4.04.2011

Have you met Liz Scott? {and a give-away}

Back in the fall I fell in love with this darling line of fabric. Sugar Pop! by Liz Scott for Moda fabrics. I had to use it. I picked up a Jelly Roll and went to work. Kathleen and I came up with our pattern Flower Pops featuring Sugar Pop! I love it.
  It's actually one of my best selling patterns too! 

A few weeks ago Liz contacted me, she is so sweet. While chatting with Liz via email I came up with a few questions that I thought would be fun for all of you to know about Liz.


How did you get into designing fabric?
I am a graphic designer by trade, but have always loved fabric and textile design. I was working at a job in a corporate setting and everyday I would sit in my cubicle and dream about fabric, sewing and starting a family. Around that same time, I learned about Spoonflower.coma website which allows me to upload my designs that are then printed on fabric and sent back to me. I fell in love! I designed pattern after pattern and began to sell my fabrics in my Etsy shop. I received a very positive response and lots of inquiries into wholesale orders. Because the cost of doing large runs of fabric at Spoonflower is high, I began to seek out other ways to get my designs out there to the masses. I began by asking the advice of those who were doing it already—the fabric designers that I admired most. I received such generous, and valuable feedback from many of the top designers out there. The enthusiasm and support was truly humbling. The folks in the fabric business are so wonderful and warm, I knew that I was on the right track. So I contacted the fabric manufacturers where I thought my style would fit best and asked about the artwork submission process. I submitted my artwork to several companies and Moda picked up Sugar Pop! Right around that same time I found out I was pregnant! Now Sugar Pop! is in stores and my seven month old daughter, Rylie, is cutting teeth and learning to crawl. 

What inspired your first line Sugar Pop!?
My sweet tooth! I love all things bold and graphic, but I'm also a nature lover, so this line features whimsical nature motifs with a few dots and other geos thrown in for good measure. The color palette is purely based on candy-coated chocolate. I love those bright and clear colors from the candy store or the ice cream parlor and who doesn't love chocolate brown? I think it works so well to mellow the giddy brights in this collection!

Do you have more lines in the works?
Why yes I do and I am so excited! Becoming a new parent has kept me quite busy this last year, but I have found time to design a new collection that will be announced this summer and available in stores in December. I know that is a while to wait, but I can tell you that is vintage modern and is inspired by all the comforts of my home. I know,.. so secretive. I hope to share sneak peeks on my blog in the coming months.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not designing?
Being outside, swinging in the hammock with Rylie, dreaming about what I am going to design next, sewing, knitting, neighborhood walks with my family, hiking, reading to Rylie, travel by train, collecting vintage fabric and linens. troving flea markets and thrift stores for treasure.

Thanks so much Liz! It was so much fun to learn so much about you. I can't wait to see & get my hands on your next line!

Would you like to win some pink Sugar Pops! fat quarters?
Here's your chance.
First, go check out Liz's website and blog.
Then come back here, become a follower and leave a comment!

Winner will be announced April 8, 2011!
Good luck!

**This giveaway is now closed**

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115 comments:

  1. i love fabric giveaways! i follow on gfc

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  2. I do love Sugar Pop so much! Thanks for the link to Liz's blog - I added it to my blogroll.

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  3. Good Morning Monday! Love the Sugar Pop line.

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  4. Good Morning ! I became a folower of Liz's blog thru google reader , and I love Sugar Pops ! Just yesterday at Walmart we passed some and I told my husband that it's my favorite ! maybe that means I COULD win this !! ha . Rylie looks like Liz's baby pictures !!

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  5. Thanks for the link to the blog and the giveaway, Sugar Pops is such a beautiful line

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  6. LOVE LOVE Sugar Pops fabrics! I'm a follower of both here and there!

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  7. I am a follower! Thanks for introducing everyone to Liz's blog. I love Sugar Pops, the fabrics make me smile. I just love the aqua in it!

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  8. Thanks, Natalia, for more one giveaway!
    I am already your follower and I would love to win this beautifull fabric colection.
    All the best,
    Mari

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  9. Fabulous giveaway! I loved looking through Liz's blog. My favorite pic is the one of the baby in a yellow towel and Dad in a yellow shirt standing in the yellow kitchen...so cheerful!

    MGM

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  10. I love this fabric line! She has a great blog. Adorable baby! Thanks for the opportunity to win!=)

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  11. I'm a follower. I do believe I'm also following Liz blog via Google Reader. :-)

    Thanks for a chance to win some Sugar Pops!

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  12. Sugar Pop looks like a great fabric line. Love the pictures of Liz's baby. So cute :-) I am already a follower.

