A 27-Year Legacy of Food and Friendship in Art
This month, I am overjoyed to pull back the curtain on a project that is deeply personal to me. It began this past New Year’s Eve with a spark of inspiration from a dear friend and sewist. We belong to the same local supper club—a group that has been the "breathing necessity" of my social life since 1999.
Our story started long before modern social media, born on the Cooking Light magazine message boards. I still vividly remember our first gathering of 20 strangers in an Austin kitchen. The air was thick with the sizzle of grease as we pan-fried chicken, and the house was so full that we ate off paper plates while standing in hallways or perched on porch steps. While other groups from that era fizzled out, ours endured. Twenty-seven years and over 300 meals later, we are still trying new recipes and sharing our lives.
To commemorate this journey, I’ve designed Supper Club Celebration, a Mid-Century Modern inspired collection featuring seven unique patterns across two vibrant colorways.
The "hero" of this collection is the Culinary Club ogee pattern, which features every ingredient for "Psycho Chicken"—one of our earliest shared recipes. I’ve also included Tomato Pie, a nod to that surprisingly wonderful dish and our homemade pasta nights, filled with illustrations of baking utensils and vintage recipe cards. You’ll also find Garden Herbs featuring the mint and rosemary I now grow in my own garden, a diagonal stripe of wine glasses, and a rainbow peppercorn polka dot—because life (and dinner) always needs a little spice.
This fabric is currently on order from Spoonflower for my friend to create a "special something" for our members. I cannot wait to share the photos of her finished creations once she is done!
Whether you are a mindful maker or someone who simply treasures the "Art of Everyday Living," I hope this collection inspires you to set your own table for a long, slow evening with friends.
You can shop the full coordinated Supper Club Celebration collection (and all of my fabric collections) on my Spoonflower shop here.
Oh, and one more thing...
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed with color and pattern mixing or worried that too much of either will look like a mess rather than a masterpiece, I’ve created something just for you.
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Nydia
