Well done Hannah! Our lovely bumper bundle of fabric will be on it’s way to you as soon as we have your address. This is what brightens Hannah’s day ‘My day is brightened up by stopping revision and coming across pretty piles of fabric like these in my blog reader! But also with big cups of tea, chocolate and catch up tv to break up the revision’. Good luck with you revision!

Here in the depths of January today is apparently ’ Blue Monday’. The 3rd Monday of the month is the day where we are most lightly to feel fed up, under par and generally cheesed off.

But don’t worry spring is on it’s way and the daff’s will be blooming soon!  And even better Fabric Rehab are having a Blue Monday giveaway of a bumper bundle of gorgeous and very spring like  fabric’s from our new Lecien delivery.

To enter the giveaway all you need to do is tell us what brightens your day!

To be entered into the draw you must leave your comment on this post – one comment per entrant.  Closing date Friday the 20th of January at 9pm. Comments left after this date will not be included in the draw.  Winner picked at random and notified shortly after.  Good Luck!!

The sale at Fabric Rehab starts on Friday 6th January, we’re making space for lots of new designs arriving in January, you won’t be disappointed!

The last posting date will be Monday 19th December – Have a very Merry Christmas!

Hooray!  We have finally opened our doors to all our fabric crazed addicts, our shop is open on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am to 2pm, and don’t worry if you can’t make these days, we’d be happy to make an appointment for you. You can either email us at contact@fabricrehab.co.uk or call us on 01206 321 611.

Fabric Rehab is located 5 mins from the A12 and 1 mile from Dedham village.  If you ‘d like to make a day of it there is plenty to see in Dedham and some lovely places to eat (always a plus!!).

Fabric Rehab, 3b Dedham Vale Business Centre, Manningtree Road, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6BL.

Go on – you know you want to!

The gorgeous new collection ‘Echo’ by Lotta Jansdotter has arrived in the shop, you can see from the images that this collection lends itself to many lovely projects, here are a few to whet your appetite…

‘Rudolph the red nose reindeer, tra la la la la la la’!  He’s finally arrived in green and pink this year (red has been discontinued sadly), we still think he’s one of the funkiest christmas fabrics around!  Stockings for your little ones or table runners for your Christmas table – we love him!!

More Christmas fabric will be in the shop by the end of the week.

We had a lovely selection of fabrics from Westfalenstoffe arrive on Friday and Nancy has put together some gorgeous Christmas bundles.  What I love about these fabrics is the simple Scandinavian print, they’d make lovely table runners, napkins and Christmas decorations.

This week we will be adding a selection of fabrics to our ‘Thrifty Bits’ category.  All fabrics in here are under £10 per metre, so you can get a little bit extra of what you fancy.

…Emergency Budget Bundles are back and we’ve colour co-ordinated them!  So now you can choose from Green, Blue and Pink/Purple, but don’t take too long to decide which colour you’d like – they might not be here for long!

I’ve got 2 boys and I’m always on the hunt for quirky boys prints, unfortunately there isn’t the range for boys as there is for girls so we’re hoping to even it up a little with these 2 fab prints. My youngest son (age 2) is mad about anything with 4 wheels, I have a feeling a floor cushion could be the next project.

Thank you so much for all your fantastic comments!  The competition is now closed and the winner will be announced very soon.  Fingers crossed!

Some of you may remember last year we asked what you wanted from our fabric shop, we listened, we got creative, we drank lots of tea and coffee and the occasional glass of wine (well who can blame us!) and finally the new and improved Fabric Rehab has arrived.

Here are just a few of the best bits:

Search by Designer, Manufacturer, Collection, Fabric Type & Colour

Gift Vouchers

Giveaways & Special Offers

And last but by no means least, all orders to the UK and Northern Ireland will have a flat rate postal charge of only £2.00, regardless of how much fabric you order.

To celebrate the Grand Opening we’re giving away this super duper stash of fabric, all you need to do is tell us what you think of the new shop.  To be entered into the draw you must leave a comment on this post, one comment per entrant, closing date Thursday 1st September @ 8.00pm, comments left after this date will not be included in the draw.  Winner picked at random and notified shortly after.

Good Luck!

We have a new category ‘Thrifty Bits‘, its jam packed full of lovely fabric and everything in this category is under £10 per metre, in fact most of the fabrics are under £6 per metre.  We’re selling these in 1/2m increments and they range from £2.65 – £2.99 per 1/2m, should you purchase more than 1 unit it will arrive as one whole piece uncut.

Most of the fabrics here are cotton poplin, suitable for dressmaking and the bundles would make great bunting for a summer garden party or childs bedroom.

Mollie Makes is a brand new magazine ‘For people who love the crafty life’.  Its been beautifully put together with lots of inspirational projects, the pictures have an instant impact and made me go ‘ohhhhhhhh’ as soon as I opened the magazine.

Here’s a taster of what’s in side issue 1:-

•  Six projects to make, including the apple jackets on the front cover.

•  Top stylist tips for throwing your dream summer party – I loved this feature!

