Swanky Swell

More organic goodness. During hiatus my view of the interwebs was buzzing with earth day love. There was a fantastic giveaway of some great organic fabrics. That's how I found Swanky Swell, a line of orgainc cotton/hemp blend home decorator fabrics designed by Nina Jizhar. I can't believe I haven't stumbled upon this line earlier. I really love the rich vivid colors.





































Gah, beautiful stuff. I've been looking for a good mustard for some trim in my living room and those mums, might just fit the bill.













Her etsy shop also has some really nice tote bags. I'm keeping an eye on this store. File these under more fabrics I want to touch, I just love their sheen.

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Cottage Industrialist

Well, on a trip down the internet rabbit hole I found a local blogger/fabric creator/crafty chic. Yay! And seriously did I mention she makes these great fabrics over on spoonflower? That means there are so many great printing options. She doesn't know it yet, but I'm going to sell some of these puppies in my shop, and I'm going to befriend this awesomely talented woman.


































Um...seriously, those peacock feathers are awesome.

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Timber

I'm back, I'm committing to posting everyday for the next few weeks to get back into the swing of things.

I found Timber via Film in the Fridge. Check out the awesome quilt she made with the Timber Line.













This is Jessica Levitt's first fabric line. And it is pretty great. Here's my favorite, yes it's blue, grey and green. Shocker.


















And for good measure, check out these lovelies Jessica is working on. Crafty one indeed.













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Timber

Temporarily Down

Where've I been?
1. Lost is coming to a close, and my long obsessed self spends far too much time analyzing this show. I sure will miss it, but when it goes my calendar should free up immensely.
2. Last week was taxes. No further comment necessary.
3. I started back to work last week - my days are now filled with washing bottles, washing pump parts, filling bottles, packing lunches, loving on the boys in the evening, working out logistics of our day, and oh yeah, my day job.
4. Day job sent me out of town twice last week, adding another layer of complexity to the days.
4. I got sad to leave boy 2.
5. We went to Florida for the weekend to visit family.

I'm committing myself to getting back here regularly again. Promise.

Lemon Bars & Coconut Cream Pie & Peach Cobbler & Spiced Cupcakes

The grocery had strawberries on sale today. I ended up with 4 containers full. Boy 1 will do some damage to them, but I think I'm going to need to make something, too. Some dessert recipes I've had bookmarked, all from beauty everyday. Not quite what I've been looking for, but seriously tempting treats.

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Coconut Cream Pie












Peach Cobbler












Autumn Spice Bars

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Kitchen Ideas

NOTE: Weekend posts will be off topic tangents. Feel free to disregard.

We have a very very small kitchen. It was the last room we painted, and I'm not a huge fan of the meek baby (not in a good way) yellow paint color I chose. And the cabinets, and the counters, bleh. So of all the rooms in the house, I find myself with kitchen envy most of all.

Spotted on ohdeedoh from The Inspired Room. Now we're talking.

















I like to dissect home pictures, so that one day when the nice contractor man comes up to me and says 'what exactly would you like your house to look like, mam?' I can say 'oh, yes, please refer to the following photos.' And he well say 'oh, yes, I will make that happen pronto, thank you for being so thorough. Please enjoy your fabulous vacation, when you return your house will be exactly as requested.' This is how home remodels go, right?

Like: the white, the natural wood, the natural light, some plant life, the hanging lamps, the small pops of yellow and blue (shock). I don't usually love stainless steel (trendy?) but the brushed metal here works for me.

Dislike: Nothing, really.

Scarlet Fig

More bright and cheery. What is it springtime or something? CANNOT get enough of the bright colors. I found Scarlet Fig from Ashley at Film in the Fridge. Ashley's made a couple of quilts and pillows with these great prints. Lookie:























Laurie Wisburn is the designer, and she's got a new line headed to Kaufman Fabric's this spring. I'm going to keep my eyes open for it. Such great stuff in super colorways, I can totally see any of these in boy 2's room.




























The holiday line totally works for me.




Laurie Wisburn
Scarlet Fig

Wonderfluff

Blair posted last fall about Wondefluff an etsy fabric shop. Liz Scott has created bold and graphic fabrics printed on 100% cotton - quilting, organic sateen, and upholstery weight. I really love these, so bright and cheerful.

Some favorites (seriously hard to choose just a few):

























































Liz also has an etsy shop, Paper Pie Shop, filled with her art work. I'm eyeing this one for over the bed (more on that later).

















