Full Moon Forest II

Full Moon Forest II

Tula Pink - Free Spirit Fabrics

18 years ago, I sat down to
design my very first fabric collection.
I didn't know where that exercise
would lead me or that it would
completely change my life forever.
I poured everything I had into
those drawings without a contract,
a guarantee, or a company
that wanted to produce
what I came up with.
That first collection
was something of a prayer,
a meditation, a hope for a future
I didn't have the experience
to conceive of yet.
That collection was called
Full Moon Forest,
and it was the first step
on a path that has consumed
my every waking moment since.

When I realized that I was
again sitting down to
design a fabric collection
but now for the 50th time,
I felt appreciation
wash over me.
With this new collection,
I want to honor where I began
and what I have gained
along the way.
So much has changed
since that first collection
and in some ways
so much is still the same.
Full Moon Forrest II is the culmination
of the things I have learned
along the way
and the ways I have evolved,
improved, and achieved clarity
over the years of doing a job
that I love so much.
In this new collection,
I have revisited each
of the original prints
and reimagined them
with all of the things I have learned.
I didn't want to ignore
the original completely,
so I included three original prints
as "ghost" versions
printed in white on white.
These prints are designed to
act as a memory,
a backdrop, the very foundations
that the new prints were built upon.

This is a thank you letter
for the last 18 years,
to the manufacturers,
retailers, and quilters
that have supported me
along the way.
Full Moon Forest II
is a great bookend to
my first 50 collections
and an awesome springboard
for the next 50.