About Penguin & Fish
Penguin & Fish was founded in 2004 by Alyssa Thomas as an outlet to create plush characters, embroidery patterns and art. The company grew as a natural extension from Alyssa's work in the stationery and graphic design industries. This small, independent, company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Penguin & Fish offers a range of products from original Plush Kitties, Horses, and Unicorns to Animal Embroidery Patterns and Kits. The products are eco-friendly and designed and manufactured in the USA. The plush characters are made entirely by hand. Penguin & Fish products are available online and through a growing list of retailers.

About the Founder
Alyssa Thomas is a accomplished illustrator and designer and life long artist. As a child, Alyssa Thomas would make everything from beaded bracelets to large paper mache masks. All to be bartered at her “trading post” outside her bedroom door.

Alyssa's Penguin & Fish Blogspot Blog is a popular favorite, with new posts almost every day. She shares what she is currently working on along with inspirations found online and from trend trips. Alyssa also tweets regularly and maintains a Flickr Photo page and Facebook fan page. Alyssa recently published the children's book No Monster Here.

Retailers

California
The Autry (Los Angeles)
Super Buzzy (Ventura)
Hoffman California Fabrics (Viejo)
Colorado
Fancy Tiger Crafts (Denver)
My Sister Knits (Fort Collins)
Iowa
Home Ec. Workshop (Iowa City)
Massachusetts
Over The Rainbow (Camano Island)
Gather Here (Cambridge)
Minnesota
Design Collective (Minneapolis)
Minnesota Waldorf School Store (St. Paul)
Patina (Minneapolis, St. Paul)
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
New Jersey
Happy Babies Baby Boutique (Cape May)
Pennington Quilt Works (Pennington)
New Mexico
Santa Fe Quilting (Santa Fe)
New York
Quilter's Corner (Ithaca)
Clay Wood & Cotton (Beacon)
The City Quilter (New York)
Pins & Needles (New York)
Purl Soho (New York)
Ohio
Sew To Speak (Columbus)
Sewn Studio (Cincinnati)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Quiltworks (Oklahoma City)
Oregon
Bolt Neighborhood Fabric Boutique (Portland)
Center Diamond (Cannon Beach)
The Stitchin' Post (Sisters)
Pennsylvania
Sew Smart Fabrics (Doylestown)
Spool (Philadelphia)
Quilting Books Unlimited (Milford)
Texas
Lily Rose Quilts (Lytle)
Las Colchas Quilt Shop (San Antonio)
Ruby Jane's Retro Fabric (Garland)
Utah
Pine Needles (West Jordan)
The Dizzy Daizy Quilt Shoppe (Alpine)
Vermont
Nido (Burlington)
Virginia
Del Ray Fabrics (Alexandria)
Washington
Schmancy (Seattle)
Over the Rainbow (Camano Island)
Buy the Bolt (Sequim)
My Pattern Place (Sequim)
Pink Chalk Fabrics (Bainbridge Island)
Wisconsin
Drawstring Studio (Milwaukee)

Australia
Sew Armadillo (Millthorpe, NSW)
My Place Bowral (Bowral, NSW)

Netherlands
The Otherist (Amsterdam)

France
Les Éditions de Saxe

United Kingdom
The Eternal Maker (West Sussex)

Online
Ruby Loves Red (UK)
Magpie Patterns
Annie's Attic
Mahar Drygoods
The Pajama Squid
Craftsbury Kids
Fawn & Forest
Sew, Mama, Sew
Pink Chalk Fabrics
Romp
Weekend Kits

Wholesale Info
If you are a retailer interested in carrying Penguin & Fish products or would like to request a catalog, please direct your inquiry to: alyssa [at] penguinandfish.com