Pencil Please!

A week or two ago, a surprise parcel arrived at my house with a charm pack of Julia Rothman's Type collection for Windham Fabrics. I was sporting my pajamas when the parcel man buzzed. To be clear, I had no idea this fabric was arriving. I have no obligation or promise to blog about it. It came. I bounced a bit. I was instantly smitten and here we are...

Now I'm doing that awful thing where I show you something really nifty, and then you get all wanty. You'll be definitely be all wanty after this... I'd say sorry, but I'm really hoping you guys buy it up because it's the kind of fabric that I'd love to see all over the internet.  It's a quirky novelty collection that makes me smile.

Type is Julia Rothman's debut collection. This little mini collection contains just six designs with a total of seven prints in playful colors. It takes me back to junior high classroom. It's a small little collection, so there's no guilt in buying it all.

Type has an office theme with pencils, paperclips, reading glasses, clipboards and typewriters. My little charm pack had duplicates of each print which showed the fabrics' versatility. The feature fabrics have a lot of potential for variety and interesting cuts. I decided to use a few charms today in a fabric play session.

I loved the office theme and decided to carry on with it by choosing pencil yellow and eraser pink solids to pair with the collection. I also added in a graph paper and a lined paper print. I whipped up random quarter square triangles and then sashed it in an ash grey. You'll see the prints along with my pairing in the opening photo. I'm calling my quick design Pencil, Please!  

It's one of those rare days that I know I've stumbled onto something good, and I don't have to wait for validation. I think it would make a great quilt, cushion or totebag.  Christmas gifts for an office assistant or teacher, anyone?  The reading glasses print is, of course, ideal as a glasses case. As a collection, it would also make for great notebook covers or a somewhat cheeky, anachronistic iPad or tablet case.

Type comes out in November and should be available at most shops that stock Windham Fabrics. Go ahead and put a little on your wishlist. I hope we get to see more collections from Julia Rothman. Don't you?