
Michelle Engel Bencsko of Cloud 9 Fabrics and Cicada Studio has just released her latest line of fabrics, Beyond the Sea. She took time to chat with CRAFT and filled us in on her design process, her inspiration from nature and balancing life as a designer, business owner and mom. You can read our feature on Michelle in our Crafter section.
Giveaway time!
One lucky CRAFT reader will win a set of 1/8 yards of the 10 fabrics (7 prints, 3 solids) from the Beyond the Sea collection. Just leave a comment below by Noon PST on Thursday, April 15. Winners will be announced on the site. Good luck!


i would love this…PLEASE PLEAASE PLEASE!!!!! you’re all so awesome to be always giving stuff away!! love love love!!
I love this fabric! I know how it is to balance being an artist, business owner and mom myself!!! Kudos
these patterns are beautiful. love the colors!
These prints are gorgeous! The colors are perfect for a quilt to remember the time I lived in Malindi, Kenya!
would love to win this, thanks for the opportunity!
Oh my those patterns are lovely!
I want, I want (starts making plans in her head….)
very nice set of fabrics, they go very well together.
These fabrics are very pretty! I’m already drooling over them! Thanks for the chance at them!
Jenny
Oh how I would love to have some of these fabrics! They look stunning!
Thanks for the giveaway…i hope I win!
I love fabric of awesome kinds.
these are lovely, i love love love these.
i have tons of plans for them already
Thank You for this chance.
Sam xx
Fingers crossed! This fabric is lovely!
because it’s totally MINE!!!
(please?)
Would love to make these into dolls!
i love all fabric – the touch, the feel, the smell everything about it and oh the things you can make – i would like to win too
everything in life is luck
oooh, how purrrtttyyy!!!!
When I saw the sandpipers, it was love!
April 15th is my birthday, by the way.
I think I’m in love with the cherry blossom-esque one on top!
This fabric is gorgeous! I would love to win this set!!!
Would love to use the beautiful fabric for quilting. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway!
so many wonderful things i can imagine making with this……
gorgeous fabrics and kick ass theme
I always love giveaways! Sewing for your new grandchild means lots of pretty fabrics. The Beyond the Sea collection is perfect!
thanks and good luck everyone!
love fabric
…that I would love to own! Thank you for doing this giveaway
rosemary
I can think of many things a can make with those… must not count my chicks before they hatch, but oh! how can I not!!!
These are so great! I’m a beginning crafter, so hopefully I’ll be able to win these to start out.
Those fabrics are gorgeous!!
Oh these are gorgeous!
These fabrics are lovely! I can just imagine the projects . . .
Oh my! What lovely fabrics! Inspiring!
Pick me! I’d love to have these fabrics!!
these are so beautiful. i would love to use them in some of y projects!
I want to use my new sewing machine! I’d love this fabric!
I would love the chance to work with her fabrics!!
I am swooning over this fabric. I’d love to take some home with me!
How beautiful! I would love a chance to work with these fabrics.
I love the seashell and starfish she made with the fabrics–what a cute idea!
what lovely fabric!! would love to win this!
I just can’t say no to fabric!
Saw this fabric on mayamade.com and I need some sandpiper love.
lovely lovely lovely!
please put my name in the hat!
I would love to win those beautiful fabrics!
Beautiful! I would love to get my hands on those fabrics!!
I would so enjoy sewing with these!
Jana
I can see so many projects I can use this fabric for. it looks beautiful.
Among other things, I’d use the fabric to make appliques for my kids shirts. Great to read about the organic fabrics at Cloud 9 Fabrics. Way to go!
Love the new fabrics! They’re beautiful!
i have been admiring these fabrics on other blogs. i would love to win!
I love that top fabric. Fingers crossed!
I love the Sand Piper design.
these are so beautiful!!
jaytay5@gmail.com
these are so beautiful!!
jaytay5@gmail.com
You can never have too much fabric!
love, love, love those fabrics – and my semester is almost done which means I’ll have more craft time in just a few short weeks
Wow…I love the whimsical patterns and color scheme of this collection and the other one on Cloud 9. I particular love that the cotton is organic and the manufacturing practices used are low impact to the environment! Can’t wait to see what else they also come up with.
These fabrics are just gorgeous! Thanks for the giveaway!
Your fabrics are so wonderful.
Gorgeous! Fingers crossed.
Very pretty fabric! I’d love to put it to use.
those are really lovely. thanks for the opportunity.
i love michelle’s designs, whether it’s from cicada or cloud 9. great quality & beautiful prints!
These fabrics are just beautiful!
WOW, I’ve always lusted after the graphic prints Michelle offers at Cicada. I can’t believe I have a chance to win these awesome fabrics that I totally don’t have the budget for.
Just finished peicing a quilt top (log cabin)– time to start another, hopefully with this collection!!
these fabrics are gorgeous, yes please!
Yay for fun prints on ORGANIC fabric – love, love, love!
Gorgeous!
Thank you so much for the chance to win!
Gorgeous!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m really trying to increase my sewing skills right now, and this would be the perfect boost!
Love the new fabrics! They’re beautiful!
I would love to add to my growing fabric stash.
love michelle’s fabrics! they would be great for so many projects.
thanks for the giveaway!
Oh man I love me some giveaways… Hope I win, because it’s time to bring new blood to the fabric stash and I can’t afford it right now…
These fabrics are my new spring crush! Thank You!
This fabric is inspiring. Would love to let my creative juices flow with this!
I would love to have this as the seed for my as-yet-nonexistent fabric stash.
Those are beautiful fabrics! I would love to make a patchwork dress for my daughter with them.
These are gorgeous!