Cable-knitted Awesome

This is what happens when all the kids have left home and my mother is left to knit for my dad, doggy-daughter and grand-daughter doggy. A cable-knitted threesome. May I present Pa, Kimbaloney and Jesse Bette (my shared and nutbag dog - the leaping lizard).

Traffic Cushion Collection

'U-Turn'

There are many times I've wanted to chuck a u-ie in life, mostly in my 20's and nightmare teenage years. I couldn't stand night clubs, in my early twenties, and some of my friends dragged me off to them weekend after weekend. Bored out of my skull one night I fell asleep on a particularly comfy lounge and the bouncer woke me threatening to kick me out. Not a good look for a pumping, yay we're so young and fun establishment. If only I had given myself the option of a u-ie and instead of walking the cold streets of Newie trudging from nightclub to nightclub, I should have chucked a u-ie and gone home and eaten cake.

Houses Fabric Collection

'Hamilton Houses'

'House Numbers'

Here are my new House and Numbers Collection. I will be selling this fabric by the fat quarter so you can make your own. Yahoo, crafters! Imagine what you can do with this fabric. With all my latest cushions I have printed on a lovely natural linen/cotton.

The Flower Cushion Range

'Graffiti Flowers'

'Graffiti Flowers' and 'Beautiful Flower Names'

Here is a sampling of my latest fabric designs. I am currently in the process of opening up a brand new online shop which will be a direct link from this blog with all these goods available - Stay Tuned!! Yes people I will be flogging my wares and will be stepping up my marketing game. I'm so slack and bad at that side of the business and I'm stepping it up. I just adore flower names so I thought I'd pay homage to them as well as knocking over a font fabric which I desperately need for various crafty projects. Wisteria, hollyhock, pussy willow, buttercup, crabapple, sweetpea, hyacinth, oleander, foxglove - so so pretty. They remind me of Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairie, Beatrix Potter and all things spring-like, sunny and lovely.

A bit of Upholstering

I printed up the 'On the Farm' fabric and am loving it in black and white. This is my bathroom stool to hold such essentials as magazines and ice-cream if the mood permits. A hot steaming bath and a bowl of vanilla ice-cream is the best, milo on top occasionally gets the look in.

Houses Fabric Print

It has been screen printing week around here. This is my new print which has been printed up today. I love it. I've printed it on my lovely new linen. I'll try to photograph all my new stuff in the next few days.

On the Farm - New Fabric Print

A new print I'm working on 'On the Farm'. I've printed it up in red on white, but I'm loving these colours. I forgot to celebrate Bastille Day. Oops, usually we have delicious crepes or some Frenchie dessert, but alas tomorrow will have to do. Bonne fête à tous Bastille. J'espère que vous avez tous mangé des crêpes et des croissants tous les jours. Au revoir pour maintenant mes amis. (Happy Bastille day to all. I hope that you all ate crepes and croissants all day. Goodbye for now my friends.)

Limited Colour Palettes

'Rain Dancers' by Diana Jones

I love a limited colour palette. I remember my educational texts from the late 70's with lots of gorgeous purple/pink spot colours with scratchie black and white illustrations. Do you remember when you started to learn to read? As a nutty competitive type, I strived to blitz through those suckers in no time flat. I was devastated when a new girl started and she was a reader in front of me. Oh, the injustice of it all!! My favourites from the four below were 'The Donkey's Egg' and 'The Sweet Porridge'. That purpley/pink is just so 70's fabulous.