Saffrons Blog

I believe in fairies. When something sweet happens I smile and acknowledge that fairies are, in fact, around me. Often in my sketches and doodles I feel drawn to put them on paper and they come some as fairies and others angel-like. Once, I even asked a fairy to show me how her wings attached to her body and she turned around to show me. Tiny, as small flowers they are. People often mention that I am surrounded by fairies so I thought it time to share them with you.

Tulip Fairy;

She is straight from my sketch book. A drawing that seemed to be channeled, she became a drawing quickly and elegantly. She appears as a whimsical fairy in red with a white face, she is disguised by the tulip, a captured moment in  pink, green and with a black outline to give her a hand drawn feel. This design is close to my heart and I hope she finds many homes to visit.

Fairy Circle:

One evening in my mediation class the fairies all joined together with their feet touching to form a circle. It was such an impressive moment for me that I had to explore it in my designs. A circular all over print of brown fairy circles on pink ensued.

Legend has it that if you step into a fairy circle you will enter their realm. Though I tend to feel like I never leave it.

Fairies in Flower

Fairies like to live in flowers. In this design I tried to show their fun side. Using the fairy circle and  flowers, I wanted to show the nature of fairy's, particularly their spirit as they fly around and through the flowers. So I created a free spirited design in pink, red and chocolate on a warm pink background. Fairies: 1.5cm / Circles 5cm - 7cm

Love heart Fairies.

This design shows the silhouettes of Fairy's inside love hearts in bright red on a pink back ground. Each love heart depicts a scene of fairy life, one a mother and a daughter embracing while others capture the fairies love of dance and flight. Its a fun fabric to use in small piecing as well as for boarders.

For bundles of my Fairy fabrics please click here.

Any thoughts?

 

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The Avalon Market were huge, a vast market which filled the streets with all kind of stands. It was warm, ok hot, but we lucked a tree and caught the breeze all day which was lovely. The many people browsing and buying in the market were largely tomato faced and beaded with sweat. I had my fix of faces. People glowing, others gasping at the colours and touching everything while others were confused—"you sell fabric"?  I did enjoy putting names to faces. Good of you to come out.

With Markets I am wondering why? Should I? What will be bought? Or can people find me, wander past me on the web? That said I am going to the Finders Keepers market next weekend and I am stitching and cutting and making. Crystal ball time, what will sell? So if you mention you read my blog I will give away a free Santa Stocking with big purchases on the day.

I am donating the quilt in the last post with Parrots for the raffle at Finders Keepers. Two dollars from each raffle ticket go to Oxfam and I like to give back.


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Ruth Buchanan designed this quilt for the Australian Patchwork & Quilting magazine. The magazine arrived on my door step  today. It is the showcase special no less. I've been excited to see it for weeks and it's wonderful, thanks Ruth!





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