aurifil? Enter our giveaway before Dec. 26th to win this awesome prize package! Visit the giveaway page to enter to win.

Visit the Aurifil Blog to learn more about our thread collaboration, and read the details of my creative process.

Filed Under: Collaborations Tagged With: Arroyo Fabric, fabric, giveaway, made with Arroyo, thread

DIY Wallets made with Arroyo

December 8, 2017

DIY fabric wallet - made with Arroyo fabricAnna Graham of Noodlehead just released a new minimalist wallet sewing pattern in her shop, and she used some Arroyo fabrics for her sample projects! This is totally inspiring — I love seeing how you use Arroyo in your creative projects…. 

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Filed Under: Collaborations, DIY, Print and Pattern Tagged With: Arroyo Fabric, fabric, made with Arroyo

Best Online Fabric Stores

November 25, 2017

Arroyo Fabric from Erin DollarAfter sharing my favorite fabric retailers last year, I thought it would be helpful to highlight the best online fabric stores, including a few that will be carrying my new collection, Arroyo! Knowing where to buy fabric online opens the doors to so many DIY projects – everything from reupholstering a chair, to sewing your own throw pillows. You may even be thinking about sewing some holiday gifts!

I love to browse through an independent fabric shop – nothing beats the feeling of running your hands over bolts of fabric. If you can shop for fabric in person, it’s a great way to check the color, weight, and drape, and to discover new fabric designers you’ve never seen before.

Unfortunately, many indie fabric stores have closed over the past few years, so many of us don’t have a local fabric shop in our area anymore. If this is the case for you, I’m happy to share my tips and sources to buy fabric online, so you can find beautiful fabrics from anywhere. If you’re not sure where to buy fabric online, I’ve got a list of 17 of my favorite online fabric stores below…. 

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Filed Under: DIY, Retail Stockists Tagged With: diy, fabric, fabric store, home decor, linen, made with Arroyo, natural fabrics, online fabric store, sewing

Featured Arroyo Stockist: Craft South in Nashville

September 27, 2017

Arroyo fabric at Craft South - fabric store in Nashville, TNIt’s been such a treat to get updates about the fabric shops carrying Arroyo. When I heard that Craft South in Nashville was carrying Arroyo fabrics, I reached out to the owner of this lovely shop (who also happens to be a fabric designer!) to interview her for my featured stockists series.

Founded in 2015, Craft South a a beautiful combination of fabric and yarn store, indie gift shop and creative workshop space. The Craft South blog chronicles all the fun things taking place in the shop, and highlights the caliber of creatives that are coming to the shop to teach. So many of my favorite artists and craftspeople have taught at this shop: Carolyn Freidlander, Sarah K Benning, Kristine Vejar from A Verb For Keeping Warm, and Heather Jones have all taught classes in this lovely shop. It looks like an incredible space, and it would be my first stop on a trip to Nashville.

Below is my interview with Craft South owner, Anna Maria Horner.
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Filed Under: Retail Stockists Tagged With: Arroyo Fabric, fabric, fabric store, shop small, stockists

Fabrics printed in the USA

September 12, 2017

Arroyo fabrics - printed in the USAI loved partnering with LA-based Robert Kaufman to create Arroyo, my first fabric collection. They have a fantastic network of US-based printing partners that they were able to coordinate with to print the entire collection domestically. The result is a beautiful collection of overprinted fabric, which looks just as bold and vibrant as my hand-printed fabrics.

One of the advantages of partnering with a US-based printer is a smaller carbon footprint, which works towards to my goal to strive for a greener studio environment. While international printers also create beautiful quality fabrics under ethical conditions, I feel confident that pushing for local manufacturing and production could create a big impact in terms of the textile industry’s effect on global warming, and I hope that I’ll get to partner with more USA production partners for future collaborations.

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes Tagged With: Arroyo Fabric, fabric, linen, made with Arroyo, natural fabrics, no waste studio, printmaking, silkscreen printing

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