Why Do Really Popular Fabric Designs Disappear?
 

I know they have to have to put out new designs, but I find it super frustrating when really popular fabric designs disappear. There are designs from Connecting Threads, the Fruit Ladies on the Beach line, M'Liss Rae Hawley pink fashionista dachshund fabric and some of the prettier cat fabrics from Laurel Burch, that are either not available or very hard to find. Is it a copyright issue that they can only print so much and then have to stop?

No I don't think so. I was surprised to have discovered that Marcus Brothers is reprinting some of the Aunt Grace fabrics that were from the early 90s.

Oh, I hate it when that happens. I have a favorite fabric I use for bindings. It's a part of a collection that has been discontinued. Unfortunately, I guess I'm the only one who loved it. But I keep looking in case someone has a bolt in their warehouse. Fabric companies have to move on with the trends in patterns and colorways.

Love Laurel's cats. the best designs ever.

Laurel Burch died so it's up to the family that have her copyrights to have the fabric reprinted. M'Liss Rae Hawley has a Facebook page and posts there regulatory about her fabric and pictures of her dachshunds. CT designers are always designing new fabric so the older designs aren't kept in stock so I've learned to buy them as soon as they are released, especially the prints. Fruit Ladies on the Beach line is still being printed, the shops just aren't ordering it? http://www.elizabethsstudio.com/

One question....are you likely to find the same style/color/fabric/fit of your favorite pants, or shirt, or jacket, or dress, or pajamas, etc. from year to year, or season to season??

Laurel Burch's horses have been reissued recently--they are beautiful!

Unfortunately, no. You didn't mention shoes/boots but that's where I wish they would stop changing them. My foot is difficult to fit and when I find something that feels and looks good I usually buy at least two pair because I know I'll never see them next season.

What I hate is that usually by the time a pattern is published, the fabric has been out a while and may or may not be readily available. I've had to order fabric from 5 or 6 sources before to get the fabric that I wanted to make a quilt and sometimes haven't been able to find it at all.