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Published on March 11, 2009 in Spotlight |
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There's a good chance you've been enjoying Amy Butler's designs for quite a while now. A quick search of "Amy Butler" here on Etsy yields 460 pages of items made from her fabric designs alone!
As a multifaceted designer of fabric, home, fashion and print, Amy is known for her modern approach to botanical, geometric and romantic inspirations. With spirited color and a confident combination of prints, Amy has created a freshened view of the many product categories she now designs for, including bedding, bath, fabric, sewing patterns, stationery, craft papers, handbags, dinnerware, home décor, and design and project books. Designed from her studio in America’s Midwest and sold worldwide, Amy’s lines are known for quality, creativity, sustainability and great style. This week the designer puts on her curatorial hat and chooses some of her favorite garden-inspired pieces on Etsy. Please welcome this week's Guest Curator, Amy Butler!
Nature is my never-ending resource for color and design inspiration. My garden is one of my favorite places to spend time — early spring through late fall. I'm a plant collector and I love the intricate designs in flowers and foliage as well as the amazing color combinations. It was great seeing how the garden inspires Etsy sewers and crafters, too!
Jane
The unique design of this necklace caught my eye. I love the asymmetrical look and the coral and green combo meshes beautifully with the delicate gold finish. By madebymoe, $25.
I like the simplicity of this ring. The bold scale in combination with the delicate details is dashing! By jibbyandjuna, $20.
Garden Series Placemat and Napkin Set of 4 - Soka Flowers

The graphic design of this set is so timeless and elegant… I would love to use it year round for entertaining, and everyday to make my table special. By Kainkain, $34.
Golden Flora Jada Belt Buckle - Oval
Belts are a great way to make a statement with an outfit; having one that is truly unique is a great addition to your wardrobe. By MnMTreasures, $20.
Wreath Decal Vinyl Wall Lettering Words Graphic Art
A little hint of the outside world brought into the home. I love the simple design and look of this piece. By willowcreeksigns, $29.95.
This tool belt would be great to keep all of my garden tools within reach…once I start gardening, I don’t want to stop for anything! By JulieHiggins, $25.
I love the soft color in these earrings – very natural. A hint of spring this time of year is perfect! By CocosGreenhouse, $12.
PRICE REDUCED Stacked Garden Bricks Lap Quilt
I love a beautiful quilt and this one is no exception – great color combinations! By lmkquilts, $90.
Delila Bag - Leaves in Brown --certified organic green fabric, eco friendly----Also avail. in Black
This is a great design and the fabric is made from bamboo, a sustainable resource…very cool! This is the perfect everyday, every occasion bag! By annyandme, $62.
Looking for past Guest Curators? Check out our archive. Search Etsy for "Amy Butler" to find handmade items made from Amy Butler's fabric collections.
Questions or comments? Email Amy to let her know how you feel!
167 comments Login to add your own!
worksofwhimsy
I love that all her picks are affordable as well as beautiful!
ManoCelebrates
Thanks for the information, my sister has a purse made out of Amy's fabric.
TheCottageCheese
Wow, Amy Butler's mod fabrics are the coolest. I love the Delila bag!
katieblairdesigns
I love Amy - so inspiring. What a great choice for a curator, and what great picks!
nikkilawrence
I'm a HUGE Amy Butler fan and unfortunately, her stuff isn't so readily available to some of us small town/city Canadians, thus, why I love etsy too!!!!
Amy Butler Rocks!
Zooguu
Thanks for curating this selection, Amy! My favorite is the quilt. It's beautiful!
I love your fabric pattern designs. I often use patterned fabric as accents in my animals - to line an elephant's ear or to make a turtle's shell.
prettypeardesigns
Wonderful! Living on a farm in WI makes me appreciate and get so excited for all the flowers to come - love these!
WingsDove
These are really lovely selections. Nature is a true inspiration.
skrocki
I love her free patterns on her website!! I just started sewing recently and I am going to try the business card keeper this weekend!
