Thursday, June 25, 2009

My creative space

I am so excited about my sewing this week!

I have a new design of Buttontree Lane purses waiting to be sewn up. I just love the elephant fabric. I love it so much I want to buy squillions of metres of it and cover my sofa in it. And make a skirt out of it. Except I don't wear skirts. Or pink. It's a quandary, I tell you.

And I'm making a little quilt out of the embroidered panel. It's a Brownwyn Hayes design that I embroidered years ago. I found it in one of my UFO boxes the other day, and thought it would be perfect teamed up with 1930s reproduction fabrics for a little girl's doll quilt.

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20 comments:

  1. I am loving that embroidery- wow! It's simply gorgeous, and just perfect for a quilt. Pretty please post pics of it when it's finished!!

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  2. what gorgeous fabrics! I am now inspired to go buy fabrics... thought I do very little sewing! =)

    And I love the embroidery. That is so cute.

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  3. that embroidery is very beautiful, good to see fellow purse makers making purses :-) Your fabric is gorgeous.

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  4. a lovely stitchy project...looking forward to seeing that quilt!
    The elephant print is very special - I can understand why you might like to see more of it in your life :)

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  5. I love the elephant fabric and bicycle fabric. I agree with Jenni ~ makes me want to have piles of fabric around even though I don't sew!

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  6. oh my what a gorgeous photo so inpsiring I love the fabrics and I adore the stitchery too

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  7. I am so into embroidery at the moment. Yours is totally inspiring me to get on with a project idea that I'm working on.

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  8. BOXES of UFOs? You're speaking my language. I reckon you should put your elephant skirt quandary to rest and make an extra twirly, tiered one.

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  9. What a feast of fabric - so delicious.

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  10. Those elephants are pretty nice as is the rest of the fabric. Happy sewing.

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  11. No wonder you're so excited about sewing this week - go girl! It looks beautiful. Can't wait to see the skirt.

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  12. Hi Michelle, now what are the odds that I'd find someone I knew in Australia while I'm living in the US on blogspot? You may or maynot remember me, tall lanky crooked bird that I am. Last time I saw you, we met up for lunch and I had ladies diving into my boot for magazines I was giving away before leaving OZ for the US. Hope all's well with you.

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  13. Wow, I pretty much love everything in this picture. I've had my eye on those reproduction fabrics for weeks too!

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  14. Hi Michelle, that looks like it will come together beautifully, hope your flu is easing and we see some sun here soon.

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  15. What a cute piece of embroidery! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog to comment on my creative space :)
    best,
    Ivy

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  16. I am in love with the elephant fabric as well. I think I finally need to break down and buy some!
    The embroidery is loving and will look fabulous with that fabric!

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  17. Love the embroidery. It will look so cute in a quilt.

    Is that Marcus Brothers fabric I spy there? Do you mind if I ask where you brought it?! :)

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  18. Beautiful space this week! love that embroidery, and who can resist 1930's fabrics!!

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