It’s Kid’s Clothes Week this week! Even though I rarely sew for my kids anymore, I enjoy following along with this seasonal sewing challenge. Above is a dress I made for my daughter a couple of years ago using Nani Iro fabric.
Summer Perspective
We just returned from an amazing vacation in Alaska, so it’s been tough to get back into the swing of things around here. It’s raining every day in Atlanta and my sweet 17-year-old cat is by my side dying. Sorry to be depressing. I feel like the internet reminds us that people everywhere are suffering in different ways, while others are obsessing over the minutiae of everyday life. Reading a twitter feed can sometimes give us a skewed perspective of the world.
Anyway, I thought I’d share a few links. I loved this piece written by Carrie Bloomston of Such Designs about turning 40. I connected to the piece in many ways and I’m also headed for my 40th birthday in a few weeks.
Now on to some crafty links, because although I usually have a lot more on my mind, the focus of this blog is on crafts and sewing — small ways to make your life happier.
My Folk Modern collection is popping up in stores. I finally got around to taking photos of the fabric, which you can find here. This collection is printed on Kokka’s classic linen and cotton blend, which is a bit heavier than quilting cotton, but still perfect for quilts, home decor, bags or clothing. If you have a fabric shop or blog, feel free to share these images.
Brooklyn General is having a summer chicken contest. Love this idea — reminds me of the Clara the Chicken ornaments (pictured above) that I made with the kids a few years ago.
And I’m following along with the Staple Dress Blog Hop. I really need to make one of these handy dresses, designed by April Rhodes. You can order the pattern in a print version or a .pdf download in April’s shop.
Folk Modern Projects
Just thought I’d share a couple of projects made by Kokka using my Folk Modern fabric collection. Above is the Citrus Trees print in blue and below is a sweet photo they took with the Medallions print in yellow and in green, and below that, another bag with the Rings print in gray. I’m not sure what patterns they used to make these bags, but I’ll check and get back to you! They’ve also shared a tutorial for this sweet Boston bag in my Tulips print.
Looks like the collection is popping up in stores — here, here and here.
More Stamped Projects
A couple more projects. Here’s a pintuck pillow made from the Ginkgo fabric and a cosmetic bag made from the triangles. These were both samples from last fall’s market.
Flying Geese Pillow
I recently received some of my Stamped samples that had been floating around Japan the past few months. Here’s a pillow made with the dimensional Flying Geese pattern from my upcoming book, 1, 2, 3 Quilt. This version has a lot of pattern, but I seem to be doing more of that lately. Looks like Miss Matatabi still has a good selection of my Stamped collection. And my newest collection, Folk Modern, is now starting to pop up in shops. You can see the “What Goes with What” post over on the Pink Chalk Fabrics blog. I find these posts really helpful for online customers to match solids with prints.
I’m taking blogging slowly over the next few months. We’ve been busy and I still have to get some work done! If you have kids, you can always check out my list of 100 Summer Crafts for Kids post from a while back. Hope you’re having a great break.