moving sale...

Great news from Pink Castle Fabrics...they're moving into a real live bricks and mortar shop where not only will they be selling their amazing range of fabrics, but be in a position to offer classes...

fantastic if you live nearby...

...but the great news for the rest of us that don't live near enough is they are having a moving sale with 25% off everything, oh yeah you heard correctly, 25% off everything!...until the end of October. 

So what will you buy?

Maybe something from Tasha Noel's incredibly cute The Simple Life collection.

I've got my eye on Bucks in Blue, part of the Decoro collection from Echino...how cool are those stags in glasses??

We are all a bit cookoo about text at the moment, so why not stock up on some from the Mama Said Sew collection. I think I'll be popping a little of Sewing Guide in Cream and Apple into my basket.

Head over there now and just enter the code MOVING at the checkout to get your discount and as the good peeps at Pink Castle Fabrics say, Go Wild!

after the screens comes the printing...

 So yesterday was all about preparing the screens with the designs and today was all about the printing and sewing....

and for those that follow me all over the internet will already have had a look at these...

not to mention my happiness with how they've turned out.

 I have been carrying both these adaptations of the originals around in my head for some time and it is always quite scary seeing if what is in your head translates as you imagine. Do you know what I mean?

On this occasion they have surpassed my expectations and I feel quite in awe of how they have turned out. 

I printed the Euros first and was quite blown away with how they looked and had to sew a pouch up immediately just to check that it was as good as I'd hoped!

Then came the Giant Triangles and quite frankly I can't put into words how I feel about this!

I really hope you are as enthusiastic about them as I am. Please tell me you are and it's not just me getting carried away from the paint fumes...

and if you are you can find the start of them listed in my shop...more to be added in due course, but do give me a shout if you don't see the colour you were hoping for...

and thank you for allow me to indulge my enthusiasm for them...not very modest of me really.

my creative space...

I'm off to the studio this morning to get a couple of designs put onto screens.

Both of them are a new take on old designs and I am really excited to see how they are going to come out.

I'm planning on enlarging my triangle design to make it bigger and even bolder for printing larger projects like cushions. We shall see...

I am also spinning my euro sites design around and around to do an all over print for some boysy pouches and wash bags. Again, we shall see...

I am also doing a third secret design...but I can't tell you about that right now...

So what is happening in your creative space at the moment? Pop along and see what others are up to and join in!

far flung stockists...

 Being a supplier to other people's stores means my work travels around a fair bit.

Sometime's I am lucky enough to get to see some of it in situ and I love that, because every place presents it differently.

 Other times there isn't a hope in hell and have to rely on beautiful images to see what someone has turned my work into.

This is one of those times...

Jiyeon has, what I can only assume to be, a beautiful store in South Korea no less.

Jiyeon kindly sent me these stunning images of napkins she has made from my Scruffy Daisy fabrics.

It really is lovely to see where they get to and what they look like.

Seeing them has cheered me up no end today!

ally pally here they come!

After a couple of years of visiting and being in awe of what is available at The Knitting & Stitching Show, Annie from The Village Haberdashery is delighted to announce that this year she will be attending with all her scrumptious goodies.

You can find Annie with all her delights at booth J22. She will be bringing all the latest fabric collections including Cosmos and Out to Sea (both as seen below), as well as her favourite yarns and a wide selection of sewing patterns.

With every purchase you make at the show, you'll receive a voucher for free shipping on your next online order.

You can also enter to win one of three £50 vouchers just by stopping by...can't say fairer than that!

Unfortunately I won't see you there, but if you go I hope you'll have a fab time and pop by and see Annie.

In the meantime go visit online and particularly the sale section where there is an additional 10% off all sale fabrics. Annie has lots of new collections arriving soon and a girl has to make room. Simply enter SALE10 at the checkout until Tues 9 Oct.

bribery winner...

Thank you all so much for your valuable comments I really do appreciate it...but there can only be one winner...

Emma said...

"they look great, and so professional! I love the scruffy daisies and the frozen berry colour line. In terms of the pouches, I like the make-up bag sized ones and the tiny coin purses. I agree with an earlier comment that the ones with pleats don't look quite as neat, but they are still lovely. I think my favourite colour is the pink, but all the berries are lovely. Best of luck with selling them :)..."

Thank you, Emma, there will be some goodies sent over to you, so let me know your address!

 Why is it so easy to get distracted?

Or is it just me?

I have got on really well in The List stakes this week and so sub-consciously I must have told myself I could have a bit of a play today.

Not that I had anywhere near ticked everything off, you understand...and had only just ticked off all the Must Do's ...

(I cheated a little...moved some off...shhhh) 

 Anywaaaaaays...I had worked really hard this week and definitely deserved a little play with fabrics. 

I was cutting up my fabric for the Addicted to Text - UK Charm Swap (organised by the lovely Charlotte...more on that another day) really enjoying the therapeutic nature of it, when I had the random thought of making my own charm packs. Never one to let an idea pass without trying it out, I set to cut...

I think they look rather pretty...what do you reckon? 

And as I am not so superficial to know that looks aren't everything, they are pretty darn useful too...

Go check them out and if you want to make me feel less guilty about playing today when I should have been working, humour me and treat yourself to a set (particularly if you have you 10% off...)...then I'll feel like really it was useful work.