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  • Queen Anne Lace pattern :: Download

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  • Thinking about :: stripes

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    My brain has been filled with pattern ideas for the last week. While reading with the Jolly Monkey last night I found myself studying the colours, line widths and repititons of his striped quilt cover. I really love stripes – I’m not sure why that is. I have a good friend who hates stripes! What…

  • Flickr three :: Japan

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    All images via flickr – from top – Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan by Yeowatzup, Barrels of sake (nihonshu) in Meiji Jingu : Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan / Japón by Miguel Michán, Japan Tokyo Shinjuku Signage by Emmett Anderson

  • Palette and patterns :: Japan

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    I had no photo inspiration for my palette today – just colours chosen on a whim and trying to channel the sometimes garish colours that appear in kimono fabric. Given that the universe seems to be reminding me of Japan this week I thought I’d put my recently purchased Seamless Studio to good use and…

  • Thinking about :: Japan

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    It happens a few times a year – this overwhelming nostalgia for Japan. I get such a yearning to drink ocha and eat mochi and once more ride my bike around Nagoya-jo park. I’m not sure why it happens but I feel that Japan shall evermore be part of who I am. I spent three…

  • Palette and patterns :: France

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    Oh how I love Colour Lovers – here’s my latest palette which has been aptly named Musee France. Also my pattern attempts – I created the left modern looking Fleur de Lis, which I accidently saved without fixing those three lines in the centre and now they will forevermore bug me. There doesn’t seem any…

  • Flickr three :: France

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    Happy Bastille Day! All images by Cuba Gallery via flickr, from top: France / Paris / Buildings, France / Paris / Travel, France / Paris / People

  • It’s July :: Vive le Tour

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    Yes it’s that time of year again! The Tour de France is now a week in, which loosely translates to I haven’t had a single conversation with the cyclist that hasn’t involved the dissection of each stage, points, jerseys, teams, accidents and GC standings. It sounds like the month of dread but to be honest…

  • Screencast #2 :: Using Aviary to create a seamless tile

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    I had grand plans of publishing this on Thursday but it’s taken me two days to remember how to put together a screencast. Next time I think I should really do a screencast on how to do a screencast. So here’s my 2nd screencast and if you remember the last one I did here –…

  • Palette and patterns :: ampersands

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    Using the gorgeous photo by Ji Young Yoon, I decided to create this candy palette. And in keeping with tradition I also created a couple of patterns but I just wanted to share one of them my aptly named and flowers for you – get it?. What I love about ColourLovers is how others use…