•  A whopping 29-pages of vintage homes to inspire you and your pad.

The price per issue is £4.99, but they do have a special offer at the moment, if you subscribe you receive the first 3 issues for just £5.00 – more info on this here.

Mollie Makes is available from Sainsbury’s and WHSmiths, so while you’re doing your weekly shop, treat yourself – I bet you can’t wait until you get home to have a quick flick through!

As soon as we have your details we can send you your lovely bundle – lucky daughter!

We’ve just added 18 Klona Cottons to the shop, this is a fabulous budget plain with no compromise on quality, 100% cotton suitable for craft, dress and furnishing.   The price per metre is £5.80, you are able to buy the Klona Cottons by the 1/2 metre at just £2.90.  You will find all 18 colours here…

This giveaway has now closed, thank you to all that entered.

We’ve waited with eager anticipation for this collection to arrive and now its here ‘Cut Out and Keep’ by Heather Moore for Cloud9 fabrics is BEAUTIFUL!  I particularly love the Free as a Bird design, and could see a lovely skirt made with this, swallows are very on trend at the moment – just love it!

To welcome these lovely prints into the shop we are having a Cut Out and Keep bundle giveaway.  Please leave a comment on this post telling us what you’d like to make with it.  The giveaway will close on Friday 6th May at 8.00pm, winner will be notified soon after – comments must be left on this post to be in the draw.

If you can’t wait until Friday to see if you’ve won, you can order this collection right now here.

Kirsty from Wild Things has emailed us a lovely selection of dresses and aprons that she has made using our fabric, one in particular has had lots of comments on our Facebook page, the Happy Hills dress – it is lovely!  If you would like more info on the dresses that Kirsty has made, contact her at: hartley347@btinternet.com or call 01254 830 735.

We’re very excited about this new collection called ‘Cut Out and Keep’ by the very talented Heather Moore.  Heather works under the brand name ‘Skinny laMinx’ and the 8 prints are based on her paper-cut designs.

We made this patchwork cushion to show the full collection.  They’ll be arriving here very soon.

]]> http://fabricrehab.co.uk/1155/cut-out-and-keep-by-heather-moore/feed/ 5 http://fabricrehab.co.uk/1149/spring-street-winner/ http://fabricrehab.co.uk/1149/spring-street-winner/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:01:15 +0000 Sally Lewis http://www.fabricrehab.co.uk/blog/?p=1149

And the prize goes to…..Kirsty, comment 165, ‘Great colour mix- girls dress details!’.  Well done Kirsty the lovely bundle will be winging its way to you very soon.

We’re giving away a lovely bundle of each of the new designs (21 in total) from Carolyn Gavins Spring Street collection.  All you need do is let us know what you’d like to make with it.  Please leave comments on this post (we can only count comments on the giveaway post), closing date Tuesday 5th April @ 8pm.  Winner picked at random and notified soon after.  Good Luck!

Hooray! Its finally arrived, this is the next lovely collection by Carolyn Gavin (one of Fabric Rehabs favourite designers).  It couldn’t be more appropriately named ‘Spring Street’, the days are getting longer, daffs are out and the birds are singing – who wouldn’t want to live on this street!  To see the entire collection, take a look in ‘Whats New’.

We’ve put together 3 lovely bundles for Mothers Day (3rd April), why not treat your Mummy to a gorgeous fabric bundle and don’t forget to treat yourself!

Comment 72,  Michelle  ’love your site so much just liked you on facebook’.  The Cloud9 Nature Walk bundle will be on its way to you as soon as we have your address – Well done!

We’re giving away this delightful Organic Nature Walk bundle from Cloud9, we’ve also included 2 organic plains.  All you need to do is “like” us on Facebook AND leave a comment on this post to say you’ve done it  - simple as that. Giveaway closes Tuesday 8th March at 8pm.  Good Luck!

UPDATE – This giveaway is now closed, thank you to all that entered, the lucky winner will be notified soon.

]]> http://fabricrehab.co.uk/1110/cloud9-giveaway/feed/ 210 http://fabricrehab.co.uk/1094/nature-walk-cloud9-fabrics/ http://fabricrehab.co.uk/1094/nature-walk-cloud9-fabrics/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:57:46 +0000 Sally Lewis http://www.fabricrehab.co.uk/blog/?p=1094

We’re really pleased to have the latest collection from Cloud9 Fabrics – Nature Walk.  Its 100% certified organic cotton, printed with low-impact dyes. Beautifully rich and excellent for a multitude of sewing projects.  Cloud9 have been busy putting the new designs to use, if you need some inspiration, look no further.  They have also put together a ‘How to Make’ for the Quilt and Heart cushion, go on, you know you want to….

Quilt – For full instructions on how to make.

Heart Pillow -For full instructions on how to make.

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Thank you for all your entries, they were very inspiring!  The winner is comment no. 17, it reads  ’Great fabrics like this!’.  Well done Nicola, your Melody Miller bundle will be sent to you as soon as we have your address.

