Category Archives: Miscellaneous

A new year is just around the corner!  Many people like to make New Year’s Resolutions that deal with health and fitness.  We’d like to encourage you to include creativity in your plans!  Here are ten Resewlutions for you to consider.   Learn something new.  The new year presents an opportunity to start fresh.  Learn […]

  Make a Christmas pillow appliqué featuring a snow globe with your favorite Christmas image on the inside.  You can use the woody wagon pattern or any pattern you chose. The technique is the same and just the patterns are different. Use your pillows and throws to create an inviting holiday home.  Make your own Christmas […]

Houston Texas is the home of the International Quilt Market and Quilt Festival, two of our favorite weeks of the year.  Week one is set up and Quilt Market and week two is Quilt Festival and tear down. During Quilt Festival there is an amazing display of quilts hosted by the  International Quilt Association.  The […]

Dynamic Quilting Designs Done The Simple Way Hi It’s me, Charisma, your friendly longarm quilter with simple tips on getting your quilts quilted and out of the UFO bin. (Not that I don’t have many of those myself…but we shouldn’t talk about that right now.) The fear of “ruining” a quilt with bad quilting is at the […]

PolyPellets are  100% polypropylene weighted stuffing material that adds the flexibility necessary to shape soft crafts into lifelike positions. All pellets have a smooth edge with an oval contour to create a uniform fill. Projects with PolyPellets: Laptop Lap Pad Doing homework or surfing the internet is way more fun when you are comfortable. Learn how to […]

Log Cabins and Luke Haynes are two of our favorite things.  The Log Cabin block is of oldest and best known blocks and Luke Haynes has undertaken the Log Cabin as a course of study and inspiration.  We hope you like the many versions of the Log Cabin block and the fabulous quilts the blocks […]

Fairfield World Gives.  The Fairfield World team loves to give back to the community. Doing something positive makes the world a better place for all of us! Recently Fairfield World invited me, one of their Master Makers, to join them in a community service project. Fairfield World would provide over 50 pre-sewn plush animals. I would […]

Little Miss Muffet may have put the tuffet on the map, but this decorating trend is one that, unlike nursery rhymes, lasts long past childhood.  From playrooms to college dorms to apartments, tuffets and poufs (a modern twist on the tuffet) are a great design element.  In addition to being functional, they add a punch […]

This is an unbelievable Quilted Vintage Tablecloth make over. What you need for this Quilted Vintage Tablecloth project: Vintage Linen 2 Layers of Batting ( Soft & Toasty and Wool) Muslin Backing 2 Yards of Fabric for Border and Binding (Sub cut into five 5 inch strips and five 2.5 inch strips) I love-love-love vintage linens and […]

Summer is a great time for learning new skills or starting new projects!  Take advantage of the sunny days, the warmer weather, and your vacation time to make something for yourself.  To help you get started with your sewing, we’ve compiled a list of fabulous, fun, summer themed projects that you can sew this summer! […]

This month we are thrilled to introduce you to the talented Melissa of Melly Sews.  A former teacher turned stay at home mom, Melissa is extraordinarily gifted at explaining things in a way that anyone can understand!  Her site is a place where you can “dream, learn, make”, which Melissa explains here: Want to know […]

The Craft Yarn Council is back with their second annual Lemon Drop in New York City and we are proud to be a supporting Sponsor.  We would love for you to get involved too.  Read below on how you can participate if you knit or crochet or even if you want to learn to knit […]

The Fairfield Team loves to showcase the makers in our world, and each month we’re delighted to introduce you to a different creative person who is sharing their craft.  This month we are thrilled to introduce you to Laura Kelly, the founder of The Handwork Studio.  We met Laura as a client, since she uses Poly-Fil in […]

Fab Furniture Flips has partnered with us for the Month of March. This month the theme is “Mix and Match”  and we are very excited to see what the bloggers created with our products. Each blogger participating in the contest requested a specific product to work with their project piece.  Some bloggers are very skilled and […]

Whether you’re a pro or a newbie, there is always something new to learn about sewing!  I’ve compiled a list of some “must know” sewing hacks and hope they will make your sewing faster and more fun.  Check out the list, and be sure to leave a comment to let us know your favorite sewing […]

