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Moonchild by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs

The Moonchild fabric collection is an exploration of what we might encounter if we take a break from the every day and simply look up. In colors pulled straight from the sky, with sunset pinks and purples, midnight blues, and sunrise yellows.

Collection ships to stores September 2023.

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South Hill by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs

South Hill is a collection of memories from the first year spent in our 'forever' home, after my husband's retirement from the military.

Collection ships to stores December 2022.

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Meet Fran

Fran Gulick is the maker behind the Cotton and Joy. Fran is a lifelong creative who fell in love with all things quilting in 2017. After 8 years working as a web/graphic designer, she started Cotton and Joy and hasn't looked back!

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