To celebrate having a fantastic new designer in store, we’re giving away 7 FQs of the Melody Miller range.  To enter we’d like to know what inspires you, all you need do is add your comment to this post.  Closing day is Thursday 17th February @ 8pm, winner picked at random soon after.

Ann Kelle has another fantastic giveaway, its starts today and runs through to Monday 14th February.  The bundle giveaway is 4 yards of fabric (pictured above).  To enter, simply leave a comment on Ann Kelles giveaway blog post. Good Luck!

Hideaway by Lauren & Jessi Jung

Sugar Pop by Liz Scott

Fabric Rehab Bundles

Have a look in Whats New for these little beauties.

UPDATE:- Orders are continuing to be dispatched quickly from Fabric Rehab but we are finding that Royal Mail are taking longer to deliver some mail.  This is probably due to the bad weather and Christmas post.

Scandi Snowflakes Red

We are really excited to be part of this gorgeous giveaway from one of our favourite designers Kelle Boyd, better known as Ann Kelle.   Kelle has kindly offered to giveaway a bundle of her best selling Urban Zoologie collection – exclusive to Fabric Rehab.  The lucky winner will receive 1/2 yard of each print, a total of 3 yards.

Here’s how to enter:-

1. “Like” Ann Kelle on Facebook.

2. Subscribe to her blog

3. Come back to Fabric Rehab and leave a comment letting us know if you 1. “Liked” Ann Kelle on Facebook and  2. Subscribed to her blog.

You must do all of the above in order to enter the draw.  The giveaway runs from Monday 29th November until Friday 3rd December at  midnight.  Comments must be left on this post to enter.

Good Luck!

Cut you chosen template out of card (we used a simple bird design, but you could do Christmas Trees, mini stockings or hearts – the list is endless!).  Select the fabrics you want to use, scraps come in very handy here, cut 2 pieces of fabric for each bird.

Place the fabric right sides together and sew around leaving 1/2cm seam, leave 5cm gap for turning right way.   So you get a nice shape, snip around any curves or points, careful to avoid your seam.   Turn right side out and stuff with wadding.  Hand sew to close.  Finally stitch your birds to ric rac or ribbon and voila!

We used our Scandinavian Christmas Bundles for the garland, unfortunately we’re out of stock at the moment, but they should be back in the shop by Friday.

1.  Glue fabric to card (Nancy used red card) with slightly watered down PVA glue. Its best to use a brush for an even coverage.  Leave to dry.

2.  Turn over and draw round your chosen templates, cut round with scissors.  Leave under a heavy book so they are nice and flat.

3.  Make a hole with a hole punch and tie with raffia or twine, and admire your work!

If you’d like to use the same fabrics that we have, its the Scandinavian Christmas Fabric Bundle.  Happy crafting!

I love the the fresh colours of these fabrics – cups and pots and pans are very ‘on trend’ at the moment – great for aprons, pot holders, coasters and table mats.   All the fabrics below can be found in our ‘What’s New’ category.

Well done ‘J’, whose comment was ‘Definitely tea towels. I’d use it as a decorative, quite thick band on a plain white towel’.

Your FQs will be winging their way to you as soon as we have your address.

I love that all 3 cushions really compliment each other, they would look great together on a sofa.  Lindsey and Helen used fabrics from our Alexander Henry ‘Farmdale’ collection.  I thought the cushions looked so plump and sumptuous – a tip from Lindsey is to use a feather cushion pad a couple of inches bigger than your cushion cover to achieve the same look.

Who wouldn’t want one of these hanging from the Christmas tree filled with chocolate coins?!  The girls made these lovely cone Christmas decorations using a range of fabrics from our Funky Christmas range.

If you’d like to meet Lindsey and Helen and see their gorgeous range of goodies they will be at the following festive fairs in Suffolk:-

If you would like the chance to win a FQ of each of the new cups and coffee pot designs by Suzanne Ultman then all you need do is leave a comment on this post telling us what you would do with this fabulous fabric.

All comments registered between now and 6.00pm on Friday 5th November will be entered into a draw and the winner announced after that date.  Thank you for your comments – this Giveaway has now closed.

We’ve added lots of new fabric to the shop recently and still have more to go in, keep checking back regularly to see ‘Whats New’.

Thanks to Clare, Claudia, Teresa, Hannah, Natasha, Zoe, Sarah, Lucy, Irene, Jenny and Jennie for taking the time to send us pictures of your projects – please keep them coming!

Don’t miss out on Ruldolph, he’d make a lovely Christmas stocking, tablecloth or table runner for the festive season.

Comment 60 is the winner, the Kraftycupcake said:-

I looovvvveeee them all!! So many ideas for them! My particular favourite is the Vintage Floral. I love anything that has a ‘vintage feel’ and has flowers too!! What more could anyone wish for!

2 of these beauties will be winging their way to you once you’ve selected which Bundles of Joy you’d like – congratulations!

Here they are, a day early, in all their glory.  There are 11 different themes, and we’ve even given them their own category ‘Bundles of Joy’.  We’re giving away 2 of these beauties to one lucky person.   All you need to do is leave a comment telling us what would be in your perfect bundle of joy.  All comments registered between now and Sunday 3rd October will be entered into a draw and the winner announced after that date.

