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Tag: fabric

  • Being a little :: cushion crazy

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    I’ve been going a little crazy making cushions lately. The bug began with the one on the top right, remember my Zine that I had to create for a Uni task? Well in celebration of my topic of Scandinavian surface design I thought it would be neat twist to do some stencils from Lotta Jansdotter…

  • Fabric print sequel and fail

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    So I’ve been working towards some Christmas presents for my 3 best girlfriends. I thought I would make use of the fabric I printed earlier this year if you remember… and make a complimentary fabric that I would print at Spoonflower. Well this is a case of best laid plans and diminishing time frames and…

  • Joining in :: colour palette blog walk

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    I’m so excited to be taking part in the colour palette blog walk today, all organised by Brandi at Brandi Girl Blog. The task was easy, create a colour palette around the theme of achievements. How we interpreted that was entirely up to us. I would have posted photos of my boys, except that I’m…

  • Dreaming of Paisley

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    These gorgeous handkerchiefs (yes really) and kitchen towels are by Danish company Bungalow. I have seen them mentioned a few times around the blogsphere but they have been slow to reach Australian stores. I love their use of traditional Indian woodblock printing to create these beautiful textiles. After stumbling upon these yesterday (can’t remember where)…

  • Prints Charming – The Book

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    As you know I recently did a screen printing on fabric course with the lovely Kate Ward. During the workshop (actually right from the beginning) she recommended I go and have a look at Prints Charming. She must have seen a similarity between styles that attract me and this store. I just love their fabric,…

  • Follow Up to a Lofty Goal

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    I’m so far behind on my 52 weeks posts since this is supposed to be Week 15. The challenge was to write a post as a follow up to a lofty goal. As most know I would love to print my own fabric and last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a two day…

  • Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Teal

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    I love the teal results this week. The Cactus Cats (TOP) was about the second thing I looked at and the cushion cover motivated me to sign up for a screen printing on fabric class next month at Megalo. I’m so excited… I’ve only been talking about doing this class for the last 2 years.…

  • mattt bags

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    The cyclist will almost definitely disagree with me on this but I’m pretty sure I need one of these bags. Mattt bags are proudly handmade in Melbourne using fabric from Australian designers. I’ve narrowed my favourites down to four that all use fabric by the very talented Lara Cameron who is also based in Melbourne.…

  • Dear Lynette, The Romance is Over

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      Our challenge this week is to write about falling out of love with a technique, fabric or pattern. For me the answer is easy… Thimbleberries. I used to adore the country stylings of Lynette Jensen’s fabric and now I’m really not a fan at all. My first real foray into quilting was in Atlanta…

  • How Do You Store Your Fabric?

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    My fabric has been stuffed in a Cathcart Allied moving box since we came from Atlanta so this has been a quandary of  mine for quite a few months now.  I’m appealing to you for your help – how should I store my fabric? I am not only aiming this question at my fellow fabric…