Who’s ready for NEW fabric? My newest fabric collection “Campground Critters” with Robert Kaufman Fabrics is here! I’ve wanted to work on a camping collection for several years now. I don’t know if it’s my love of being in nature or one of my 80s favorite movies (any guesses?) that influenced this collection. But, it’s full of playful illustrations that I hope make you smile. There are at total of 11 prints with designs ranging from animals, s’mores, mushrooms, camping food, trees, badges and more. Campground Critters is now available for wholesale store orders through Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Enjoy the fabric and I can’t wait to see what you make with it.
Say hello to my NEW fabric collection, Rainforest Friends. I started dreaming up with this collection awhile ago. So, I was pretty happy we were able to make it into a fabric reality. There are a total of 10 prints in this collection. Rainforest Friends is now available for wholesale orders and will ship to stores October 2022.
It’s been fun seeing the projects being made with the Ann Kelle Cuddle® available exclusively at Fabric.com . And with the chilly weather, it’s the perfect time to snuggle up with a few Cuddle sewing projects. I gathered some really fun sewing tutorials (many are FREE tutorials!) featuring my new Cuddle® collection. (Shop the entire collection here.) Enjoy the sewing ideas and tutorials!
With my love of all things checkerboard, I knew a quilt would be a perfect addition to my growing collection of all things checkered. I wanted the quilt to be sweet and cheery and I had a budding suspicion my new Farm to Table fabric would be perfect for this quilt. I found a checkered quilt tutorial by Red Pepper Quilts. I worked with Amanda on this quilt (she’s @rustedsilostudio on Instagram). It was my first time working with Amanda and wow, did she do an AMAZING JOB!!! (Like seriously, if you need a quilt made reach out to Amanda on Instagram @rustedsilostudio)
In addition to the prints from my Farm to Table collection, I picked out some soft, pastel Kona cotton solids. The solids helped with the sweet factor I wanted. For the binding, I couldn’t make a decision and literally took a few weeks to decide. I even did a poll on Instagram for help in selecting which binding to use. Finally, I realized that picking a binding is really about your preference. The yellow binding, pink binding, etc. all looked good. In the end, I went with what I liked the most . . . a scrappy binding. I LOVE it and feel it’s so fun. Enjoy the pics below. And a special thank you to Amanda for making my checkerboard quilt dreams come true!
(all photos by Kelle, except the 6th and 7th photo by Amanda)
Who’s ready for some holiday cheer? (Cue the jingle bells!) I have a new holiday fabric collection, Merry Cheer! I LOVE this collection so much! The designs are playful and happy with vibrant colors. I think drawing the kids in holiday costumes was my favorite. Some of the designs were pulled from my holiday cards. Included in the collection, is a panel, which would be great for a simple holiday quilt or pillows. There are 16 prints and 1 panel in this collection. Merry Cheer is available for fabric stores to order now through Robert Kaufman Fabrics. This collection ships to stores June 2022. Enjoy the sneak peek!
I have fun news to share with you! My designs are going to be on Cuddle®, available exclusively at Fabric.com! When I found out about this opportunity, I was VERY excited and so thankful. For this collection, we used several classic Ann Kelle prints, such as my pups, cars, planes and others from past collections. And, I also created new designs made specifically for Cuddle® fabric. I wanted this collection to be playful and colorful with larger scale prints, which is perfect for Cuddle® fabric. I love Cuddle® fabric because it’s so, so soft. These fabrics are available exclusively at Fabric.com, just in time for the cooler months. Shop the entire collection here.
If you’re wondering “What is Cuddle® fabric”? It’s an ultra-soft microfiber plush fabric manufactured by Shannon Fabrics. We created a bunch of fun projects with the fabric, which I’ll share soon. In the meantime, enjoy the photos!
The Ann Kelle Cuddle® fabric is available now at Fabric.com. (Special thanks to Fabric.com, Shannon Fabrics and Robert Kaufman for this cool opportunity!)
NEW Ann Kelle Knits!! Great news! Many of you have asked for my fabric to be on knits and I’m happy to share, it’s happening! Several of my collections (over 30 prints) are now available on knit fabric. These knits are a soft, four way stretch. They’d be great for t-shirts, skirts and so much more. They’re available for fabric stores to order now through Robert Kaufman Fabrics and will ship to stores in October 2021. Enjoy the photos!
Knit collections available: Chili Smiles Knit, Bright Days Knit, Ready Set Go Knits, Urban Zoologie Knits, and Remix Knits.