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Purple Pie Shop
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Booster seat

Over on Creature Comforts, I spotted a post about a new to me line of fabric. Loving these, and I absolutely love the idea of including lesser known fabric designers in my shop.

Love these:


















































Booster seat

Shot Cotton

File this under fabrics I'd like to know. Kaffe Fassett makes these super pretty shot cottons. Not surprisingly, I'm drawn to the blues and greens.

































According to Bolt Neighborhood

They are from Kaffe Fassett, over at Westminster Fibers. They are a made from two different colored thread, one woven in one direction, the other in the other direction. It's one of those things where the sum is more than the parts. You end up with these gorgeous, deep colors, so much more interesting than a "regular" solid. The shots in particular are very soft and light weight. Really quite lovely.

Oh Fransson has a nice post on different fabric types, and specifically mentions shot cotton in the chambray family. The whole post is definitely worth checking out.

Look at the shot cotton used in this pretty Birthday Party Dress made by Spool Sewing. The color looks so rich and lovely.


















And then there is this simple scarf from the folks at Bolt made with the shot cottons. Want to touch.














Shot Cottons

Follow the White Bunny

That's how I felt this weekend. Ever have those trips into the internet world where you get so lost in so much goodness that it is entirely overwhelming? That's where I was this weekend, and I had to take a step back. It is amazing what people are doing out there, and all the different ways people are sharing. The truth is, I'm a library school drop out. That's a tale for another day, but sometimes I really just want to organize the internet to make it all a little easier to digest in ways that make sense to me.

Follow the White Bunny is a sponsor over on Soule Mama this month. Pretty pretty embroidery patterns. Some favorites:

































I've got a soft spot for alphabets:

















Nicole is also a contributor over at Feeling Stitchy. Oh my there is some pretty stuff over there. I adore embroidery, but sometimes I'm not sure the best places to put it. Feeling Stitchy is a wealth of good ideas.
I love the idea of the embroidered squares of this quilt. (Perhaps I'll just embroider one or two squares on my quilt, but I think it could still good.)












And then this one, just for the pretty.

















And from there things got out of control and I had eleventy billion screens open and I was geeking out on awesome and I had to walk away.


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Spring Top Week

OK, I've mentioned making a shirt in the past 2 posts, and lookie what I found. It's 2010 Spring Top Week. I guess I'm not alone after all. Made by Rae has put together her second annual Spring Top Week. I confess, I've got a 2 month old, my project list for the boys is long, my time at the sewing machine is extremely limited, and my nursing body will be in flux for a while. So I'm not sure right now is the best time to be making a shirt for myself. But seriously, love the idea.

Here's some of the finalists from last year:








Here are 2 favorites from this year's batch so far:






























These two shirts are from Heather Ross' Weekend Sewing flickr pool. I would make both with an extra few hours to myself a day.

Trapeze Blouse:

















Summer Blouse:

















I'll be keeping an eye on this flickr pool for more inspiration.

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Laura Gunn

I have a confession. When I was a kid, I swam against a girl named Laura Gunn. She was always faster than me. Always. Maybe that is why I've sort of ignored Laura Gunn the fabric designer, I'm still feeling competitive. I'm pretty sure they are no relation. I'm not sure if this Laura Gunn has the same swimming skills, but she definitely has mad designing skills. The fabrics are bright and colorful and the patterns appear to be painted on. Such a unique look.
Again, I'm drawn to these fabrics with the purpose of creating a blouse. A blouse I'm too afraid to make. But I'd make it out of any one of these.

I found this photo on Hawthorne Threads. The fabric is from Laura's Lantern Bloom line:


















And these 2 are from her newer Poppy line. Beautiful stuff:
































Laura Gunn

Sew Mama Sew

Sew Mama Sew is an awesome online fabric shop - strictly online. They have tons of fabrics that I just love, but more than that they have a great blog and a forum area to their website. Both of these are full of giveaways, interviews, tutorials, reviews, buckets of flickr goodness and inspiration for every holiday and all sorts of projects. Such an awesome resource!

I've been considering something like this for the living room for a while. One day:













I want the guts to make one of these:














Pretty:

















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Urrrr & Fabric Crush

Well, this weekend I came up with a new brilliant idea. And unlike the fabric shop, which will still happen down the road, I can make this one happen a little sooner. I need the hubby on board and his computer skills ASAP. But I think the idea is a good one, and giving it a go has little downside. So...I'm excited and the wheels are turning. More details to follow, promise.

Here's another brick and mortar store that I adore. Fabric Crush in Seattle, WA. They just moved into a new bigger building, spacious and great lighting.








































Fabric Crush