Amy Butler announced her new line of fabric, called Love, yesterday. Preview pictures posted to her web site give glimpses of the vibrant floral designs sewn into garments from vintage-inspired western shirts to 70s-style frocks and even modern dresses, beautifully exemplifying the versatility of the fabrics.
It’s Rachel’s birthday! Happy Happy Joy Joy! In that spirit, here’s are three stunning garlands that if I would love to use to decorate her house!
Kate Pruitt posted a clever Notebook Lunchbag tutorial on Design*Sponge. She used striped canvas fabric and a sewn red line to replicate the look of notebook paper and then wrote a sweet little message on it in black fabric pen.
To keep a nice book nice, and to disguise one that’s been defaced, sew a simple fabric book cover. Plus, text book cover designs are usually utilitarian at best, and ugly at worst. Your books will stay protected from the constant ins and outs of lockers and backpacks.
I absolutely love this gorgeous pillow from A Ervilha Cor de Rosa, a fantastic Portuguese craft blog (she often posts both in Portuguese and English, or you can use Google translate ). Rosa gets a really soft but lovely contrast from using both right and wrong sides of the jean fabric.
Love Momiji is hosting a fun Momiji doll couture contest. Momiji are Japanese message dolls, like the ones shown above, and each one has an opening in its base for a secret message. The contest rules are pretty broad, allowing for maximum creativity. They’re looking for one-off, fabric Momiji dolls using a combination of crafty methods: weaving, printing, knitting, embroidery, whatever flavor you choose. Entries will be judged on “overall wow-factor as well as skill and craftsmanship.”
Styley seamstress Christine Haynes’ book Chic and Simple Sewing is perfectly titled, for on the pages of this beautiful book, you won’t find a single garment that is not simple to sew but timelessly chic.