Here at Fairfield World we love to celebrate the designers who inspire us.  For this month’s Meet the Pro we’d like to introduce you to the delightful Heather Valentine, the creative genius behind The Sewing Loft.  We’re in awe of her creativity and the ease with which she explains a multitude of sewing techniques and projects. […]

Aluminor™ Breaking News…. Aluminor ™ is on it’s way to a store near you. Can’t wait, then consider ordering yourself an entire bolt in Gold or Silver directly from our easy to use website. We’ve had so much fun promoting this new product that we thought we might share some hints and tricks with you […]

Artistic humor is something we can appreciate as creative type people.  Being artsy or creative has positives and more positives.  There really are no negatives in doing what you enjoy.  We like to have fun and enjoy the little quirks that come from quilting, sewing and crafting.  The art quote images are for you to […]

Quilt Market Houston 2015 For Quilters and Sewists, one major highlight of the year is Fall Quilt Market  held each year in Houston, Texas.   Attendees are manufactures of goods in the industry along with store owners, buyers, artists and designers.  Each year the creativity, energy and inspiration grows.  It is truly amazing to see […]

Aluminor in silver and gold was the talk of the town at the Houston Quilt Market 2015.  Our newly released product is a Craft Utility Aluminor Polypropylene Fabric.  The shimmery material is available in silver and gold.  The fabric comes pre-quilted and is available on a 10 yard bolt that is 30 inches wide.  Aluminor is […]

Modern Quilters take note – The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters by SHERRI LYNN WOOD was recently released and she will hold a hand on art/work installation.  We are proud to supply our materials for the learning experience.  Art students, artists, and quilt makers and quilt lovers alike will enjoy the experience of creating colorful patchwork to […]

Oly-fun in is now available in NEW sizes and NEW locations.  Our everything material – oly*fun is a specially engineered material that features some of the best things about fabrics AND papers.  There is no grain to oly*fun, so you can cut it any which way you want. There is no need to pre-wash, as there is […]

Our friend, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Bryerpatch Studio opens a solo exhibition Wednesday, July 1, 2015  called 30 Quilts for 30 Years, at the La Conner Quilt Museum. The museum opens at 11 am on Wednesday, and the reception will be from 4pm-6pm.   click here for details  Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Bryerpatch Studio,  is internationally known for her award-winning fine-art […]

    The Designer Craft Connection accepted the challenge to an  accent pillow fight.  The Artists and designers in the group designed pillows and pillow covers to inspire you.  They were sent inserts and asked to let their creativity flow and to have fun creating colorful accents for their home.  Each design is unique and is […]

The Sterling Silver Soirée featuring Sterling Silver Cuddle Cakes.  A package of Sterling Silver Cuddle Cakes and Charm Cakes plus a yard or two of Mar Bella Cuddle Fabric were delivered to our Master Makers by Shannon Fabrics.  They were asked to create something with the silver and color of their choice of pattern from the Mar […]

We love to help organizations who help others.  We are highlighting a group of volunteers that are local to our facility in Danbury, Connecticut the Fabric Friends of the Danbury Museum.  The Fabric Friends of the Danbury Museum hold their monthly gathering to craft lap-sized comfort quilts for patients at Danbury Hospital. The volunteers are are creating wonderful […]

Not only we here at Fairfield celebrating our 75th Anniversary our friends at Shannon Fabrics are having an anniversary of their own.  It is their 20th Anniversary – Way to Go Shannon Fabrics.  To celebrate both events we are doing a few things.  You can register to enter a giveaway  (on the main page of the […]

Catch-all baskets like this one are essential around my house. There are only four of us, but with two young boys, the mess is amplified. Whipping up this foam basket didn’t take a lot of time, and it is great for using all around the house. I love that I can use whatever fabric I […]

  Last month we co-sponsored a Quilt for Kids Sew-in with Spoonflower.  Quilt for Kids transforms discontinued, unwanted and other fabrics into patchwork quilts that comfort children in need.  They are –a 501(c)3  nonprofit- and their  MISSION STATEMENT: Transforming fabrics into patchwork quilts that comfort children with life-threatening illnesses and children of abuse.   If you are not familiar […]