Please note: To enter the draw and be in with a chance of winning the bundles – comments should be left on this post.

This giveaway closed last night at midnight, all entries posted before that time will be in the draw – Good Luck!

]]> http://fabricrehab.co.uk/833/i-know-we-couldnt-wait-until-monday/feed/ 98 http://fabricrehab.co.uk/820/bundles-of-joy-coming-soon/ http://fabricrehab.co.uk/820/bundles-of-joy-coming-soon/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:20:23 +0000 Sally Lewis http://www.fabricrehab.co.uk/blog/?p=820 Calling all husbands,  partners, brothers, sisters, Mums, Dads, Aunties, Uncles and children!   If you need some gift ideas for the loved ones in your life,  look no further – we’ve been busy designing these wonderful ‘Bundles of Joy’.   Each bundle has carefully selected co-ordinating fabric, so you can be sure the designs and patterns really complement one another.  They are wrapped in cellophane and tied with lovely spotty satin ribbon with a gift tag.

We’ve also put the bundles into themes, so you have an idea of the designs in each bundle.

These beauties will be launched on Monday and to see the arrival into the shop we’re holding a giveaway, check back on Monday for details and to peek at our new gift!

New FAB kits from Paper & String, great little Christmas Tree decorations, I love the new Mr & Mrs Owl brooch, whooo wouldn’t want one of these in their stocking at Christmas?!

We’ve added some delightful Lecien dots and florals to the shop, a welcome addition to any fabric stash.

For those of you patiently waiting for news of the Little Fawns, they have just sprung back into the shop, find the pink here and sky colourway here.

Jennie, comment 22 – congratulations!  This is what Jennie suggested:-

‘I adore your site and cannot help but buy lots every time I visit.

What would be helpful in my eyes is seeing all the fabrics in a category in one go rather than having to clck the option or browse per page, if that makes sense. Also because I usually trawl through all the categories anyway I would like to have to option to see all fabrics in one huge list, regardless of what category they are in. And then being able to sort by colour would be great.

And i agree that more customer or your projects would be really inspiring.

But keep up the good work as yours is one of my favourite websites!’

Thank you to everyone that entered and for all your comments, we’ve had some great suggestions.   Its an exciting time for Fabric Rehab, watch this space for the new and improved shop…

]]> http://fabricrehab.co.uk/782/and-the-winner-is-2/feed/ 0 http://fabricrehab.co.uk/767/witchy-stitch-owl-ghastly-forest-farmdale-orchard/ http://fabricrehab.co.uk/767/witchy-stitch-owl-ghastly-forest-farmdale-orchard/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:45:35 +0000 Sally Lewis http://www.fabricrehab.co.uk/blog/?p=767 We’ve received some fantastic new fabrics from Alexander Henry, the designs pictured have a real Autumnal feel about them, ideal for Halloween projects – apple bobbing anyone?  Why not embrace the changing of the seasons with some fabric therapy!

The shop now stocks some lovely gingham, we thought they warranted their own category, so you can find them easily.  The width is longer than standard, so you get more to work with, a FQ measures 80cm x 50cm, so if you want 1/2 a metre you’ll receive a piece measuring 160cm x 50cm.

First we have Kiss Me Owl Pink and Kiss Me Owl Chocolate, super sweet owls just twit twooing for good homes!

It might still be officially summer but the inclement weather has got me thinking about Christmas.  I’m the first to twitch when Christmas crackers arrive in the supermarkets 3 months early, but we had to get this adorable reindeer fabric in the shop now.  If you look closely you can spot Rudolph with his red nose.  Perfect for stockings,  runners and tablecloths.  You’ll find him here in Funky Christmas.

Next we have the new Free as a Bird collection, lots of pretty colours, dots and sweet little birds.

Finally we have a new fabric category, Organic Cotton.  Here you will find the lovely new collection by Nancy Mims ‘Free to Grow’, gorgeous designs that are produced using 100% organic cotton.  We have organic plains to add to this category, they should be in the shop next week.

The fabric used for this sweet dress (Itty Bitty Baby dress) is on order, hopefully due to arrive soon.  The good news is you can download the pattern free from Made by Rae.  This is a lovely blog with lots of great patterns, I particulary like the ‘Big Butt Baby Pants’ – I’ve got to make some for Alfie!

As you can see we’re already taking your comments on board (free patterns), your input has been fantastic – keep it coming!

Fabric Rehab is having a facelift.  We have lots of new  ideas, but we’d like to hear from our customers on how we could improve your shopping experience.  For example it could be about the categories or how you navigate the shop.  To say thank you for your help, comments left will be entered into our HUGE, BIG, GIGANTIC Bumper Bundle draw.  The picture above and below is what one lucky person will win, 35 – yes 35 fat quarters!!!   All comments registered between now and Monday 6th September will be entered into a draw and the winner announced after that date.

