Product Description
Candy Carnival from the Deck The Halls Collection by Geetanjali Behera for Thread & Ink Designs
A sweet scatter of festive colour and folk-inspired detail
Candy Carnival is a lively Christmas print packed with tiny treasures across a warm scarlet-red ground. Candy canes twist between stylised flowers, leafy sprigs, hearts, stars and small sweet-like shapes, creating an intricate all-over design with something new to notice at every glance. Shades of raspberry, coral and deep red dominate the palette, punctuated by mint green, turquoise, mustard yellow, soft pink and creamy white. The result is cheerful and colourful, with a folk-art character that feels festive without depending on conventional holly-and-mistletoe imagery.
The relatively small scale and dense arrangement of motifs make Candy Carnival particularly useful for patchwork. It can be cut into smaller pieces without losing the character of the design, making it a strong choice for pieced quilt blocks, borders, sashing details and scrappy Christmas quilts. The scattered pattern also makes cutting straightforward where precise motif placement is not required, while individual candy canes, flowers and decorative shapes offer opportunities for selective fussy cutting.
For festive home décor, this colourful red Christmas quilting cotton would work beautifully in table runners, placemats, fabric baskets, bunting and cushion covers. Its smaller motifs are equally well suited to stockings, reusable gift bags, zipped pouches, project bags, fabric decorations and other Christmas accessories. Despite its seasonal touches, the abundance of stylised flowers and foliage gives the print enough versatility for projects where you want rich colour and playful pattern rather than an overtly traditional Christmas look.
Candy Carnival offers plenty of possibilities for coordinating fabrics. Pair it with raspberry or red blenders for a rich tonal scheme, pick out the turquoise and mint for fresh contrast, or introduce cream to give the saturated colours some breathing space. Combine it with other prints from the Deck The Halls Collection by Geetanjali Behera to carry its distinctive palette through a larger festive project. Printed on 100% cotton at 145gsm, this quilt-weight fabric is suitable for patchwork and quilting, home décor sewing, bag making, accessories and general craft sewing. For makers searching for red Christmas quilting fabric, candy cane cotton fabric or colourful festive fabric in the UK, Candy Carnival brings together small-scale pattern, rich colour and playful seasonal detail.
Other Details
Order by The ¼ Metre
This fabric is sold by the ¼ metre, to order 1 full metre, enter a quantity of 4. Quantities of 2 or more will be cut as one continuous piece.
If ordering only ¼ metre, please be sure to select if you would like a Long Quarter or Fat Quarter cut. Please see illustration below if unsure.
Studio Cuts - Deisgned for Quilters
 | We cut our fabrics a little differently here at Morris Works, something we call Studio Cuts, specifically designed for quilters. The bonus - you get more fabric! Up to the first metre of fabric, we cut every ¼ metre increment up to 10" / 25.4cm. ¼ metre - Long Quarter: 10" wide by WOF, order quantity of 1, choose Long Quarter cut ¼ metre - Fat Quarter: 20" wide by ½ WOF, order quantity of 1, choose Fat Quarter cut ½ Metre: 20" wide by WOF, order quantity of 2 ¾ Metre: 30" wide by WOF, order quantity of 3 1 Metre: 40" wide by WOF, order quantity of 4 |
All quantities greater than 1 metre of fabric are cut to metric measurement. For example, 1.25 metre is cut to 49.2 inches / 125cm.
Care
This fabric is 100% cotton with a printed design. Manufacturer recommends to wash at 30 degrees or cooler. This fabric can be tumble dried on low-medium heat. The estimated shrinkage is between 3 - 5%.