Say hello to my new fabric collection, Farm to Table. There’s nothing like taking a leisurely stroll through a local farmers market. We have several neighborhood farmers markets throughout Nashville on different days of the week. (When traveling I like to go to their local farmers market, too!) The fresh air, talking with the vendors, while being surrounded by all the colorful vegetables, fruits and other unique goodies. It’s the best! When designing this fabric collection, I thought of my favorite fruits and vegetables, and trips to the farmers markets. Fresh eggs, vegetables, fruits, bread, milk, homemade jams and so much more. Most of the prints, I created especially for this collection. But, some I drew several years ago, like the bananas and ants on a gingham. The ants print is what I think of when I think of a picnic 😉 I’m so happy they found a home in this new fabric collection. I had a lot of fun drawing this collection. I worked on the collection for quite awhile because I wanted to include ALLLL of my favorite veggies and fruits and I kept thinking of more things to draw. It went something like: I can’t NOT include asparagus because they’re my favorite! Oh, and what about red peppers?! I have to include beets, as well. Bottled of milks would be cute and they could have faces on them . . . And on and on. Ha! We actually had to narrow it down because I had so many ideas. Farm to Table is available for fabric stores to order now. It’s set to ship to stores in November 2021. I hope you enjoy this collection as much as I had dreaming it up and drawing it!
My new fabric collection, Bright Days, started arriving to fabric stores this month. In celebration, I have a fun sewing project to share with you. I first saw Megan Collins‘ work on Instagram and was immediately drawn to her amazing, playful quilt patterns. (Like, WOW!) I knew her modern rainbow “sunshowers” quilt would be a perfect match for my Bright Days fabric collection! We used Bright Days prints, along with Kona solids.
I LOVE everything about this quilt. I adore how Megan placed the children’s print under the rainbow arches. (So cute!) We used my Bright Day rainbows print as backing. And the ‘cloud’ quilting is icing on the cake. It’s such a cheery quilt. Thank you, Megan for making this special quilt. This quilt is a forever keepsake.
If you’d like to make this quilt, Megan is hosting a Sunshowers Quilt Along next week. I’m also hosting a fabric giveaway of the fabrics (prints and solids) that we used in making this quilt. You can read the entry details here. Enjoy the photos below!
I’m so excited to share with you my new fabric collection, “Bright Days.” There have been some incredibly disconcerting, dark days in our country and world. I drew this collection in hopes that it would make you smile. Colorful kites, friends holding hands, dancing, flowers for friends, cartwheels, being silly, jumps for joy – all happy things. Whether it’s remembering the happiness of a past memory or looking to future hopes, brighter days are there and still yet to come.
“Bright Days” is available for ordering for fabric stores now. There are 21 prints in the fabric collection. Lots of options with colors, sizing of artwork/characters, etc.. The collection ships to fabric stores in April 2021. (Just in time for Spring!) Enjoy the photos. Brighter days are ahead!
It’s here! My newest fabric “See Us. Hear Us. Love Us.” At the beginning of June, I shared a drawing on Instagram. It was a drawing I had down a few days earlier as I was processing hurt and pain towards racism and the racial injustices in our country. I captioned the post “See Us. Hear Us. Love Us.”, which was/is both my heart’s cry and hope. It felt very personal to post, but I did it anyways. I wasn’t expecting any response from the post. Well . . . I was completely blown away by the response. Wow! It was totally unexpected, but so appreciated. (Thank you to each of you!) After receiving many requests, one of the things I did was make it into an art print available in my online shop. And now it’s also going to be on fabric! And it gets even better, Robert Kaufman Fabrics is also donating the proceeds to a scholarship fund for aspiring Black textile students. My heart is in this artwork. Each kid in the artwork has a story. The “See Us. Hear Us. Love Us.” fabric is shipping to stores this month (September!). Thank you for all the support around this drawing. (Oh, and you can also purchase the art print here.) Love to you all! – Kelle
Ready for a FUN fabric collection? My new fabric collection, Chili Smiles is full of playful designs. There are 19 prints in this collection, including basics and even characters. The characters I drew for this line have personality. Like, crying happy onions because it’s hard mastering the art of cutting onions without crying. Hot chili peppers with sunglasses, hats and sweat beating down their face. . . is it because they’re spicy hot or it’s hot outside? Anyhow, I had a lot of fun with this line. You’ll notice that for this fabric collection, I used a new art style and technique. The “Chili Smiles” collection releases today for fabric stores to order. It will start shipping to stores January 2021. Tell me, what would you make with this fabric? What’s your favorite print?
Almost a year ago, I shared a SUPER sneak peek of my new holiday fabric collection over on Instagram. Well, I’m really happy to share that it’s FINALLY available in stores. It was so hard not to sharing more of this fabric during last year’s holiday season. This holiday fabric collection includes:
1) An advent calendar panel featuring my Girl Friends characters.
2) Two holiday themed prints in two color ways. Holiday cookie, anyone?
3) A doll clothing panel with “ugly” sweaters, skirts, scarves, etc. for your Girl Friend dolls.
I am really looking forwarding to putting up this advent calendar in my home this year. This fabric collection is available in stores now. What will you make with this fabric? (Also, I must say, it feels really weird to share holiday fabric collection mid July, especially with everything going on. I hope it adds a bit of sunshine to your day.)
Merry-Almost-Christmas! It truly is one of my favorite times of the year. I saw these ADORABLE ornaments Kimberly of Crafting Cheerily made with my I-Spy fabric panel. When Kimberly sent me a set of the ornaments, I almost cried. (Ha!) Make yourself a set using the free tutorial here. For my set of ornaments, we mixed and matched two panels (Spring and Bermuda colors). It created the rainbow color theme I wanted. Enjoy the pictures!
