I’m very big on supporting local. I would much rather buy from a local business than a major chain store. I love a nice selection, organic options, and I’m mildly, OK majorly, obsessed with Japanese fabrics and designs. I noticed that one of my favorite designers of organic fabric, Monaluna, offered some of her prints at Crimson Tate a store in downtown Indy. Then a dear friend and soul sister of mine, Jessie, told me to check out Crimson Tate. The owner, Heather, is her former high school art teacher and according to Jessie is well, just plain awesome. So…my Mom and I took a trip downtown with the littles in tow to get some fresh air, sunshine, hot chocolate, and of course-FABRIC!
Holy smokes, I can’t say enough about the wonderful selection that Heather has in her store and online. I have visited a few local stores since and nothing compares to the selection and quality that Crimson Tate offers. When I first walked in, my initial impression was “wow, this is beautiful in here…what a gem…I love the decor…I can’t believe she has so much selection in here…I have found my go-to fabric store!” I spent a few minutes walking around while my Mom entertained the littles, but as you can imagine, a fabric and craft store doesn’t hold the attention of littles for very long. Crimson Tate does offer a pretty interesting toy basket for children *brilliant-and thank you* but I unfortunately didn’t notice this until later. We did take a quick trip to visit some other stores, including a local chocolate shop. Yum! That will have to be a completely separate post.
Overall, I was really impressed with selection of fabric and patterns and the customer service was also great. Crimson Tate has a great selection of finished products as well, so you could see what they look like. I really fell in love with Monaluna’s lila lounge pants they look so cozy! This is a pattern that I have been eying for quite some time and it really helped to see them made up. I know quite a few of my besties who would love a pair of these…and the project to do list grows.
I decided on a fun Parson Gray skirt pattern and got some really cool fabric. Pics below! Can’t wait to return to Crimson Tate-a local gem I will for sure frequent and encourage you to check out their fabric, patterns and classes locally.
From left to right-
Japanese fat quarter I grabbed from Crimson Tate’s fat quarter fabric table (sorry I’m not sure which company this is)
“Honeycomb” Kei Fabric
The yellow/brown/off-white/gray floral is really lovely, but I’m not sure of the company as it’s not printed on the selvage and I don’t see it online…maybe a Heather Ross?
This last print…oh this last print… is a double gauze by Nani Iro-a total splurge and I’m in love. It’s definitely a work of art, so beautiful to see and touch. I will be back for more Nani Iro for a dress I have in mind lickity split!
In the second pic, I picked up two super cute flannels for my dolls pajamas! Both were 50% off in the clearance section (score) and are still available online! All of these fabrics were immediately taken home and hand washed and line dried by me before I snapped the pics so the slightly frayed edges are expected. Thank you Crimson Tate!
Soul Stitching Dolls 