We also have some great new designs from Cosmo and Kokka, featuring Russian Dolls and sweet little Parisian dolls, all in the Whats New category.

Fabric Rehab are taking a summer break, the shop is still open but purchases made between Wednesday 28th July and Friday 6th August will not be dispatched until Monday 9th August.  We would like to offer our customers a little bonus and during this time we will be offering free postage on all UK orders!

Any enquiries received during this period will also be answered on our return.

Happy holidays!

The wonderful collection ‘Weekends’ by Erin McMorris has just arrived at Fabric Rehab.  Think lazy summer days, picnics, bicycle rides and flowers swaying in the warm breeze –  a perfect weekend!  Look no further, we have the entire collection here……

We have the fantastic collection ‘Remix’ by Ann Kelle, she has a wonderful talent for design and has produced fresh, colourful and modern fabrics.  Ideal for summer projects, quilting and gorgeous summer dresses.  Take a look at our ‘What’s New’ category or enter ‘Remix’ in our search.  We’ve also put together some lovely bundles using these fabrics, you’ll find these here.

Fabric Rehabs answer to the Emergency Budget!   Each pack has an assortment of fabrics, various shapes and sizes, perfect for small scale projects.  Get your ‘Budget Bundle’ here while stocks last!

We had to put something in the shop to brighten up the dull days we’ve had recently and I think these have done the trick!  Nancy has put together some fabulous bundles, selecting fabrics that compliment each other not only by colour but by design too.  Instead of you having to ‘hum and ha’ over what goes with what, we’ve done the job for you.   We’d love to know what you think…

We love being creative here at Fabric Rehab, whilst its great being busy packaging orders, any crafting gets squeezed in during our lunch hour.  Hence this little project…

I’m sure most of us have a little stock pile of fabric hanging around, and probably numerous weddings and birthday’s over the summer months.  So why not make a really easy bunting card?  I made this one for a friends wedding celebration.  Here’s how:-

Cut your scraps into small triangles and arrange on to a piece of card (I used A4 folded) using either thin ribbon or string as the bunting tape, glue into place (I used PVA glue).  If you would like a more colourful one just use coloured card instead – TA DA!  A really summery celebration card and dead easy!

Some more lovely fabrics in the shop, these apple and pear prints have a real Scandinavian look about them, they’d make perfect aprons or table runners.

They’ve arrived!  I’m very excited (can you tell), I love, love, love these adorable owls and their googly eyes!  I’ve been on the look out for curtain fabric for Alfies room – I think I might have found it.

You’ll find Scandinavian Owls in 4 colourways in ‘Whats New’ along with lots of other new designs.

First up we have this wonderful cushion made with the Apple Owl collection, unbelievably this is Helens first patchwork project!  Rachael made her bag for a friend using a Heather Bailey design, perfect for Spring.  Janet makes paperweights, doorstops and other funky gifts, she sells on Folksy and you can find her quirky gifts here.  Michelle made some lovely bunting  for a friends birthday, thank you for emailing and congratulations on your wedding in Vegas!  Finally, Lucy has made bunting using designs from the Carolyn Gavin ‘Wild Thyme’ collection, take a look at her other funky bunting designs here.

A big thank you to all our customers that have emailed pictures of their latest sewing projects.

One of the latest additions to the shop is the very lovely Freebird collection by Momo, its very summery with butterflies, birds and dots.

We also have Tweet Tweet by Keiki, trees, leaves and birds with a Scandinavian feel.  Take a look in ‘Whats New‘ for all our new fabrics.

When you shop on-line you don’t always see whats behind the scenes, its only a ‘virtual’ idea, you can imagine what a ‘bricks and mortar’ shop might be like but its nice to see the real thing.    If you’d imagined floor to ceiling of gorgeous fabric – you’d have been right!

If you’d like more information on how to view our fabrics by appointment, please email contact@fabricrehab.co.uk.

Apologies in advance if we’re taking your fabric addiction to new heights!

We can’t wait for these gorgeous prints to arrive!

This gorgeous Oilcloth from the Little Folks collection by Anna Marie Horner has finally arrived and is in the shop.  Its 100% laminated cotton with a soft sheen, this is not stiff like most oilcloths, its soft and supple with a wonderful drape.  Its perfect for raincoats, bags, tablecloths and dining room chair seats.

1 Unit purchased – 56cm wide x 50cm long
2 Units purchased – 112cm wide x 50cm long
3 Units purchased – 112cm wide x 75cm long
4 Units purchased – 112cm wide x 100cm long
5 Units purchased – 112cm wide x 125cm long
6 Units purchased – 112cm wide x 150cm long
8 Units purchased – 112cm wide x 200cm long

If you have any questions regarding cuts or anything else, please feel free to email contact@fabricrehab.co.uk

The sun has been shining, the weather is warmer – there is definitely some spring cheer in the air.  We’ve had a spring clean in the shop and made way for some great new fabrics, over 30 new designs were added to the shop today.   We’ll also be adding some gorgeous new bundles to the shop very soon – watch this space!

