Jennifer Moore designs and sells modern, organic cotton
fabric out of a100-year-old farmhouse in Walnut Creek for her burgeoning
business, Monaluna.
Owl & Drum is currently featuring four fabrics from
Monaluna’s Fox Hollow line - Foxy Too, Shroomy, A Is For Alphabet and
Wonderland Blue – and will be adding more of the funky firm’s fabrics in the
future.
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| Foxy Too |
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| Shroomy |
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| A is for Alphabet |
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| Wonderland Blue |
“We are big fans of woodland creatures, particularly owls,
so we immediately fell in love with their collection called Fox Hollow,” said
Bianca Howell, the co-owner of Owl & Drum.
“The response to Monaluna has been great. It is refreshing
that our customers are actually asking for organic cottons. And people love
Monaluna’s whimsical designs. ”
Moore began licensing her artwork for fabric four years ago.
After designing several successful collections for Robert Kaufman Fabrics, she
decided to launch her own collection of prints in 2010.
Monaluna has been well-received within the industry,
garnering press and accolades, and proving popular at trade shows and events.
“I really enjoyed meeting Jennifer for the first time at the
Spring Quilt Market last May in Kansas City,” Howell added. “And people will
really like the new designs she debuted at the Fall Quilt Market last week in
Houston. We’re looking forward to having them in our store in Tulsa.”
Monaluna’s fabric is made from medium-weight poplin weave,
which is ideal for quilting, apparel and baby and childrens’ items, plus home
accessories, too. The firm’s fabric is made in India from 100 percent organic
cotton.
“Starting in 2011, all of our collections meet the Global
Organic Textile Standard, or GOTS, which ensures that production is both
ecologically and socially responsible,” Moore says on her website’s blog at
monaluna.com.
“Our older collections
- Monaco, Marin and Anika - are made from organic cotton, but printed
conventionally with AZO-free dyes.”
A graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she earned
a degree in cultural anthropology and design, Moore has enjoyed an interesting
and varied career in many aspects of product design.
She has worked in toy design for Manhattan Toy, childrens' apparel for Target and
decorative accessory design for Pottery Barn Kids.
But with the creation of Monaluna two years ago, Moore
decided to follow her own creative path in textile and surface design.
Monaluna and its fabrics have been featured in numerous
publications, including Stitch, Modern Patchwork, Modern Quilting, Sew News,
Mary Jane’s Farm, American Quilt Retailer, Making, Handmade Living, Living
Crafts and Do It Yourself.
Moore says on her website that her “creative inspiration infuses both her business and personal
life.”
She also says she “strives to create a life that is in
balance, where her work and home are both informed by her love of beauty,
nature, art and creative projects.”
Owl & Drum stocks dozens of fabric bolts made by seven designers
and manufacturers. More fabrics are added on a regular basis, and they can be
bought in the Tulsa store or on its website at www.owlanddrum.com.
The 2810 E. 15th St. store also sells unique jewelry and
other items made by Tulsans, Oklahomans and artisans from Portland, Oregon,
plus a variety of craft books, equipment and supplies.
Owl & Drum is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to
Saturday, and from 12-4 p.m. Sundays. It is closed on Mondays.
For more information, call Bianca at 918-742-1404, visit
www.owlanddrum.com, send an email to owlanddrum@gmail.com or follow us on
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