Themed Fabric Collections
 

Earlier this year I was lucky to be gifted a fabric collection with a theme of dots. She also gave me the book by Mary Mashuta titled Confetti Quilts. She marked a couple of pages in the book with quilts she had planned on making and I'm in the process of making one of the quilts. Until now, I had not been collecting themed fabric, but now, I can't stop collecting dots.

What kind of themed fabric to do you collect and can't get enough of?

That is such a fun quilt! I find I'm really drawn to dots, as well. I've been trying to restrain myself, thinking I might have too many dots... but since you posted this fabulous pic, I may just let myself go completely dotty!

Wow! Bright and cheery. Love it.

That quilt is just SO cute! I love it!

I have been collecting insect themed fabric and candy themed fabric. Some day I will get a quilt made from them.

Gee that is lovely.

not really themed, but I enjoy collecting Kaffe Fassett fabrics when I find them on sale.

Not too crazy about the pattern, but I do love the dots.

They're my vice too - particularly OOP old ones. I usually find mine on eBay. :)

I collect horse fabrics. I also collect by designer. Laurel Burch, Kaffe Fassett, etc. Your dot quilt is beautiful.

i collect cotton quilting fabrics LOL

LOL! Me too, and they multiply like rabbits!

Seriously though, I am a sucker for butterflies. I find them very hard to resist. I hope to do a quilt all in butterflies one day, when I collect enough.

I love dots, too. Which could explain my attachment to circles......I love your quilt to be. It's a fun, colorful quilt with dots!!!

I think your quilt is lovely! I collect fabric with pigs on it. Also I am drawn to fabrics with birds. I do collect by designer too. I love Alexander Henry fabrics and I have a pretty good collection of Heather Ross fabrics ( her older stuff not the Munki Munki)

i collect black and white and white and black fabric (nothing that shows up as gray). i have about 5 see-through plastic containers that are full, and i will continue. now, i just have to make a few quilts...lol

I collect Hot air balloon prints, route 66, dog prints, landscape.

I LOVE novelty prints.


Love your quilt too. Dots rock.
S

:thumbup: Love your dotty quilt. I collect lots of themes--Santas especially. When I first started quilting, I bought lots of FQs from eBay with various fun animals for Linus quilts--flamingoes, dogs, cats, pigs, frogs, Peanuts. I also have some plaids and stripes and lately have found myself picking up dots with a thought of someday combining them in a quilt. Of course, I have to get some planned others done first.

Great quilt....I don't collect a theme....any fabric I am drawn too ends up in my stash....as well as complimentary ones to make some quilt top in the future.

I never really thought about it but I guess I collect hockey fabric. I have already made him 1 hockey quilt and am finishing up #2. I have enough for maybe 2 more bed sized ones, guess I need to restock LOL.

I seem to be collecting Halloween fabric. I'm just drawn to it. Perhaps that's because it's my favorite holiday. I have a storage box full of it, but have yet to make one quilt! Too many other projects to do first. So....someday! In the meantime, I keep telling myself not to buy anymore. Like that's going to happen!

Snake Skin pattern.......I'd like to make a Snake in the Hollow quilt with realistic fabric.

I love your quilt!!!! I collect polka dots, plaids, stripes (love them for bindings, cut on the bias) snowmen fabrics, autumn themed fabrics, OMG I think I love them all! My favorite fabric line is Moda's Kansas Troubles.

I seem to collect Valentine fabric. But I'm not a Valentine Day fan at all. My other major weakness seems to be poinsettia fabric. I love real poinsettias and would fill my house with them at Christmas except they're expensive and they die.

I don't know if it is considered Theme - but I can't quit buying Black & White

Beutiful quilt! I love fabric with stars. I just can't stop. Blue fabric with stars? Sure, I'll take some even though I've got plenty of blue fabric with stars already!

I collect Halloween fabrics. My mom keeps feeding this habit too! A Halloween Farmer's Wife quilt is in progress.

I'm also collecting chickens right now. I was given a chicken panel, so looking for other things to go with it.

Frogs also find their way into my stash. They make great shorts that embarrass my kids!

That is a fantastic quilt. So bright and lively! I collect '30's repros, candy theme and fruits/veggies. I may even make a quilt or two someday! :)

Love love love all the dots!!!!!!!!

I love your dots. They are so pretty. I collect bird and butterfly fabrics, have to have some of everyone I see.

Mid-1800s reproduction fabrics, also known as Civil War fabrics.

I LOVE that quilt and Mary Mashuta's book. I started collecting dots after seeing them used in Freddy Moran quilts. I also collect Kaffe fabrics and do a monthly Kaffe Club from Island Quilters shop (a local). I love bright & colorful to offset Pacific NW cloudy days.

Luv polka dots!!!

Of course I have to keep feeding your habit. lol Can't wait to see your HFW. I love that you embarass your kids--that's a mom's job!

I'm a flannel fanatic. I have a huge collection of flannels. I think they make such soft cozy quilts.

I'd like to do HUGE appliqued butterflies that are made of butterfly fabric---------but I don't know if it will ever happen

I'm collecting florals. I want to make a log cabin quilt with nothing but florals. There have been a few quilts posted here on the Quilting Board that knocked my socks off and I want to make one. But I want many, many florals so it's taking me some time. And... I've taken a pledge not to buy any fabric in 2013. Oh well....

Pretty quilt! i collect fabric with cats. :-) The stash sits under my bed with no plans to use it!!

I'm into dots myself, but your color combination makes your quilt look so mature and adult while mine always look so juvenile! I love it!

Wow...what a quilt. I love snowflake fabric and snowmen. Maybe some day when we live in Florida, I'll make a winter quilt just for fun!

I have a good collection of striped fabric. I think they are very handy to have.