AprilsFlowers
I'm a huge fan of Amy Butler fabrics! So cool to have her as a guest curator! Go etsy :)
principessaemicranie
i want to live surrounded by tulips. thanks for the beautiful picks!
baconsquarefarm
Amy Butler fabrics rock, what she's wearing in the picture is so vibrant~ alive~ not boring or ho-hum. Enjoyed peeking at all her selections as well.
shopgoodgrace
Amy Butler! Fabulous!! I have her & her husband's book "Found Style" - I *highly* recommend it. (...along with her wonderful, website, fabrics & patterns!)
asammons
Love Amy Butler! She is a great designer and she made some great picks here!
dreaminofbeadin
Beautiful picks! Thanks Amy, for introducing me to some new favorites on Etsy.
SteppingStones
I love Amy Butler's designs..... A gal from our Etsy street team tannerglass.etsy.com uses them all the time in her designs.... the perfect touch!!
julieantinucci
Thank you, Amy Butler! My best selling quilts are those featuring your fabric. It's fun to create with all of your fabrics!
LoveAppleBoutique
I love Amy Butler products. I use her paper and stamps on lots of my products.
jibbyandjuna
Thank you Amy - I am thrilled and honored that you included my ring!
RubyBeets
Thank you Amy,your keen eye selected some great Treasures! Do visit again!
tiedyediva
My Amy Butler coffee cozies are my best selling ones, no surprise there!
spiceberrycottage
I love Amy's picks. Love the gardening apron. We enjoy having Amy's line of fabric in our store...the colors are great!
lemondropstudio
lovely, lovely, great picks! of course she had great picks! It's Amy Butler!
crosseyedtees
I love all of Amy's beautiful designs! Check out my cross tees made from a variety of her fabrics! (www.crosseyedtees.etsy.com) Her picks were perfect!
aggieray
Yes we all love her....many of designs are made from her fabric!
theaxx
OOOH YES, of COURSE we know Amy. Infamous in our little world and inspiring in all she does.
thanks for the article!
thea.
xx
HAREandDRUM
My jaw dropped a bit when I saw Amy as a guest curator. I love her designs! Thank you for these beautiful picks!
fabricplace
Thank you for this wonderful article....I sell many of her beautiful fabrics!
maiziedesigns
Aaahhhhhh! Amy Butler! What a great guest curator. Love your fabrics and these picks as well. Thanks!
karuski
Lovely choices! Aah, nature & garden are the greatest source of inspiration.
HeyChica
I always like to see a guest curator's choices, some lovely items like that quilt.... and shops I hadn't seen before, thanks!
amysfunkyfibers
I did not know that Amy Butler was actually a person! I love the fabrics! Let me know if you need any silk designs!
anniepoo
I love Amy Butler! I love her fabric so much that I even worked her designs into my own shop...and I don't sell fabrics!
I love her picks and I love that they are very afordable!!!
rathina
I love Amy Butler's fabric! Some of the items in my shop are made with her beautiful fabric!
jenkennedydesigns
love her fabric...if I could sew..I'd buy her yard after yard!
paperpatternsilk
Amy Butler fabrics were my inspiration for becoming a surface designer, she's amazing!
MomNMiaQuilts
Great to see my favorite designer as a guest curator! Great selections!
BranchandBirdie
Yay for Amy Butler! The majority of my sold items are made from her beautiful fabrics!
AmyMayDesign
LOVE Amy Butlers Designs and I love that she is always constantly created new patterns with new color pallets!
ygscreations
Love the pics and Amy Butler designs. It's always inspiring to me to see what other designers/ artists/ crafters/ sewers/ creative souls create. To be inspired my other Etsians. Cool!
woodponddesigns
I love Amy Butler fabrics - they are all beautiful. Thanks for a great article - and her picks are really nice too.
strozzistawzeeh
Amy Butler a Fairytale Goddess of mother nature exist in our present modern etsy world!!! ^_^
Im so happpy to meet you here Amy! Your an etsy icon!!!!
You inspire a lot of etsian!
PenelopeAndAnastasia
Wow - Amy Butler...right here on our Etsy - how fabulous!
GemmaBeads
Gorgeous selections!! I have that wreath from WillowCreekDesigns in blue - looks great among my blue and white plate collection.
