The Printed Fabric Bee Reboots on January 3, 2016!

GREAT NEWS- The Printed Fabric Bee is continuing in 2016!!!!

The Bee in moving in a new direction this coming year...and we hope you'll be as excited as we are about that new direction! Instead of monthly fabric collections for our members...this year the focus in on YOU!

Each month a member of the Bee will post surface design tutorials here on The Printed Fabric Bee blog. Imagine 12 months of free mini-classes from national and internationally known surface design artists and teachers! BUT....that's not all!!! Each month, the artist-of-the-month will offer a fabulous giveaway that will range from custom designed fabric to art supplies to books and DVDs. All you have to do is leave a comment on at least one of the blog posts during that month to be eligible. The artist-of-the month will draw the winner at the end of the month.


Hope you'll join us for another year of fun!

The first tutorial of 2016 is on Sunday, January 3rd with Bee member, Julie B. Booth.

The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway: Caribbean Ocean

We have been hosting this giveaway for the last two years. This is our last collection. We will be back in January with a new format which we think you will like. Please stay tuned.

Meanwhile, Judy Vincentz Gula, September queen bee, challenged us to create a 12" x 12" Caribbean Ocean theme piece.

Each member of the Bee also made a 6" square of fabric which you have a chance to win!

Leave a comment on this post or visit Judy's blog and leave a comment under the photo of the collection by October 15 and you will be eligible to win the entire collection. Imagine what you could make with 11 squares of fabulous fabrics! Judy will be choosing a winner on October 16. Good luck!

Be sure to also stop by all the Bee members' blogs to read about how they made their contribution to this collection. Good Luck!

Carol R. Eaton
Jackie Lams
Lynda Heines
Gerrie Congdon
Susan Purney Mark
Deborah Boschert
Jane Davila
Lisa Chin
Lynn Krawczyk
Leslie Jenison
Julie B. Booth 

The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway: Architecture!

Hi, it's Deborah Boschert. I chose "architecture" as the theme this month. I requested that the other artists in The Printed Fabric Bee create 12x12 inch piece of fabrics using "blues" as their color palette. Of course, they all made 6x6 inch fabric to include in our monthly giveaway.

I created a piece inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Tree of Life stained glass window. You can read all about my process and see all my process photos on my blog.

To win the collection of 6x6 inch Printed Fabric Bee Architecture squares, please leave a comment on this blog post by September 15 when I'll pick a winner.

Plus, check out all the other artists and their Printed Fabric Bee fabrics.

Carol R. Eaton
Jackie Lams
Lynda Heines
Gerrie Congdon
Susan Purney Mark
Deborah Boschert
Jane Davila
Lisa Chin
Lynn Krawczyk
Leslie Jenison
Judy Gula 
Julie B. Booth

The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway: Insects

It's time again for another Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway! This month the Queen Bee was Jane Davila.  Her theme was "insects." She requested that the fabric be 12" x 12" with a touch of black.


Each member of the Bee also made a 6" square of fabric which you have a chance to win! Just leave a comment on this post or visit Jane's blog and leave a comment under the photo of the collection by August 14 and you will be eligible to win the entire collection. Imagine what you could make with 11 squares of fabulous fabrics! Jane will be choosing a winner on August 15. Good luck!

Be sure to also stop by all the Bee members' blogs to read about how they made their contribution to this collection. Good Luck!

Carol R. Eaton
Jackie Lams
Lynda Heines
Gerrie Congdon
Susan Purney Mark
Deborah Boschert
Jane Davila
Lisa Chin
Lynn Krawczyk
Leslie Jenison
Judy Gula 
Julie B. Booth

The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway: Marks with Found Objects

It's time, once again, for another Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway! This month the Queen Bee was Leslie Tucker Jenison. Leslie's fabric theme was, "making marks with found objects". She also requested that the fabric be primarily neutrals with a "pop" of color.

In addition to making fabric for Leslie, each member of the Bee made a 6" square of fabric which you have a chance to win! Just leave a comment on this post or visit The Printed Fabric Bee Facebook page and leave a comment under the photo of the collection by June 14 and you will be eligible to win the entire collection. Imagine what you could make with 11 squares of fabulous fabrics! Leslie will be choosing a winner on June 15. Good luck!

Be sure to also stop by all the Bee members' blogs to read about how they made their contribution to this collection.

Carol R. Eaton
Jackie Lams
Lynda Heines
Gerrie Congdon
Susan Purney Mark
Deborah Boschert
Jane Davila
Lisa Chin
Lynn Krawczyk
Leslie Jenison
Judy Gula 
Julie B. Booth

Geometry Winner

I did a randomly generated number today and came up with 5. Starting with comments on my blog, the winner is Annette Deardurff. Send me your snail mail address to gerrie at gericondesigns.com and I will send the collection to you after I return from a quick trip to CA.

Geometry is April's Theme

Gerrie Congdon, here. I was Queen Bee for April and I can't wait to get my collection of fabrics. If you want to share in the bounty and have a chance to win the give away group, leave a comment here and on my blog: gericondesigns.com/weblog

I will select a winner on May 15th. Here is the collage showing the fabrics that have been completed so far:

And the Winner of the Mola Collection is...

..Barbara Woods!

Congrats, Barbara! Please email me with your mailing address (threadborn@cox.net) and I'll send off the mola-inspired fabric collection from The Printed Fabric Bee.

Hope that these fabrics inspire you and that you let us know what you end up creating with them.

Julie B. Booth

The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway: Molas!

Hi there- It's Julie B. Booth letting you know that it's time, once again, for The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway!