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  13. Oh goody!! I can't wait to see your new line in December, I'll be adding Sugar Pops to my stash very soon, whether I win them or buy them :)

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  14. wow such a fun fabric line!!
    I'm a follower
    trulyjuly@juno.com

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  15. Love that fabric, so fun and love the projects she has on her pages. I am a follower.

    Debbie

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  16. I love Sugar Pop, it's so happy! And I follow you and Liz! Yay!

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  17. Wow great giveaway. I am a follower of yours. I went to liz's Blog and website...what a talented lady!

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  18. I love this fabric line - currently finishing up one of my favorite quilts made out of this fabric.

    Thanks for the link to Liz's blog, follwer of her and you.

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  19. what a fun pattern.
    i am a follower.

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  20. Thanks for the link, I'm adding it to my reader now! Lovely fabrics!

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  21. I visited Liz's blog....awesome. Thanks!

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  22. She has some great fabrics and I like her art too.
    :)
    Courtney
    ThePaisleyAbbey@gmail.com

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  23. love that fabric!! super cute!!

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  24. Thanks for a great interview with Liz! I am already a follower.

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  25. Thanks for the contest and for creating such beautiful quilts. You're an inspiration!

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  26. I love getting to learn more about the designers but it's really sad to know her next fabric line won't be out till December.

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  27. Cute pattern. Wish I had a little girl to make it for!

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  28. Love the Sugar Pops line!!
    I'm a follower!

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  29. sugar pop is so cute! Thanks for linking to her sites. I'm always looking for good new blogs to read! I've followed yours for a while now!

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  30. I'm a follower! I love Sugar Pop, and it's getting hard to find precuts now! I'd love to have some, thanks for the chance!!

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  31. I really enjoy this line as well. Thanks for sharing the website and blog. This quilt pattern is one of my favorite, I can't wait to try it out. The sugar pop line just accentuates the pattern so nicely

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  32. Oh that Sugar Pop fabric is delicious!! Love it. Thanks so much! (I follow.)

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  33. Yes, I'd love to win! How fun! I'm already a follower of your blog.

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  34. Sugar Pop fabric is very sweet!! I am a follower. Thanks for the chance.

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  35. Love the bright colors in Sugar Pop! Thanks for counting me in, Natalia.

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  36. Love this line and the blog too!

    Thanks!

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  37. Sugar Pop is great, would love to have some FQ's :o) Im a follower

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  38. What a great giveaway. And thank you for the interview and the link to Liz's blog - it's always nice to get to know a little about the person behind the design

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  39. Great interview! I am a follower. Thanks for a chance to win!

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  40. Thanks for the oppertunity to win! Liz's blog is adorable and I love sugar pops! I became a follower of her blog and am already a follower of yours! Happy Monday!

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  41. I love your giveaway ;)
    ciao Maria

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  42. Great giveaway! I love your blog and learn so much from you. Thanks for showing us Liz and the wonderful Sugar Pops. I will follow her now!

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  43. I'm a follower. Thanks for a chance to win

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  44. Boy oh boy would I ever love to win this one. The fabric is scrumptious.
    Patti xxx

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  45. Have been a follower for a while. Thanks for all the inspiration!!

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  46. Sugar POP! is a cute name. What great design.

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  47. I am inspired... but need to stop thinking pink! I need to make a quilt for my baby boy and keep getting derailed.

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  48. Sugar Pop is very fun and pretty. Thanks for a chance to win. I am a follower.

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  49. Yummmm ... SUGAR POPS for a TASTY quilt!

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  50. Sugar pop is one of my favorite lines, too! The browns really added well to my stash as I was lacking, and it just feels warm and happy all over! New follower :)

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  51. What a sweet baby she has.
    I love the fabrics and I follow Piece N Quilt

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  52. Love this fabric and you're pattern!

    I'm a follower.

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  53. I follow you! Thanks for the interview, this fabric line is so cute. I can't wait to see what is coming next!

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  54. Love this fabric! I'm a follower :)

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  55. I would love to win this fabric. I love that line

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  56. such CUTE stuff! I'm already a follower and i would LOVE to get my hands on that fabric :)

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  57. I'm a follower! Liz Scott's Sugar Pop line is the BEST!

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  58. Sugar Pops is wonderful collection of Spring designs and colours. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  59. I love Sugar Pop! So nice and I am a follower :)

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  60. I am a follower! This is a great collection. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  61. I am a follower already. Really liked Liz's Sugar Pop line of fabric and would love to win!!

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  62. I already follow you on Google Reader, and would love to enter your giveaway. I checked out Liz's site and blog. :) now following her too!

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  63. Her little girl is so sweet! THANKS for the chance at those beautiful prints! (and I follow)
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  64. Hope you are having a great day! Thanks for the chance to win some fun fabric - I follow your blog.

