• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Blog - Cotton & Flax

  • Shop
  • Fabric
  • Workshops
  • About
  • Contact
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

fabric

New Bandanas for Cool Dogs

May 30, 2017

Joni with a bandanaTo celebrate the recent launch of my fabric collection, Arroyo, I’ve been making some bandanas for my favorite pups! I’ve been sharing some of the #patternpups on Instagram, but I thought it would be fun to showcase a bunch of them here, too. Above, we’ve got Joni the Shepherd, who lives with Bianca from Chaparral Studio.

June the dogKate‘s pup June might be the happiest pup I’ve ever seen, and she looks even spottier than usual in her Arroyo bandana!

Bucky with a bandanaNichole‘s dog Bucky, he’s such a good boy!

Yoshi in a bandanaThis cutie pug is Yoshi, wearing an appropriately green dotty bandana!

Morgan the Beagle - Arroyo BandanasMorgan the Beagle is happily sporting a blue DNA print bandana, while relaxing in the shade.

Brooks in a Cotton & Flax Bandana Love this snapshot of Brooks the Mutt in a Hills & Valleys print bandana — the pattern mirrors that puppy tongue!

Does your pup need a Cotton & Flax bandana? Yardage of Arroyo will be available in stores soon, and this project couldn’t be easier. Leave me a comment on Instagram if you plan to create one for your dog!

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes Tagged With: dogs, fabric, made with Arroyo, pattern pups, puppies

Thread Collaboration with Aurifil

May 18, 2017

Designer Thread Collections - Erin Dollar for Aurifil

I’m so happy to share another fun collaboration that’s debuting this summer: a thread collection created in collaboration with Aurifil! This box of 12 large spools of 100% cotton thread is perfect for anyone who loves to sew. Aurifil’s 50wt thread is great for hand sewing or machine sewing, and you can use it for all sorts of projects, including quilts, bags, and clothing.

Designer Thread Collections - Erin Dollar for Aurifil

I chose colors that compliment my new fabric collection, Arroyo, but many of these colors will look familiar from their use in the classic Cotton & Flax products. The thread collection is available now, via one of my favorite online fabric shops, Fat Quarter Shop!

Filed Under: Collaborations, DIY Tagged With: fabric, natural fabrics, sewing, thread

Arroyo Fabrics in Today’s Quilter Magazine

May 15, 2017

Arroyo Star Quilt - Traditional patchwork quilt made modernMore beautiful projects created with my first fabric collection, Arroyo for Robert Kaufman! This quilt was designed by Nichole Ramirez, and sewn and quilted by Erica and Heather Cartwright. This beauty was featured in Today’s Quilter Magazine this month! So cool to see the wide range of possibilities of what you can create with Arroyo.

Modern Patchwork Quilt - featured in Today's Quilter MagazineModern Patchwork Quilt - Arroyo fabricsWant to see other projects made with Arroyo fabrics? Check out the #ArroyoFabric on Instagram to see more beautiful DIY pieces created with my fabrics. These fabrics will be available in stores soon ⏤ ask your favorite local fabric shop if they’ll be stocking Arroyo!

Filed Under: Collaborations, DIY, Inspiration Tagged With: fabric, made with Arroyo, magazine, press, quilts

Explorer Tote Bags – Made with Arroyo

May 12, 2017

DIY Patterned Tote BagOne of the most exciting things about debuting Arroyo, my first fabric collection with Robert Kaufman, is seeing the finished projects roll in as designers and sewers get their hands on the fabric. These beautiful bags were created by Anna Graham of Noodlehead, using her Explorer Tote pattern. I’m completely obsessed, and while I’ve skipped adding bags to the Cotton & Flax product line until now, these bags have me daydreaming…

Arroyo Explorer Tote BagSeeing other’s creativity shine as they adapt my fabrics in new ways is so exciting — it’s such a pleasure to see artists like Anna integrate my patterns into her designs.

DIY Patterned Tote BagI love all the lovely details in these bags! The gorgeous leather straps, that shiny little clasp… even the contrasting liner fabric is a charming accent. Anna’s tote bag pattern walks you through all the steps of creating this bag, and she’ll guide you in selecting materials that will age beautifully.

DIY Patterned Tote Bag DIY Explorer Tote BagArroyo fabric will be debuting in fabric and sewing stores this summer! Ask your favorite shop if they’ll be carrying it. As more projects start rolling in, I’ll be sharing them here on the blog, as well as on Instagram under #ArroyoFabric. I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this fabric!

Filed Under: Collaborations, DIY Tagged With: fabric, made with Arroyo, natural fabrics, sewing

Arroyo – New Fabrics from Erin Dollar

April 8, 2017

Arroyo Fabric CollectionIt’s been almost a year in the making, but today I can finally share a collection of 44 (!!) patterned fabrics created in collaboration with Robert Kaufman Fabrics! The collection is called Arroyo, and was inspired by the colors and patterns of my life in Los Angeles….

Read More

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Collaborations Tagged With: fabric, made with Arroyo, natural fabrics

Using Up the Scraps, Part 2 – Mini Quilt Collab

March 15, 2017

Modern mini quilts - Salty Oat + Cotton & FlaxI’ve talked about my commitment to running a environmentally-friendly studio in the past, and I’ve continued to look for ways to improve my no-waste approach to production for Cotton & Flax. I’ve been lucky to find some amazing partners in that effort, including my newest collaborator: Caitlin Topham from Salty Oat!

Modern quilting - Collaboration quilts from Salty Oat + Cotton & FlaxCaitlin has been creating beautiful wall quilts from Cotton & Flax scraps, and I absolutely love the results. She does a great job of finding the perfect project for even the smallest scraps that I send her.

Modern mini quilts - Collaboration quilts from Salty Oat + Cotton & FlaxI love seeing a new piece of art come to life using fabric that would have otherwise been wasted, and her beautiful approach to modern quilting has led to some gorgeous pieces that I’d be proud to display in my home.

Check out the available quilts from our collaboration, and visit the Salty Oat shop to learn more about Caitlin’s work.

Filed Under: Collaborations, Interior Design Tagged With: collaboration, fabric, home decor, no waste studio, pattern, quilts, sewing

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

A textile designer’s journal

Welcome! I'm Erin Dollar, the textile designer behind Cotton & Flax. I create patterned home decor that's rooted in creative exploration.

Here I'll share peeks of my design process, creative inspirations, decor ideas, and more.

sign up for email updates

Favorite Posts


A Peek Inside the Studio



Developing New Patterns



Best Sewing Books for Beginners

Categories

Follow the blog

Follow     follow
us in feedly

Search

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

A textile designer’s journal

Welcome! I'm Erin Dollar, the textile designer behind Cotton & Flax. Here I'll share peeks behind the scenes, recent inspirations, decor ideas, and more. Read More…

Favorite Posts

         

Copyright © 2023 Cotton & Flax