Incense & Peppermint

After designing my all black and pink line, St Remy de Provence, I was inspired to do an all pink and brown line of fabrics. Perfectly feminine fabrics that could be made into a quilt for women and girls of all ages. Fabrics that are sweet and timeless.

Filled with my signature toiles and florals, Incense & Peppermint is a fun little line. You can mix in other colors, I put in a small green border in the above quilt, to compliment the different shades of pinks, creams, and browns.

 

I hope you enjoy this line as much as I do!

Robyn Pandolph Design Studio Pop-Up Shop

Robyn Pandolph Design Studio Pop-Up Shop October 28th - October 31st Come join us for a one-time only Robyn Pandolph Design Studio Pop-Up Shop in Galveston, TX. We will be selling Robyn's fabrics, patterns, and favorite home goods for only 4 days at the Peanut Butter Warehouse in downtown Galveston.

Sale! Fabrics & Notions We're very excited to have 10 of Robyn's fabric lines all on sale. Ranging from Beach House (priced below wholesale at $2 a yard) to her newest line Incense & Peppermint (10% off). Quiltback fabrics will be on sale for $9.50 a yard. And all notions will be 10% off. 1 yard minimum cut for all sale fabric.

Hours & Location Four Days Only! Sunday, Oct. 28th - Noon till 8pm Monday, Oct. 29th - 10am till 6pm Tuesday, Oct. 30th - 10am till 6pm Wednesday, Oct. 31st - 10am till 6pm The Peanut Butter Warehouse is located on the corner of 20th & Harborside Drive in downtown Galveston. Paid street & private parking lot across the street.

Upcoming Retreats

Join Robyn

There will also be information on upcoming retreats with Robyn. Either learn how to applique on an Alaskan Cruise, hosted by Stitchin' Heaven Travel, or spend a weekend sewing at the beach in May 2013.

I Spy with My Little Eye

On last night's episode of Parenthood, I noticed something familiar.

The rocking chair cushion was made out of my fabric. How exciting is that! It's the toile from Desired Things.

This is one of my favorite prints from the line. I just love the little girl watering and picking flowers.

Yellow is one of my favorite colors for a nursery. Such a soft and happy, gender neutral color. The way they styled the nursery is just so simple and pretty. 

What a great surprise it was to see my fabric on one of my favorite shows! You can find the fabric HERE.

True Vintage Now Available

I have so many pieces of vintage fabric, from tiny remnants to long draperies, that I am running out of room for; hidden away in closets, armoires, and boxes. There is something special about a great piece of vintage fabric. Something so special that it can be hard to want to use it. What project will do this piece of fabric justice? I'm sure every fabric collector has had that thought go through his/her mind. 

That inspired me to create True Vintage. It's some of my favorite fabrics/motifs (including a French ticking inspired stripe) in colors that are from the textiles of the 1800s. There's no need to hoard them away for a unique or special project. 

It is currently available at RobynPandolph.com. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Look What I Found!

What did I find under some bolts of Beach House? 108" Quilt backing fabrics from Somerset Cottage, Sumptuous Living, and Bowood House! 12 new (well, old by who's counting?) full bolts to choose from for any pesky quilt-top that's been waiting for the perfect backing fabric. Check them out on the Quilt Backs Page!

New Arrivals!

If you love to needle-turn applique than these silk thread bundles will be perfect! Each bundle goes with the new fabric lines. Head over to the Notions section of the store to find bundles for Lansdowne Road, St Remy de Provence, Desired Things, Hope Cove, and Bowood House!

Fat Quarters & Applique Needles

Fat Quarter Bundles of Desired Things, Hope Cove, and Lansdowne Road are now available at RobynPandolph.com.

And, finally, my favorite applique needles are also available! Choose from the Darner #9s or Straw#10s. You'll never go back!

New Items

Look what's new! Now you can find all of my favorite notions in one place. Everything one needs to complete all those beautiful projects that keep piling up.

One thing that I never leave home (or the United States) without, Thread Heaven is great to have. It helps your thread not tangle or fray, two very important things for applique. 

I've fallen in love with this French brand, Sajou. They remade these classic 19th century, Eiffel Tower inspired scissors. They are small, light, and have a very sharp point, all things great for any type of handwork. I hope you stop by the Notions page to see all the new things we've added and are adding each week.

New Kit Available

When I was in Australia a few years ago, it seemed that English paper piecing was all the rage. Since I love handwork, I thought I'd give it a try. This make-up bag was inspired by both classic design and St. Remy de Provence. It uses tape measure for a nice snap closure and is tall enough to fit make-up brushes. I hope you have as much fun making as I did! Available at RobynPandolph.com.

Home Is...

For those of you who enjoy more of a challenge with something like needle-turn applique, this is the quilt for you. It uses the entire line from St. Remy de Provence. 

The center block has a house with the number 2214 above it. This is the address of my design studio in Galveston. The pattern includes the numbers 0 - 9 so that you can personalize your own address or some one else's.

The words which are subtly included in the third border, top and bottom, are this quote :

"Home is where ever I'm with you." Kits are available here.

It seems somewhat ironic now after showing this quilt to you that I must share some other news. I have decided, after much deliberation, to close the Robyn Pandolph Design Studio. There are many reasons for this decision including the economy, our building being sold, etc. I have to admit, though, that there are two major reasons for this final decision. The first is that my focus has been distracted by the retail business and I feel that the whole of my creativity should be focused on what I do best and that is fabric design and quilt designs. The second reason is one of the heart. My partner in life and love has taken a new position in Singapore and my desire to be with him is much stronger that that of shopkeeper. The " Home is..." quilt was designed with him in mind when I added the quote..." Home is where ever I'm with you."

I will miss all of the friends I have made over this time. I hope to have open houses and retreats planned for the future so that we can all catch up and share our life's journeys with one another.

I will blog more to let you know what I am doing and when I will be in town or teaching. Till then please continue to shop for my fabrics, kits, patterns and treasures that I bring back from afar at www.robynpandolph.com. We will be updating the web site much more frequently now that store duties will be a thing of the past.

Our last day will be March 1, 2012 (next week) so please come in and take advantage of our great sale prices while we try to reduce inventory.

All Homeware and gift items will be 50% off.

All vintage and antique items will be 30% off.

Fabrics will still be 25% and 50% off with some exceptions. Minimum 1 yard cuts on sale fabric.

Christmas and selected items will be 75% off.

Thank you for your support and friendship!!

Robyn

Eva St Remy Kit

One of the things I love about the St Remy de Provence line is that each fabric holds its own as far as beauty, that even a simple quilt can take your breath away. My good friend Brenda made the Eva quilt in the St Remy line, and when I opened it up, I was amazed. 

We now have the kits available in the shop and on our online store. I've already had customers come in and say that the Eva St Remy only took them a day to sew up the quilt top. But, if you're looking for something with applique, stop by tomorrow for another great quilt kit out of the St Remy de Provence. 

Texas Live Magazine

Look at these great pictures that the wonderful ladies at Texas Live Magazine took of the store!

http://texaslivenetwork.com/2011/11/22/robyn-pandolph-designs/

Tent Sale!