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  65. that fabric is so cool. i am a follower. thanks.

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  66. The fabric is great. I also liked some of her art prints. I'm a follower already! Thanks!

    mattvaleiler at gmail dot com

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  67. The fabric is beautiful and would love some. I'm a follower and think the fabric would make a great spring-day project!! Thank you sunshine (for today anyway) k.bugbee@att.net

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  68. Love the "ice cream" cones she has on her site! Too cute!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    Sandy A

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  69. I have been following in google reader, but I pressed the follower button today :)

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  70. oh, what fun~ My daughter is currently using that fabric with a Twister pattern! Great colors. And - I'm totally going to to friend her on Flickr - great images of fun art, etc! PS- I already follow your blog :) Love it~

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  71. I am a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  72. Just what I need... more fabric to add to my stash ;) A stash can never be too big.
    I follow your blog.

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  73. I follow your blog. Thanks for the giveaway -- I've checked out Liz's blog before to gaze at the Sugar Pops. The interview was enjoyable -- your writing painted a picture about Liz and her work. Please put my name in the hat.

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  74. I am a follower. I am just loving all the new spring fabrics.

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  75. Cute blog of hers. Nice to get into a glimpse of her life. Thanks for doing the giveaway!

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  76. Thanks for the fun interview! Sugar pop is adorable, I'd love to win!

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  77. Thanks for the interview - it's always fun reading about how people get into this great business! Wish I was as creative ;)

    This line of fabric is so much fun! Love it. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  78. Thanks for the introduction to Liz's blog. This is just an awesome line of fabric. I'm already a follower!

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  79. I enjoyed the interview and I love her fabrics. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.

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  80. Thanks for giving us a behind the scene look at Sugar Pop. I'm already a follower.

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  81. That is great fabric! Thanks for sharing

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  82. Hi Natalia, thanks for the giveaway!. I didn´t know Liz or their designs, thank your for teaching me a new world of possibilities. Sugar Pop is great!

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  83. i love giveawyas..
    i need luck

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  84. Thanks for the introduction and the chance to win

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  85. I would love to win some Sugar Pops! Thanks for the chance!

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  86. These are so much fun, so pretty to look at. Thanks for the opportunity. I follow your blog. And visited her blog and website, love the ice cream cones.

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  87. Love the Sugar Pop fabric line! Wonderful interview as well. I'm a follower.

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  88. Love this line. and love to stop by your blog everyday. Great give away.

    cathy

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  89. Love this mini-interview, these are the questions that you don't often get to hear the answers! Thanks for the chance, great giveaway!

    I am a follower via Google Reader!

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  90. I am a follower! Thanks for introducing me to Liz's blog. I love Sugar Pops, the fabrics make me smile.

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  91. Sugar Pop is such a pretty line, would love to get my hands on some. And I love that Liz is a California girl ;)

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  92. Sugar Pop is my favorite line, my blog header has a quilt made with these fantatis fabrics...and I would love some more! I am a follower!

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  93. I love this fabric line- very lively; and it's neat to know more about Liz too. I'm a follower! Count me in!

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  94. Love the Sugar Pop line, and the interview. The Letters quilt you just machine quilted is beautiful..Lovely feathers!

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  95. Beautiful fabric line! I check in with your blog all the time, so I finally became a follower. Thank you!

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  96. I have just signed up as a follower even though I've been reading your blog for a while. The quilts you show down the right hand side are so gorgeous! I loved the info about Liz and her website and blog. Sugar pop is to die for!

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  97. Have been following for a while:) Looks like a lot of sweetness to me in sugar pops. very nice to get to know more about Liz and the whole process of designing fabric. People who design fab amaze me. Thanks for a chance to win some. Janita

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  98. What a great fabric line and I liked her picture of the icecream cones. It does make me long for the summer days. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  99. I've been a follower for a while now.

    I absolutely LOVE the Sugar Pop line - so cute!!

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  100. Thanks for the chance to win some Sugar Pops fabric! Pink is one of my favorite colors!

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  101. Would love to work with Sugar Pops, love the name , love the colors.

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  102. Great fabric! Really puts me in the mood for more spring-like weather. Loved the cat in the tie on Liz's website!!! Classic!
    I am a follower :)

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  103. What a fun collection of fabric. Love Rylie's legwarmies- so cute!

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  104. I love this fabric! Love your blog too!

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  105. I'm a follower. I love this fabric. Thanks for the chance to win some.

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  106. I hope I am not to late. I already am a follower, and I love her fabric!!! PICK ME! :D

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  107. i'm a follower! and i love that line, i bought 2 charm packs and have already made a notebook with 9 of them. the rest are going to become a quilt, so some FQ would be great for the backing!

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