k3n

Just had to let you know about this fabric! It's beautiful, I've been to their sho in Amsterdam and met Rudolph who is the designer - he's so interesting and such a character; the fabric is like nothing else I've seen. It has a glaze on it at first but this disappears with handling - he says there's no need to prewash. It looks expensive at first glance but it's wider than usual so worth a treat!

Enjoy http://www.dutchquilts.com

Happy sewing!

K x

mgshaw

Those are some absolutely gorgeous fabrics!!!! Thanks for sharing the site!!

sondray

Is Chintz that shiny fabric? If so, I bought a huge box full at our Habitat store for 1.00. I've made quilts with it and they're beautiful.

Sondra

k3n

yes, it starts off shiny which, if I understood correctly, is a finish caused by the production process, but the fabric from Den Haan loses this finish as you work with it.

Lucky find, Sondra! Have you got pictures to show?

K x

SulaBug

Thank you so much for sharing this site with all of us. I looked at the fabric & you are so right. It's all gorgeous!! :D Have you bought some of the chintz for yourself?

k3n

Yes Sula, the blue and white in my delft quilt (on the Picture post) came from there; I started a paper pieced stars made of hexagons wall hanging with some of the prints but I'm not pleased with the way I've joined the blocks so it's waiting to be dismantled and reworked :evil:

I've also got a couple of metres of blue and white which I got in the shop as a second - the mistake is tiny and it was half price! And a few FQs in the red print on cream ground, oh and 5 metres of a printed border (those are FAB!);

I'm going to Amsterdam again in early March (there's a big quilt exhibition in Holland I want to visit) so I'll probably get a bit more fabric! The shop is really worth a visit if ever you're in Amsterdam!

K x

Knot Sew

I love the color...A field of Tulips...they are so vibrant...I do have some Dutch in my family....I wonder if they have imported any :D