Sunday, June 25, 2006

Source for "Chinese" fabrics

eQuilter.com has had nice fabrics for years, mostly 100% cotton for quilters and a selection of Chinese themed fabrics.  I have done business with this company but have no other ties. You will find Chinese (and Japanese) themed fabrics in her Asian collections.

When I have used "calligraphy" from the eQilter.com search page on her site, over 95% has been Chinese or Kanji (which is based on Chinese characters). Here's one example of a Chinese character fabric or search on Chinese New Year and you may see a Chinese New Year fabric. She does have other Chinese-themed fabrics too and usually quite a selection featuring dragons! The koi fabric is one of my favorites.

Asian gifts - you do not have to sew at all to enjoy & use these:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=289
Their adoption story of traveling to China in April 2003 to adopt their daughter can be found on the Luana Travelogue at equilter.com
Her "Memoirs of China" collection for Robert Kaufman Fabrics was inspired by that same trip to China, especially the design of the little Chinese girls!
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/s.pl?k=kamch

... and 10% of the design royalties go to charities that help these kids, such as
www.smiletrain.org
www.halfthesky.org

Last updated: April 2007

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