This month I was the Queen! My theme was Molas. I just love molas... a reverse applique technique developed by the Kuna Indians. I'm attracted to the symmetry, the contrast and bright colors and also the playfulness and mastery of the technique. I'm so excited to have the Bee members interpret this theme.


Now...for the giveaway...You can win a collection of 6" squares of these original fabric designs by leaving a comment here or by visiting my blog and leaving a comment under The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway: Molas! post. I'll be choosing a winner on Wednesday, April 15th (just to cheer someone up on Tax Day!). You'll have up to midnight Eastern USA time on April 14th to leave your comment.


In the meantime, stop off at each of the Bee member's blogs to find out how they created their mola fabric designs. Good luck!!!


Carol R. Eaton
Jackie Lams
Lynda Heines
Gerrie Congdon
Susan Purney Mark
Deborah Boschert
Jane Davila
Lisa Chin
Lynn Krawczyk
Leslie Jenison
Judy Gula

WINNER of the Printed Fabric Bee 6" X 6" Forest Floor fabric collection is "Cathy in gorgeous Sonoma County"! Cathy please email me with your address - carolReaton@comcast.net!

The Forest Floor Custom Fabric Giveaway!

Carol R. Eaton here and I'm the "Queen" of the Printed Fabric Bee this month! It was easy to decide on a theme - the forest floor. Nature is my biggest influence when dyeing fabrics and designing wall art. The colors, textures, smells and sounds are unique and endless. I was imagining what a view of the forest floor would be  from the vantage point of a bird or maybe a squirrel leaping from branch to branch in the tall trees. The group did not disappoint! 

I made no color suggestions and gave each artist free range to interpret the theme. I love the diversity of the groups imagination... so here you go!

Leave a comment below for a chance to WIN your own forest floor custom fabric collection. I'll be choosing a random winner on March 15th. Please take a moment to visit each of the Printed Fabric Bee member's blog to see how they created their piece!

Good luck!

Deborah Boschert

Jackie Lams

Gerrie Congdon

Lynn Krawczyk

Julie Booth

Leslie Jenison

Judy Gula

Jane Davila

Susan Purney Mark

Lisa Chin

Petroglyph Fabric Winner

We have a winner of the Petroglyph fabric. Drum Roll..... It's Janice Novachcoff of Detroit. Congratulations Janice! I can't wait to see what she does with this beautiful collection.

Thank you to everyone who entered by commenting on my blog and this one.

Stay tuned for the next giveaway coming up at the end of the month.

Petroglyphs Giveaway

This past month I had the honor of being the Queen Bee. For my month I picked petroglyphs as my topic. I fell in love with this type of art when Dave and I vacationed in the Southwest several years ago. For this challenge I asked for fabric 8 x 18 in Turquoise and Orange.

If you’d love to win this collection, just leave a comment on this blog post. Deadline is Saturday, February 14, 8 am CST. 

Once you have commented, stop by the other members' blogs to see how they created their pieces.

Deborah Boschert

Carol R. Eaton

Jackie Lams

Gerrie Congdon

Lynn Krawczyk

Julie Booth

Leslie Jenison

Judy Gula

Jane Davila

Susan Purney Mark

Lisa Chin

Good Luck!

Fabric Printing at Home Blog Tour February 1-14! Join the Tour!

February 1st marks the start of the Fabric Printing at Home Blog Tour. Hope you'll "hop" on over to Julie B. Booth's blog to check it out! (February 1-14)

Fourteen days and fourteen opportunities to win copies of Julie's new book, Fabric Printing at Home: Quick and Easy Fabric Design Using Fresh Produce and Found Objects. The tour includes a number of Bee members: Lisa Chin, Lynn Krawczyk, Jane Davila, Carol R. Eaton, Judy Gula, Susan Purney Mark, Deborah Boschert, Lynda Heines and Jackie Lams.

Julie will be posting every day on surface design tips, favorite tools and materials and special Valentine's Day-themed projects using techniques from the book. In addition, Julie will be offering "door" prize giveaways every day.

Hope you Join the Tour February 1-14!

Congratulations!

First of all a big CONGRATULATIONS to Upstate Lisa on her win this month for The Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway!  We very excited to be able to share these Old World Map fabrics with her! Woot Woot!

There are a number of Hive members who also need a big congratulations today!  

In the latest issue of Quilting Arts Magazine The Printed Fabric Bee Hive Member, Jane Davila, has a wonderful article about Seed Stitching.  There are a lot of great ideas in the article and some quotes and eye candy from fellow hive members Gerrie Congdon and Deborah Boschert too!

Hive member, Leslie Jenison and her cohort in quilt crimes, Jamie Fingal, have an article highlighting their wonderful curated exhibits "What's for Dinner?"

And last but certainly not least is The Last Word column by former Hive member, Lesley Riley.

Congratulations everyone on being published once again!  

Thanks to each and everyone of you for sharing your talents!

Old World Maps Giveaway

I have been fascinated with maps for years and when I discovered map art I was hooked!  With my month as Queen Bee, I decided to see what the hives take would be on the topic of Old World Maps.  It has been a big challenge for everyone and I love what they have created!  A few of the members are still working on theirs and they will be added as they become available.

If you would like a chance at winning a 6x6" square of all 11 pieces then leave a comment below or on my blog.  Comments will close on January 15th and a winner announced on the 16th!

And then go stop by the other members blogs to see how they created their pieces.

Lynda Heines

Deborah Boschert

Carol R. Eaton

Jackie Lams

Gerrie Congdon

Lynn Krawczyk

Julie Booth

Leslie Jenison

Judy Gula

Jane Davila

Susan Purney Mark