March Balloons and The House Beautiful by Frank Lloyd Wright

M A R C H B A L L O O N S APRIL 2024

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CLOUD9 FABRICS is honored to partner with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on this exciting new line. One of our fundamental tenets is to bring beautiful, sophisticated art to fabric, and in drawing on Wright’s distinctively American style – a cornerstone of contemporary modern design – we present unique fabrics that harmonize Wright’s reverence for organic materials with our own ethos.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT The work of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is recognized worldwide as pivotal to the development of modern architecture. Through a deep understanding of our relationship with the natural world, Wright’s ideas and designs were inspired by organic forms. His vision, “to make life more beautiful, the world a better one for living in, and to give rhyme, reason, and meaning to life” is carried on through the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and represented on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York) All rights reserved.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York) All rights reserved.

Ab o u t t h i s c ol l e c t i o n

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LIBERTY COVERS In 1927, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a series of twelve seasonally themed monthly covers for Liberty magazine. The magazine deemed the covers too avant-garde and returned them to Wright. Each design of the Liberty magazine covers is an example of Wright’s practice of using the tools of his trade: a t-square, triangle, and compass to create lively, geometric designs. Cloud9’s adaptation of March Balloons adapts Wright’s well-known illustration into a dynamic and fluid pattern perfect for your quilting adventures.

Wright adapting his Liberty Covers for Karastan rugs in 1955.

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AMERICAN MODERNISM Wright began his career in the 1880s during the heyday of the Arts and Crafts movement. Its embrace of natural materials and fine handwork are reflected in Wright's highly-embellished early work, The House Beautiful. As he launched his independent career, he became the preeminent developer and practitioner of the distinctively American, Prairie Style, highlighting the simple geometric basis of nature. As Wright’s style matured, it demonstrated a broader more sweeping approach, reducing decorative design to abstracted beauty characterized by line, shape, light and space through a blend of modern and traditional materials which will eventually go on to shape Mid-Century Modern ideals. In our two introductory fabric collections we bridge his earliest undertakings with his lasting iconic style.

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APRIL 2024 DELIVERY 22 premium quilting cotton 44”-45” prints 4 premium quilting cotton 108” prints all 100% certified organic cotton

PRE-ORDER DEADLINE December 31, 2023 We strongly encourage pre-orders for this highly anticipated collection to avoid the risk of out of stock skus and to get it in full for the exciting 2024 launch.

ASSORTMENTS and PRECUTS MBFC 15yd full collection (22 skus) MB10YD 10yd full collection (22 skus) MBFQ fat quarter bundle (ribbon and tag) MBFQG fat quarter bundle (gift boxes) Assortments and precuts do not include 108” wide backs

SUPER8 QUILT PROJECTS We’re excited to bring you a fresh selection of quilt projects especially designed to accommodate our standard 8-piece collections. We like to call them Super8s.

All of the color groups you will find within the pages for March Balloons have been to utilize our Super8 projects. However you will also find that The House Beautiful blenders will work in infinite combinations and can be suitable in any number of projects that your imagination can dream of! The beauty of our Super8s is that you can choose your collection and choose your project! Whatever colors you like, quilt style you prefer or skill level you’re comfortable with. Look for our Super8s on our website www.cloud9fabrics.com/cloud9-projects/super8

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SUPER8 PATIO BLOCKS BY CLOUD9 FABRICS

SUPER8 QUILTS

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SUPER8 SPARKLE IN THE RAIN BY CLOUD9 FABRICS

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A portion of purchase price supports the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s work to inspire people to discover and embrace an architecture for better living through meaningful connections to nature, the arts, and each other. Your purchase also supports the preservation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings for future generations to enjoy.

FOUNDATION

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, established by Wright in 1940, is dedicated to preserving Taliesin and Taliesin West, and inspiring society through an understanding and experience of Frank Lloyd Wright’s ideas, architecture and design. Wright’s legacy, reflected in contemporary work around sustainable and affordable architecture and excellence in design, is of even greater importance today than in his own time. The Foundation is forward-looking, but rooted in the history of the Taliesin communities. Please visit FrankLloydWright.org for more information on tour schedules, cultural and educational experiences and events.

For more information visit https://franklloydwright.org

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York) All rights reserved.

OUR MISSION Architect Frank Lloyd Wright created ionic designs infused with his sensibilities: respect for nature, community and art, a reverence for materials and a visonary dedication to sustainability. Since 2009 Cloud9 Fabrics has brought a similar spirit to the world of home sewing fabrics combining aesthetics with Earth-consciousness. We are delighted to bring Wright’s indomitable spirit to fuel your creative endeavors.

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