Welcome Fabric Fans!

Today we’re excited to continue the new series on the Studioe blog! Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing exclusive interviews with the designers for Studioe. The designer being interviewed today is the wonderful Sharla Fults. Learn more about who she is and how she creates.  Q. Where are you from?  Where did you grow up?  Where do you live? A.  I grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and live in Carmel, Indiana.   Q. Family?  Pets? A. I have a very creative 8 year old son and a 12 year old Swiss Mountain dog/Rottweiler mix, plus Freddie the Guinea Pig!   Q. Background as far as education and jobs? A. I have a Bachelor’s…

Rumor has it that Studioe fans want to find out more about my involvement with fabrics.  More specifically, people want answers to these questions: Do I design fabrics or patterns? Do I sew or quilt? Do I have any of the Jaftex Companys’ fabrics in my house? I definitely do not design fabrics or patterns. However, I do have some involvement with both. I am involved with the design process from start to finish.  I am always looking for design inspiration and will present those concepts to the lead stylists.  For example, you can often see me handing the designers cut outs from magazines.  In addition, I am very involved…

  Good Day Studioe Fans, Today, we are going to play a guessing game.  Can you guess what this supposed to be?     Alright, enough with the guessing.  Yes, it is fabric bolts.  But what do these bolts signify?  These are two photos of approximately 85 bolts of fabric.  Do you know why I am showing you photos of 85 bolts of fabric?  The reason is that if you win our 85th Anniversary contest, you will win 85 bolts of fabric for F-R-E-E!  What a nice ring that has to it!     If you don’t know about the contest, here is the flyer that we have circulating in…

Today we’re excited to continue the new series on the Studioe blog! Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing exclusive interviews with the designers for Studioe. The designer being interviewed today is the wonderful Sarah Frederking. Learn more about who she is and the wonderful designs she creates.  Q. Where are you from?  Where did you grow up?  Where do you live? A.  I grew up in West Hartford, CT and lived out east until I left for college, and landed my first job in Advertising in Chicago right after college. I now live in Berwyn, Il which is about 10 minutes west of Chicago. Q. Family?  Pets? A. I…

Studioe Fabrics is out with 6 new lines for a small March release.  At Jaftex (the parent company), the term release is used to describe the debut of new lines.  Studioe Fabrics typically produces four releases a year, until this year when there will be five.  However, after much debate, next year there will be four again.  That is another story for another blog.  Below, some of the highlights and features of the new March 2015 lines will be discussed.  A Cat Tale, by Sarah Frederking, features subject matter that many quilters love: cats and sewing.  This line has a 36 panel soft book.  The soft book has all the instructions printed right on the fabric, so you never have to…