NEW LINE OF DECORATOR FABRICS FOR WESTMINSTER FIBERS
Expertise Creates Stylish Fabrics Perfect for Sensible Decorating
Vicki Payne (who, I might add, doesn’t look one bit familiar to me), DIY expert and host of the popular For Your Home series on PBS and Glass with Vicki Payne show, recently introduced a new line of decorator fabrics for Westminster Fibers, designed to give anyone, whether new to home decorating or a seasoned pro, the economy to decorate in beautiful chic colors and vibrant prints.
“It was important that this line speak across generations not only in terms of look but also in terms of the sewer’s or decorator’s investment,” said Payne, who has been sewing and creating home textile products on her television show for over a decade. “I wanted the fabric to inspire one and all and be that ‘aha’ moment, just what she’d been looking for in all ways.”
The collection, entitled For Your Home, incorporates 17 different patterns in 4 major coordinating colorways, each measuring 54” in width and retailing for $15 a yard, a fraction of the cost of most other decorator weight fabrics.
“For less then a yard of fabric, anyone, especially a new sewer, can try her hand at making her own pillows to instantly change the look of a room or draw a room together simply based on color and prints,” said Payne. “A minimal investment may encourage her to try it herself and perpetuate a lifetime hobby or craft.”
It’s this desire to get others to try new skills that drives Payne. Her experiences are reflected in her fabric from the style entitled Savory, reminiscent of her teaching so many to make stained glass art, to Chippendale, a direct reflection of a traditional design with a contemporary flair, the exact way Payne approaches any home renovation.
Here are a few samples, chickens: (FYI if you click here, you can see the entire collection)
I havta admit, I’m liking this line and, while I haven’t felt the hand, I’d consider sewing it into a quilt or wall hanging. Whosez you can’t use dec fabrics for patchwork! Rubish, I exclaim!
Payne is founder and chief executive officer of Cutters Productions which has produced more then 23 program titles for national public television distribution. She has appeared on numerous major home and garden programs. In 2005, Cutters Productions was awarded the American Public Television (APT) MVP Award. The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) awarded Payne with the 2008 Home Award. For Your Home is seen in more than 98 percent of all US households via public television and the new Create Channel.
Linda Hardin said,
July 2, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Omigosh! I am ALL over that. Just finishing a new house and will need fabric for pillows, window seats, table runners, etc….
Lead me to it! Thanks, Mark, for finding this.
Alice Goldsmith said,
July 2, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I am an 80 year old lady retired who started quilting when my husband and I built a log house. That house is sold but my love of quilting goes on.
I made table runner for my friends last year. Alice
carol said,
July 2, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Beautiful fabrics Mark! But I have to admit, I was looking for ‘chicken’ fabric. lol
Debra Anne said,
July 2, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Looks ALOT like the designer from Trading Spaces TV show Laurie Smith (maybe Hickson – married name) LOVED what she did in most rooms. Dont even get me started on Hildi designs —— running screaming from the room!!!!
Marija said,
July 3, 2009 at 5:48 pm
So wonderful and fresh!! Somehow full of sunshine! Hmmm, creative wheels are turning….I want some!
Jacki =^..^= said,
July 3, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I really really like these fabrics. Dec fabrics are good for handbags and totes that hold up.
Sunnie said,
July 3, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I’ve been watching Vicki Payne for years!
Her name still makes me laugh because she is the stained glass expert! But she really knows her stuff, and does a wonderful show.
Right now the ones being shown on PBS’s CREATE channel often have a guest glass-worker, and it’s fascinating to see them do jewelry, especially the lampwork beads.
I would never have guessed she designed these fabrics…it’s wonderful to see all the different directions talent can take a person.
Karen Terry said,
July 4, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I too have watched, Vickie Payne for years. When “Hubby” & I were learning stained glass & were just really gettin’ our wings….she appeared with a show on PBS(? I think). She showed a lot of shortcuts & was good at her craft. She’s a very creative person & makes, whatever she demonstrates,easy to follow.
Her designing material, seems like a natural progression. I am sure her designs will “Wow”, because she loves color, from what I remember.
Vicki Payne said,
July 6, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Mark,
Thank you so much for posting my fabrics on your site. It was really nice reading comments from folks that watch my glass show. I am currently working on my new collection for Westminister. More bold colors and patterns. The International Quilt Show was my first quilting show. I was surprised to see alot of old friends from the crafting world attending that show. I love what people are doing with fabrics. The purses and clothing was an unexpected surprise! I have been sewing for 35 years and found the IQS just the inspiration I needed to think outside of home dec for my next sewing project…..
Cheryl Arkison said,
July 6, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I just saw/felt some of that last week. Not as stiff as many home dec fabrics, but definitely heavier than your regular quilting cotton. Similar to the Amy Butler home dec weight.