DAINTYCROCHETBYALY
How great!!
she is a wonderful designer
The selection is gorgeous!! :-)
SooPDesign
I'm from Australia and after seeing the first Amy Butler print here on Etsy, I am now absolutely hooked!
I love her unique patterns. Any of her designs would brighten the darkest of days.
I drop your name here in Oz at the slightest opportunity.
Thank you for visiting us.
Go Amy! You're an inspiration.
Suzanne
bitfolky
I feel all springy now with these picks. Yay garden apron! Time to start the tomatoes and peppers!!!
IcingOnTheCupcake
So great to put a face with all of the beautiful fabric patterns! I love the little girl's tunic, one of my favorite patterns.... in pinks and blues!
ShopBub
Huge Amy Butler fan! Love, love, love her beautiful patterns and style! I don't sew, but I use her papers all of the time. Thanks Amy, you're the greatest!
KellesKitchen
Lovely choices! You can tell that Amy is a designer with these picks! :)
Bohemianwhimsey
Her designs are always so fresh and beautiful !!! love, love, love................♥
akane
I envy you Amy...to switch shoes with you for a day would be a dream! Thank you for sharing these great picks!
lucybluestudio
I love the designs! Great product choices for this blog post.
purposedesign
Amy Butler, I love your shirt dress and want to know where you bought it!
MyWisteriaCottage
I enjoyed the new person's ideas on what we see all the time on Etsy. A new perspective makes one re-look at things. I like the quilt.
kunklebaby
Awesome! I met Amy Butler at a local book signing a few months back. She was so friendly and sweet! My 4 year old son came along with me and just loved her.
ishtarolivera
She seems so nice! She seems to be pretty much in touch with nature! nad thats wonderful! I liked the items she picked..pretty and affordable!
elisasherejewelry
How cool! Thank you Etsy for bringing in such a superstar guest currator. I love her picks!!
miriam
oh well... what can I say! :D
I love your work ;)
and I love most of your choices.
sewgracious
I've loved Amy's fabrics for years! They are modern classics!
I was excited to see one of my bags in the related items for this articles! THANKS! :)
beatricestudio
I love Amy's work and use her fabrics all the time! :) Thank you!
PrairieGarden
You're work is beautiful!
And thank you for introducing me to KainKain. Excellent taste!
thymbyldesigns
I've loved her work long before anyone here in Germany knew about Amy Butler - not even the quilters! Things have gotten better meanwhile, and Amy is all the rage here now, too.
giusypatch
Oh my! one of my favorite fabric and sewing pattern designer is here on etsy as a curator??!! Oh! I died and I'm in paradise! :)) LOVE HER!
floresdelsol
thank you for your fabulous designs. I too love botanical prints and such. THANKSS!!!!
cheriebeadle
Wow! Very cool to hear from Amy and see her picks. What a fanatastic article. She is so inspiring!
Thanks to Amy, TeenAngster and the Etsy Team!
Etsy Rocks!!!
Cherie
poppyswickedgarden
WoW How much fun! I love that Vinyl Decal! What a fabulous touch to add to a room!
PersnicketyHome
Of course her choices are wonderful, she's Amy Butler; her fabrics are inspired. Thank you Amy, for following your talent, heart, and passions. :)
ablemabel
I've loved Amy Butler's style ever since I first saw it! She is so inspiring!
LittleCritters00
*sigh* I'm in heaven. These chocies are so nice, I want spring now.
meringuedesigns
anything in my shop made me with amy butler fabric always SELLS!!!
KateEmersonDesigns
I'm a HUGE Amy Butler fan and just love the quality of all her fabrics. Thanks for including Kait Emerson's Euro Tunic in this spotlight.
LieblingDesigns
Great curation by a favorite designer! Love love love Amy Butler!
katesy
loving that quilt! such great colors- I am still waiting for green to appear here in the mountains- but now I remember SPRING GREEN! thanks!
madebymoe
This is so funny I just discovered your beautiful fabric and purchase some for my porch pillows , just yesterday!! I am so excited to see my necklace in your selection. Thanks 2x's..
klacustomcreations
love, love, love Amy Butler! I have several purses and I use Amy Butler cardstock w/ everything I can!











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