I am so excited to share this tutorial! Playing with matchbox cars as a kid was one of my favorite pastimes. So, this tutorial may be one of my favorites. I teamed up with Beth Tobin again for this tutorial. I wanted to use a mix of my Sate to State fabrics on the front to create a rainbow hue of the prints. It turned out so cute! On the back is the map panel. I used fabric chalk on the front to add lines to the streets. (You could also stitch lines.) Find the free tutorial here.
Now that my State to State fabric collection is in stores, I thought I would share a few sewing tutorials. I reached out to fellow sewer, Beth Tobin, to brainstorm ideas. She thought of this fun matching map tutorial. It will keep your little one (or even yourself!) happily busy for some time. You’ll need to purchase two of my state map panels for the front. For the back, we used several of my State to State coordinating prints and even included a little pocket to hold the map pieces. Happy Sewing! Find the free tutorial here.
I’m so happy to introduce you to my newest fabric collection, State to State.
The feature fabric print for this collection is a panel of the United States of America. For this panel, I researched each state and made a list of possible drawings for each state and/or regional areas. I had fun coming up with artwork ideas. (But, for some it was tricky trying to figure out what to draw.)
My “State to State” fabric collection is in stores now! I’ve already seen some online stores listing the fabric. Enjoy the pictures and happy sewing!
Nashville Friends! Next Sunday, December 16th my friends at Little Art House are having a paper doll class featuring my Girl Friends characters. I illustrated a paper doll set just for this class! Each set includes 8 Girl Friends characters and over 16 outfits + accessories. This paper doll set is a color + cut out activity. To register for the class head here.
Happy News! We’re releasing new Girl Friend dolls. Four new girls will be joining the Girl Friends crew. The new doll panels ship to stores this month. Just in time for the Holidays! Since creating the Girl Friends, I’ve found that character development is something that I really enjoy. It was a treat drawing and developing their personalities. So, pull up a chair and let me introduce you to the new girls.
Books, books, and more books. Bailey is the official Girl Friends bookworm. Super smart and wise. That’s our Bailey! When she is not buried deep in the pages of a book, Bailey uses her knowledge to explore and voice her passions.
Shy and quiet, yet creatively bold, Kensie is a budding artist. She uses her love of art and design to sew her own clothes. Her most treasured accessory is her doodle sketchbook found in her backpack.
Meet Piper. Piper is tenderhearted and dedicated to helping others. The youngest of the Girl Friends, Piper can be found volunteering at a shelter or conducting a neighborhood cleanup wearing her big heart.
Jules is our wide eyed wonder. She enjoys exploring the world around her. Jules has an curious spirit about how things work. This curiosity usually leads to tinkering, creating and experimenting. Future goals? To be a scientist and invent something grand.
Let’s discuss the panels. We kept the overall layout of the doll panels the same as the first set of set. There’s four characters per panel. One of the BEST things about the dolls is dressing them in different clothes. So, we also included a second panel with accessories for your dolls. There’s a little something for everyone – super hero capes, mermaid tails, a football, skirts and even pizza. Be sure to read about her sewing faqs and tips here.
(All photos by Mary Craven Photography, except for photos 6, 11, 14, 20, 25, 27-31 & all animated photos).
How is it already November? And Thanksgiving is on Thursday? So crazy. I wanted to share with you a couple of exciting events that I have coming up for the holiday season. To kick off the holiday season, Gift Horse (one of the cutest stationery shops in Nashville) is hosting a Makers Village on Small Business Saturday. Hope to see you at one of the events! Let me know if you have any questions!
Saturday. November 24th
Makers Village
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
East Pavillion (behind the Shoppes on Fatherland)
Thursday, December 6th
Flossy, Bossy Holiday Market
hosted by Creative Souls Tribe
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Diskin Cider, 1235 Martin Street, Nashville, TN 37203
Saturday, December 8th
Ann Kelle + Pottery Barn Kids Pop Up
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Pottery Barn Kids, 4011 HIllsboro Pike, Suite 102. Nashville, TN 37215
Sunday, December 16th
Girl Friends Paper Doll Class
Session 1: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Session 2: 4:00 – 5:00 opm Little Art House, 2104 Acklen Ave, Nashville, TN, 37212
The Girl Friends were very excited about their costumes this year. Some (ahem, Kat) decided to keep their costume from last year. But, I can’t blame her? That pumpkin costume is the cutest. They’re all cute as buttons and ready for some candy!
Pet lover, Elle is a bumble bee!
Lulu is a super hero. And baker entrepreneur, Lucy Claire, is a scientist.
Our playful Ginger is a whimsical unicorn. Fits her personality perfectly! And crafty girl, Molly, is a fairy. Her costume was made using things she already had . . . she’s pretty nifty.
Who’s that hiding behind flower petals? It’s Zoe’s cousin, XO. Her costume is a gem.
