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“Fabric design is a different form of story telling. With each choice the designer makes, they are telling a unique story. In turn, the quilter will rearrange those fabrics to tell their own story.” - Frances Newcombe

_{(AGF welcomes their next licensed designer, Frances Newcombe! on vimeo & youtube)}

More about Frances...

I have loved fabrics and sewing for as long as I can remember. When I was 6 years old, I snuck into my mom's closet with a pair of scissors and cut up one of her shimmering evening gowns to make doll dresses. When I was in the 9th grade I took up a sewing class and was hooked for life. 

I grew up in Los Angeles in the shadow of the film industry. My father has been a film composer for over 50 years. In many ways, sewing was an escape to a simpler life from the high-pressure world of show business.

After I graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration, I returned home and began working in Broadcast Design for television. For over twenty years I have created on-air graphics, promos, and main titles for the Discovery Channel, TLC, E! Entertainment, Buena Vista Television, as well as all the major networks, CBS, ABC and NBC where I currently work.

After getting married, my husband and I moved to the foothills area above Los Angeles. It was there I discovered a wonderful local quilt shop. This rekindled my passion for sewing and quilting and I began collecting all kinds of fabrics.

quilting blocks from Frances' blog

For me, fabric design is the synthesis of every aspect of my life: sewing, painting, graphic design, collage and ultimately story-telling.  Fabric design is simply another form of story telling. A good story causes us to escape our world for a moment – only to bring us back to it with a greater understanding of it, and hopefully helps us to live love and appreciate it more.

About Safari Moon..

Join Art Gallery Fabrics & Frances Newcombe during a Twitter chat today--first from 1-3PM EST (get in on the conversation using hashtag #talknt) and at 9-11PM EST (use hashtag #talknt2). Frances will be answering your questions and telling you a bit more about her new role as fabric designer for AGF! Additional details here. 

Moreover, participants of the Twitter chat will be entered to win a FQ bundle of Safari Moon before it becomes available to the general public in mid-December. How amazing is that!? We look forward to having you there!