Fabric Choosing

Fabric choosing is a tough decision.

I have decided to streamline my range. I am making it more story orientated, so I need more coordinated fabrics. I am still extremely happy with the designs I currently have, but there are so many, and so many colours, hence my reasoning to do this.

Just incase you don't know what I mean by this, I want fabrics with same overall colour palette, however different pattern designs. So to up the anti, I have been on the hunt for a collective group of fabrics. This has been a long journey to date as I have had to source fabrics that will compliment, and not over take my own illustrations and pattern designs.

One of my BIGGEST, BIGGEST dreams is to one day design and print my own textile range. As this is not happening today, I am using other wonderful design work instead.

I recently came across a selection from PK Fabrics, and have taken a fancy to all of them.

designs by MODA

I like how they are full of colour of course, and their design details are not overwhelming.

I love how the colours are collective, and all cross over each other.

I am sitting on these over the weekend. Once I write this post I am not looking at them until Monday. Hopefully I will still love them just as much. I have lots of new ideas already on the go to work with these fabrics.

I just need to start getting it all together.

Brand new cushion & door stop - Lady bird style

After a week of pink parties, and an explosion of lady birds fluttering around, I thought I would finish this obsession with two new products to the Tiges and Weince collection.

Lady Bird style of course!!

A brand new doorstop, which also doubles as a fabulous bookend.

And of course a matching cushion too.

Both items are now available in my shop.

I am off to a 40th birthday party today, I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday wherever you're headed or whatever you're doing xx

A Ladybird 1st Birthday Party - Part 2

Apologies in advance for my lady bird obsession this week, just in case you're over it, but it has created a fun & fulfilling creative spark. With such inspiration I have also started 2 new products for my shop which is in the pipe line, and I will show off later.

After suffering a bad stomach bug for the last two days, of all damn weeks, it's time to share some more of my party selections for Charlotte's first birthday. If you haven't read part one of this post you can do so here.

I used the lady bird & toad stools on her birthday invite, and printed it on 100% cotton for her to make a party bunting. I am sure it will look great around the table.

I am loving it as it will finish up in her bedroom after Saturday.

Next I am going to attempt to make some toad stool cookies. The cookie cutter I wanted to buy was sold out so I have had to improvise, making my own toad stool cutter from card. Will work out just as well, however may take a little longer as I will have to cut out each one individually. Wasn't sure what cookie recipe to use, so I have opted for the popular smartie biscuit recipe, but I obviously won't be using the smarties. I found these cute designs from the good fairy.

Lastly I am borrowing this sweet drink idea that I found on taste, Apple, bannana and Cranberry punch. Looks so yummy, think I will have some myself.

Next thing for me to work on are some gifts for pass the parcel, pin the nose on the lady bird, and of course what to pop in those party loot bags.

I am getting excited.

New fabric online stores I have found

Like most of us, I love fabric, lately I have been struggling to find the most basic of fabrics. All I want is a solid collection, with coordinating polka dots, or stripes.

Not hard hey?

Think wrong, I have found some new fabric stores but no one offers it. Just amazing prints which I don't need, and if I do find polka dots and stripes they have a multitude of colours in them.

I have been doing what I love researching with my friend google, and have found some great new fabric online shops. I am so excited to peruse each one page by page thoroughly, I have book marked them all for many future references.

Meanwhile I thought I would List all my wonderful new finds, all of which post internationally at extremely reasonable rates.

image by Frangipani fabrics

Frangipani Fabrics

eQuilter

Cia's Pallette

fabric.com

Modern Retro Textiles

z and s fabrics

Super Buzzy

Addicted to fabric

Fat Quarter Fabric

I will be sure to post some of my findings.