All Things Lovely

Snuggly MacBook Case

I finally got myself a Mac! A pretty computer however needs a pretty little home to stay in when it's out and about. Enter; some pretty fabric, felt and a spare few hours.

I made this cutie with a layer of thick felt, some beautiful quilting fabric and a layer of quilting wadding popped in the middle, just for a little bit of extra padding. The three layers were just blanket stitched together.

On the back I wanted to add a little bit of personality so I appliqued a cute little bird and love, life, laugh. 

And some pretty quilting fabric inside.

Now just to get myself an iPad, so I can make a cute little cover for that too.

Nicey Jane

I'm sure many of you already know about Heather Bailey's new fabric line, Nicey Jane. I think I've finally found the fabric I want to make a beautiful quilt out of for winter....these fabrics are so pretty and feminine. Perfect for what I'm planning in my lounge room.

I am such a fan of Heather Bailey, I have loved all her fabric lines. Such a nice mix of funky, pretty, modern and retro. I get way too excited about fabric! Here's just a few of my favourites, I think I will go with more of the pinks when I make my quilt.

  

Hello, My New Love

OK, so both the upside and downside to now having the internet back at home is the hours I can now spend catching up on about the last month or two of blogs I love. I went to an old favourite, Hello, My Name is Heather and found the blog and fabric collection of Laura Gunn. Oh YUM!!

Of course, I'm madly in love with birdcage print.

But they are all just gorgeous!

 

I can totally see myself covering a canvas with some of this fabric, gorgeous instant art!

New Fabric From Joel Dewberry

Well, it's been a little while coming but I just discovered Joel Dewberry's new range of fabric, Deer Valley. The description: "Welcome to Deer Valley. A peaceful and beautiful collection of rustic prints inspired by mountain meadows and the occasional passing deer. Columbines, wildflowers, and mountain gems all help usher in an early spring." Nice, hey?

  Wow, I'm already thinking what I could make with it! I've been contemplating bringing some lime green into my lounge room for spring, so Tarragon might be perfect. But hello, look at the Azure colourway! Um, aqua and red?? Well, reddish. I'm a happy girl.

Pop In My Shop

I recently received a big pile of fabric from Heather Bailey's new Pop Garden range. At first when it was released I was a bit ho hum about it, but now that I've actually seen it in person, and paired with other fabrics, I really love it. I used it to make some new food carriers, and baby bibs for my shop.

Now This Makes Me Feel Better

I've been feeling really miserable sick lately, I just wish winter would go away! The calendar says it's Spring, but seriously it is cold and wet and just disgusting.

Anyway, this pile of happiness sure cheered me up. I love fabric all piled up, it just looks so pretty... just before you hack right into it.

Pretty Little Cushion

Just to dress up my new chair, I thought I'd make a pretty little cushion to sit on it. Using my absolute favourite fabric from Anna Maria Horner's Drawing Room collection, I made this cushion. I love this fabric, there is so much going on in it.

To make it a bit interesting I cut it up and just sewed some of my favourite bits together, of course the beautiful bird had to be a feature.

New Amy Butler Fabric

Amy Butler's new range of fabric seems to have snuck out, August Fields. Just in time, because there are some beautiful colourways that will go with the paint I've chosen for my bedroom. Not to mention my spring/summer theme for the lounge room. And it's in a home dec weight so perfect for curtains and cushion covers.

I'm finding it strange though that there is nothing that I can see (unless I am totally blind, which is not unlikely!) on her website about the new range....weird.

Anyway, I'm happy and I'm ready to order some. I'm also really happy about the range of solids that she has brought out, right in time for a bag I'm hoping to make.

One Cushion Down...

I've been sewing my little heart out lately, and finally turned my attention to sewing something for my home. After absolutely falling in love with this fabric collection, and convincing myself I could like orange, I went ahead and sewed a cushion for my loungeroom.

It turned out to be a little more fiddly than I anticipated, only because I hadn't bothered making a pattern or doing anything smart like that. Cut and sew is kind of my style! I've lined it all in a light calico, as the sparrow fabric in particular is quite light. I've used the darker brown as the backing as well as a small feature at the front, and a zip is sewn in the bottom of the cushion cover. I need to make 2 more, but this was a good start. They're actually smaller than I thought, oh well! I think they go well with the standard chocolate suede cushions I use on my lounge all the time.

When I get my new furniture at the end of June/early July I'll take a photo of the whole lounge setup. At the moment, it looks like a bomb has gone off.

New Cushion Time

I've got quite a neutral loungeroom, the walls are a latte colour with a feature wall in a darker brown that really isn't much of a feature. Ooops. My lounge is also a deep chocolate brown, which is all wonderful as it allows me to bring in feature colours and change the look easily, and most importantly, cheaply.

At the moment my feature colour is teal, I have teal cushions and some teal bowls and other things. For winter, I think I'd like to do more of an orange feature colour. This is a huge step for me, as I really have not been a fan of orange! However, I've seen it in a lot of fabrics and other things recently, and it's swayed me. Plus, I figure I'm only spending about $40 for fabrics for the cushions, so if it looks dreadful, it's not a disaster.

Which brings me to this post. I've just ordered this fabric. What do you think of this layout for some cushions? Is it too much, not enough, just right? Opinions would be great, to help me second guessing myself!

It's from my new favourite designer, Joel Dewberry, mainly from the Aviary line. I love it! The colours are slightly off because of the computer images, but you get the general idea.

Laundry Fabric

I've finally chosen a fabric for the new little curtains in my laundry. I didn't even pick from the choices in this post, but I'm a girl so it's my perogative to change my mind isn't it? I've decided to go for a print from Amy Butler's Midwest Modern range, Fuschia Poppies. So, it's been ordered. Give me a week or two and I might finally have some laundry pictures to show.

Uh Oh, I'm In Trouble

I will freely admit I am a bit of a fabric snob. I like the designer fabric that I've recently found, and I often have trouble finding fabric I like in places like Lincraft and Spotlight. Bless Etsy for opening my eyes to some of the beautiful fabric available, especially overseas. I love designers like Heather Bailey and Amy Butler.

But, today I discovered Joel Dewberry! Uh oh. He designed some of the beautiful fabric that I'm trying to choose between in my laundry post, and now I've discovered more fabric that I simply MUST make something from.

I'm now thinking of covering some canvas with his fabric and putting it up as wall art, especially in the lounge. I guess I'll post about it when/if it happens!