About this episode

Sherri and Chelsi discuss fabric trends, the use of vintage fabrics, and revisit their Desert Bloom fabric collection.

In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss the latest fabric trends they have observed and also share why they don't believe it is important to stay up to date with fabric trends as a designer. They then discuss what to do with older/vintage hand me down fabrics and unfinished quilts and projects. Lastly, they revisit their 3rd ever fabric collection, Desert Bloom. They share why this collection was so pivotal in their careers and share some of the unique features of this fabric collection.&n...

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Hosts: Sherri McConnell, Chelsi Stratton

Topics covered

• fabric trends
• vintage fabrics
• Desert Bloom collection
• quilting
• design philosophy

Keywords

• fabric trends
• vintage fabrics
• Desert Bloom
• quilting
• hand me down fabrics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Desert Bloom

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