This lovely selection of fabrics from Michael Miller arrived today, The Big E collection (top row) makes use of  wonderful colours, amber, toffee, olive and pink.  The Who’s Hoot owls are super cute and we love the fun hedgehogs.  Take a look at these and lots of other new prints in Whats New. 

For all you Rocket Rascal fans out there its back in stock.

We’ve been featured on this fantastic site ‘Bambino Goodies’ this weekend.  Bambino Goodies is a great shopping guide for all baby things that are cool, stylish and funky and not covered in teddy bears!  Published every weekday the blog comprises of news, reviews, features and trends.

I’ve been meaning to make one of these sweet Little Kittys for a while and the opportunity arose as my other son has a girl friends party to go to, so this Little kitty is on its way to a 4 year old.  The pattern was easy to follow and for the dress I used Oz Lollipops Green.

Alfie is growing at a rate of knots, I can’t quite believe he’s 6 months already.  One of our customers Alice, makes these super cool Dribble Bibs and I just had to have one – well 3 actually!   Alfie is wearing Frippery Green, one of the other designs used is Little Vintage Cowboy.  For more info on these great bibs and other items, take a look here. 

We’ve got some gorgeous new designs in the shop, I’ve shown some pictures of bundles that we’ve made up, the first is Oz Yellow and Green bundle  from a collection by Moda.  In the centre its Good Folks Bundle by designer Anna Marie Horner, we’re also waiting for her latest collection ‘Little Folks’ to add to the shop.  Finally the lovely Nicey Jane collection by Heather Bailey, gorgeous pinks, greens and yellows,  perfect for spring projects!

When these Little Kitties wandered into Fabric Rehab, we had to give them a home!  What little girl or boy wouldn’t love one of these to cuddle up to.  The pattern is by the designers Melly and Me, its straight forward, has easy to follow instructions and imagine the wardrobe of clothes you could make for them – happy days!

We’ve stocked the shop with these wonderful felt kits from Paper and String.  One cupcake kit makes 6 cakes, there is enough ribbon to decorate the cakes and make hanging loops so you can turn the cupcakes into ornaments/decorations, perfect for childrens parties.  The owls are also a great introduction to childrens sewing, only basic sewing skills required.

With Valentines Day looming we’ve stocked up on some lovely heart designs.   Treat your loved ones or yourself!

Our dog Sidney is a sucker for a warm fire (mind you, so am I), as soon as I say ‘shall we light the fire’ he’s camped out in front of the wood burner. 

As its sooo cold we thought it would be wise to get some lovely needlecord into the shop, we’ve got 3 different designs and they can be found in the ‘Cool Cords’ category.  They’d make gorgeous pinafores, skirts or shirts.

I don’t think there are many parts of the country that have escaped the snow and although we had alot today and local schools were closed, here at Fabric Rehab we are still getting orders out, we wouldn’t want to hold up any crafty projects!  Having said that they may be delayed if Royal Mail can’t get through to the worst affected areas, hopefully not for too long. 

So to brighten up a cold winters day we’ve put together 2 wonderful  bundles of 12 FQs, equivalent to 3 yards of fabric in each bundle.  They’re fresh, zesty and quite frankly irresistable!  Available here in ‘Fabric Bundles’.

Even though its the holidays alot of you have been beavering away, it seems you’ve got the crafting bug!  These lovely bags were made by Charis who not only is very crafty but is a photographer too,  you can see more of her photography here.  The fabric Charis used was Lollipop Trees Pink and Wild Seed Pods Green,  we’ve just taken delivery of more Carolyn Gavin designs, soon to appear in the shop.

Beverley made this gorgeous bag using Humming Birds Mustard, it’s a beautiful design by Patty Young, we also have Blossoms Yellow which is part of her Flora and Fauna collection.

Finally, we have this cute tote bag from Sarah, using the Apple collection by the designer Alice kennedy, this collection of fabrics would make a stunning quilt.  Take at look at more of Sarahs creations at The Bothered Owl on Folksy.

This gorgeous needle book was made by another of our clever customers – Alex.  These little Needle Books are perfect for gifts,  Alex has used Lizzy House Lollipop Trees Pink, its also included in this lovely bundle available in the shop.  If you would like to know how to make one, click here and take a look at Alex’s blog ‘Make do and Send’.

Congratulations go to Nadeem Akram!  Well done Nadeem, there was plenty of competition, but the ‘Birthday Bundle Giveaway’, will be winging its way to you very soon.

Wow! Our customers are so clever,  these gorgeous booties and baby cloths were made by Caroline using Sandi Henderson and Prints charming designs and can be found (along with other designs) here in Carolines Etsy shop.

Christmas has come early!  To celebrate Fabric Rehab’s 1st Birthday and because its nearly Christmas,  all customers that make a purchase between the 1st of December and the 13th of December will be entered into a prize draw to win a huge bundle of fabric. Over 60 FQs in total and worth over £150!   The winner will be picked out of a hat on Monday the 14th of December.

Look at this beautiful quilt made with the Saffron Craig ‘Dandelion Fields’ collection.  It would be gorgeous on any bed or childs cot.  If you’re really inspired by this and want to get quilting,  luckily we have the Saffon Craig collection in stock here.

