Homebody – Prints and Story

Kimberly Kight’s debut fabric collection with Cotton + Steel Fabrics is called Homebody. The selvedge reads “vintage prints for the happy recluse,” and the collection celebrate all things introverted and domestic. The prints all reference the home and have a quirky, cozy vibe. There are 13 quilting cottons in two colorways, and three cotton lawn prints for dressmaking.

Homebody is an assortment of feedsack and vintage reproductions, reassembled, recolored, and rescaled for today’s audience.

Homebody was first released in summer 2014 and is now out of print. However, you may still be able to find it at some independent fabric stores.

Fabric Collections

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“Button Jar” was originally a vintage dress cotton from the mid 20th century. The motifs can be read as buttons, trinkets, or even the fancy pillows that graced grandma's good Chesterfield. It is printed on quilting cotton in two colorways, Aqua and Navy. SKU #3001-002
Kim decided this print should be called Tacks to go with the Homebody theme, but if you want them to be mushrooms or umbrellas, that's OK too. Tacks was originally a vintage cotton print from the mid 20th century. The two quilting cotton colorways are Rust and Teal, and there is one colorway, Coral, printed on Cotton + Steel's wonderful cotton lawn. SKU #3005-001
Our Homebody's little brick house is covered with vines that probably need a little trim. SKU #3004-002
Our fictional Homebody is a cerebral sort who enjoys his/her stamp collection more than real people. “Stamps” started out life as a vintage dress cotton from the mid 20th century. It's available in two quilting cotton colorways, Coral and Gray. A Silver colorway is printed on Cotton + Steel's silky, drapey cotton lawn fabric, perfect for garment sewing. SKU #3003-002
Our Homebody putters around the house in his/her pajamas quite a lot. “Boxers” was originally a feedsack print. In either the Navy or Aqua colorway, it's a great gender-neutral print that works for the whole family. SKU #3006-002
Though our fictional Homebody is proper, she is not pretentious. Her walls still have wood paneling from the 70s and she thinks it's cozy and fine. This quilting cotton is available in two colorways, Pink and Navy. The original print was a feedsack from the early-mid 20th century. The pink colorway is quite close to one of the original colorways! Cut on the bias, it makes a cute quilt binding. SKU # 3002-002
Kerchief is a panel print inspired by a vintage cotton print. Kim says "My fictional homebody is a proper sort, who thinks disposable tissues are déclassé. She irons and folds each one before neatly placing them in their drawer. The hankies concept also gave me an excuse: I couldn't decide on a colorway of this dots print, but with the hankies concept, I didn't have to!" The squares measure 10"x10", perfect for (of course) hankies or napkins. The border on either side is 2" wide and can be used for binding and other details. We've also seen the whole squares cut up and sewn back together as big half-square triangles.
Our Homebody's little brick house is covered with vines that probably need a little trim. SKU # 3004-001
“Button Jar” was originally a vintage dress cotton from the mid 20th century. The motifs can be read as buttons, trinkets, or even the fancy pillows that graced grandma's good Chesterfield. It is printed on quilting cotton in two colorways, Aqua and Navy. SKU #3001-001
Our fictional Homebody is a cerebral sort who enjoys his/her stamp collection more than real people. “Stamps” started out life as a vintage dress cotton from the mid 20th century. It's available in two quilting cotton colorways, Coral and Gray. A Silver colorway is printed on Cotton + Steel's silky, drapey cotton lawn fabric, perfect for garment sewing. SKU #3003-001
Kim decided this print should be called Tacks to go with the Homebody theme, but if you want them to be mushrooms or umbrellas, that's OK too. Tacks was originally a vintage cotton print from the mid 20th century. The two quilting cotton colorways are Rust and Teal, and there is one colorway, Coral, printed on Cotton + Steel's wonderful cotton lawn. SKU #3005-002
Our Homebody putters around the house in his/her pajamas quite a lot. “Boxers” was originally a feedsack print. In either the Navy or Aqua colorway, it's a great gender-neutral print that works for the whole family. SKU #3006-001
Though the Homebody is proper, she is not pretentious. Her walls still have wood paneling from the 70s and she thinks it's cozy and fine. This quilting cotton is available in two colorways, Pink and Navy. The original print was a feedsack from the early-mid 20th century. The pink colorway is quite close to one of the original colorways! Cut on the bias, it makes a cute quilt binding. SKU # 3002-002
Kim decided this print should be called Tacks to go with the Homebody theme, but if you want them to be mushrooms or umbrellas, that's OK too. This coral colorway is printed on Cotton + Steel's silky, drapey, high-quality cotton lawn, perfect for garment sewing. SKU #3005-031
Our Homebody's little brick house is covered with vines that probably need a little trim. This Navy colorway is printed on Cotton + Steel's silky, drapey, high-quality cotton lawn, perfect for garment sewing. There are also two quilting cotton colorways. SKU # 3004-031
Our fictional Homebody is a cerebral sort who enjoys his/her stamp collection a little more than real people. The silver colorway is printed on Cotton + Steel's silky, drapey cotton lawn fabric, perfect for garment sewing. It's also available in two quilting cotton colorways. SKU #3003-031

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