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This month’s issue is all about muted shades accentuated with sharp, clean bursts of colour. The first two collections from Robert Kaufman and Birch Fabrics give us grown-up, minimalist style in the shape of Arroyo with its subtle markings, and Western Birds that depicts our feathered friends in a modernist style. Bag lovers will be delighted to hear that there’s a free download of the Trail Tote bag using the Arroyo fabric to be found at: robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/trail_tote_2073/ To Market, To Market by Emily Isabella for Cloud 9 injects colour and life with its depictions of market traders and their goods in delicate brush strokes whilst Artichoke Garden captures the gastronomic delights of Corinne Haig’s California upbringing.

Minimalist chic

Erin Dollar of Cotton + Flax has created a debut collection for Robert Kaufman called Arroyo (which is the name of a dry creek that occasionally fills and flows after a rainstorm). The designs come in a neutral palette of black, white, and taupe and a multi palette that includes aqua, red, and dusky blue all printed onto linen mix cotton. The pared-down designs that include dots, dashes and diamonds are right on the money for subtle, autumn makes. robertkaufman.com

Modernist style