We’d like to spread a bit of early cheer to our loyal customers.  If you spend over £50 on fabric you’ll receive a Mary Fellows tea towel, over £75 will bag you a tote for your fabric stash and spend over £100 on fabric we’ll send you a Mary Fellows apron, so you’ll look gorgeous on Christmas Day!  Quick while stocks last…. (colours and designs may vary).  Sorry guys and gals – we’re all out of freebies now, but keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks for our 1st Birthday giveaway.

Wild Thyme by Carolyn Gavin has just arrived.  Lovely seedhead and bird designs in a gorgeous mix of colours.  Keep an eye on the shop, they’ll be available over the next few days.

We love this darling little dress that Zofia made for her daughter,  the colours of the dress and design have an autumnal feel, perfect for this time of year.  If you’d love some Merry Mushrooms for a similar project, click here.

Finally its here, another rare bird has been spotted on our shores – Frippery has arrived!!  Although unlike the Eastern Crowned Warbler Frippery comes in 3 different colours!  We love this design and it looks great with the co-ordinating dots, go on,  treat yourself before it flys out of the shop.

Thank you very much to Karen at Blueberry Park for sending us these lovely pics of her Pencil Rolls.  The use of dots and co-ordinating designs look fab.  Karens Pencil Rolls can be found here along with lots of other goodies at Blueberry Park.  The fabrics Karen used can all be found in ‘Whats New’.

Since the arrival of Alfie I’ve been thinking about lots of baby projects.  I happened to mention to my mother-in-law that I’d love a quilt for his cot,  I’d ear marked some fabric I wanted to use, and a couple of days later this lovely quilt appeared!  Unfortunately this fabric has been discontinued but we have a lovely animal print ‘Funky Jungle’ that would make lovely quilts.

Look at this truly scrumptious  ’Cupcake Teddy’ that one of our Fabric Addicts has made using Pink Cupcakes for her friends baby girl - who could resist!   Take a look here for more lovely bears by Abby at Bubs Bears.  If any of you would like to send in pictures of projects, please do, we love posting them on our blog for others to see.

We’ve got some lovely new dots in the shop, we’ve teamed these with some gorgeous stripes making some super ribbon tied fabric bundles for you, instead of 4 clicks of the mouse, you can buy one of these bundles in one!

Christmas has come early!  The eagerly awaited Red Letter Day by Lizzy House has arrived, we are the first UK supplier to have this range – be a trend setter and treat yourself!   These pictures are just a taster – its all in the shop now!

Ohh, its all coming in at once, we’re soon going to be swimming in more gorgeous fabrics.  This wonderful design ‘Frippery’  by Kathy Hall is soon to land on the Fabric Rehab doorstep.  This bird design is simply lovely and I can see it being used for so many projects – cot quilts, dresses, cushions – the list is endless.  Will keep you posted as soon as its in.

We’re very excited about this new collection of fabrics due to arrive in the next few days, its the new Natura collection from Alexander Henry, Birdsong and Canyon Butterfly.  It seems to have been an eternity since we ordered it but I know it will have been worth the wait.  I’ll let you know as soon as its in the shop!

Gorgeous fabrics by the designer Alice Kennedy, trees, leaves, apples and owls in lovely autumnal colours.  We’ve put together a fabric bundle for you with 4 of the designs from this range.  Take a look at our whats new page for more of the collection.

We’ve got some lovely new designs in the shop from Moda, in this range things that can fly and float are the theme.  We’ve put together a fabric bundle containing the 4 FQs pictured with colours that really compliment each other, we’re sure you’ll love it!  Have a look at our ‘Whats New’ category for the full range.

We have recently taken delivery of some lovely polka dot ribbons in an assortment of gorgeous colours.  We will be increasing our range of Ribbons & Trims over the next few weeks and at 50p a metre for the polka dot pictured - its a snip!

We have some lovely new gifts in the shop designed by Mary Fellows,  Aprons, Shoppers and Tea Towels with ‘Made in England’ and ‘Make do and Mend’  printed in great colours.  I think the Make do and Mend shopper would make a great place to stash your fabric!  Why not treat the man in your life to a Made in England apron, put your feet up and let him cook you a treat!

Our Saffron Criag fabrics have arrived and boy oh boy were they worth the wait! You will find them in a new category ‘New Designers’.  These designs are sold by the metre, the smallest piece you can buy is a quarter metre, if you wanted 1/2 metre uncut  just add 2 units to your basket, if you want 1 metre uncut add 4 units to your basket – couldn’t be easier.  The Fields Range (some of which are pictured) would make a lovely quilt, whilst the owl and tree designs are really fun – go on, I dare you to resist!

My niece is modelling a very sweet tunic top made by my mother-in-law (thank you Rosemarie!).  The pattern used was from the first issue of the new magazine SEW.  We used Feathered Friends Yellow for the main body and Apple Dot Orange for the trim.  Its quite a simple tunic to make and looks very summery!

We’ve got some lovely new Kokka prints, the flower designs  would make great curtains.  The Red Riding Hood and Strawberry prints are just adorable and would make super cute dresses – perfect for summer!  Check out our ‘Whats New’ page for all the new designs.

We are very excited about a new line of  fabrics soon to be in the shop by Saffron Craig.  The Fields range with its gorgeous colours and dandelion seedheads would make a lovely quilt.  We’ve also got a lovely tree and owl print on its way.  Keep a look out in the shop, they should be here within the week!

Looking for quirky vintage-style fabrics to make cushions or clothing? Head to Fabric Rehab, my website of the week! There are Fifities-style patterns, Matryoshka Russian doll prints, and funky geometrics – perfect for craft projects…

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We’ve had a great write-up on the Ideal Home blog, ‘Home Shopping Spy’ today.  The blog features interior news and views from Ideal Home Magazine. 

Other news – we’re waiting for LOTS of new designs to arrive, another big order from Kokka, should be here within the next 10 days – can’t wait!

We’re also planning to have an ‘Open House’ day in August, we’d love to see and meet our customers and of course it will give you the opportunity to come and see our great selection of fabrics.  Will keep you posted on the date and details.

In this months Sew Hip magazine you’ll find a pattern for a Cot quilt.  Sew Hip have featured our Dala horse & Russian Doll Turquoise fabric and  have made a gorgeous quilt (if you have the magazine or are thinking of getting it, its on p36 of the July issue).  The picture above shows you how well  Pod Vine Lime goes with it and could be used as the back panel.

Hooray!  After weeks of waiting, our order from Japan has arrived.  The boxes were filled with delightful designs that we are sure you’ll love.  We couldn’t resist some lovely trim either, so a new catergory will be opened soon to put this in.  The next couple of days will be spent taking photos and uploading all the new fabrics, we’ll try and get them on ASAP! 

All those that have joined our mailing list will be sent an email letting you know they’re all in the shop.  If you haven’t signed up already, pop your email address on our home page and you’ll get one too.  Happy browsing!

Another of our fabric addicts has been making these lovely childrens aprons.  Clare has used the large russian doll print that we have in stock (although going fast!).  It’s a slightly different colourway to the apron pictured but nonetheless very gorgeous.  You can buy these one off aprons from Bagpinny. 

You’ll be pleased to know that the long awaited delivery from overseas will be here very soon and it contains a brand new russian doll print similar to this, which of course we had to order in more than one colourway!

We have been asked to send some samples of fabric to a new magazine called ‘Sew’  to feature in their launch issue that comes out in May.  When we put them together we thought they looked so nice that we wanted to share a picture with you.  All the fabrics are available, some of which have just arrived and are on our ‘Whats New’ page.

Jenny has emailed us a picture of a lovely baby mat she recently made using Une Petite Ecole, she has picked out the green in the print and backed it with the same colour – any baby would love rolling about on this!

Please feel free to email any photos you have of projects using our fabrics, its great to see the finished article.

Clare has been making tote bags using our fabrics, the lovely one pictured was made using Green Leaf Stem, we have sold out of this colour but have the same design in blue which is gorgeous.  Thank you Clare for sending this in, you can buy her lovely bags and other items here.

Finally some of the new stock has arrived, with very much of a spring feel about it.  This lovely dress was made using our new Yellow Tree fabric.  Its great with leggins or trousers in the fresher weather and once it warms up as a dress by itself.  We still have lots more fabric on its way and will let you know as soon as it arrives.

We’ve got a lovely new design Spotted Owl in 3 different colourways (green pictured).  We have limited stock at present but don’t worry, we are waiting for a large delivery from the US which will contain plenty more in all 3 colours as well as some lovely other designs.   Lots of fabric is on its way to us from all over the globe, we can’t wait until it arrives!

Nancy and I have recently been to a fabric exhibition, there were so many gorgeous prints.   We have selected some fantastic new designs, some of which I have pictured below.  The new designs will be with us in the next few weeks.

Another lovely dress made by Claire using our Apple dot fabric, we have currently sold out of this but more is on order, it should be here within the next couple of weeks.

A very sweet dress made by Claire Marshall-Reddy, Claire used our Russian Doll and Toadstool fabric.  We’re running a bit low on this but don’t worry, we have just ordered a gorgeous new Russian doll design that I think you will love!  It should be here in about 4 weeks.

There are so many talented people out there, we would like to take the opportunity to showcase customers creativity.  This week its Beth Foster with The Linen Cat, Beth makes wonderful soft toys and lavender bags, we love the cats and their cute dresses.  The fabrics used are Kitchy Flower Purple and Funky Jungle.

It’s a very grey miserable day here in Suffolk,  so we thought we’d show you something colourful! I made this skirt for my 2 1/2  year old niece using 1/2 a yard of  pretty Pink Pop Flower .  It was so easy to make and because it has an elasticated waist it should take my niece to 3 and beyond.

You, our customers, can also submit the projects you’ve undertaken with Fabric Rehab’s products and show off your creativity.