Saffrons Blog

Here I write about my creative projects, ideas and things that inspire me.

Owl and Koala softie quilt

Saffron Craig - Thursday, November 26, 2009

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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Quilt

Saffron Craig - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

There is nothing like the urge to stitch, it is meditative, in that it keeps my mind occupied and my body relaxed. My hands happily stitch the threads binding the quilt together. I enjoy the texture as the quilt appears to puff and the fabric to feel softer. Even with the hot weather I am keen to sit down in the evenings and stitch.

This quilt I have made up with the intent to sell. It uses the Filed range which you can buy here. It is entirely hand quilted, a result of 5 evenings. I enjoyed mixing it in with a few other designer fabrics. I am pleased to see how my fabric designs blend.

Hope to see you at Avalon market Saturday. I am in stall b1 near Tony and Guy on Old Barrenjoey road.

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yvette fraser commented on 23-Nov-2009 02:57 PM

amazing amazing i love it.. i want one in king for my bed please maybe a xmas gift (no to much work)

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Avalon

Saffron Craig - Monday, November 16, 2009

I am cutting up fabric to take to the Avalon Market. A bundle of this, a bundle of that. A softie here and there. Pieces and ends of the roll. This is the first market for the year for us. Because there is so much involved, like getting a baby sitter organised. So we can have a day together, how pleasant. Just checked the weather for Saturday, looks like it will go ahead.

I look forward to meeting you. If by chance you are free to do what you wish on Saturday and want to go somewhere you have never been before then Avalon will be great fun on Saturday. I know I have sent my fair share of fabric to the Avalon realms so I am hoping the locals do come out to play. I am gong to be cash only on the day. I have a few quilts and cushions and little girls dresses. Oh it will be fun.

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Dandelion Fields quilt kit by Ruth Buchanan

Saffron Craig - Friday, November 06, 2009

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!

The quilt is a big one so it will cover your toes when you are in front of telly or have your nose in a book. It measures 152cm x 163cm or for those US readers 60 x 64 inches.

This feels like a milestone for little me.

So click here if you want to buy the fabric to make this wonderful quilt. And rush out and buy the magazine, volume 18 number 8 it's a great issue!

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Dianne McDowall commented on 11-Nov-2009 09:49 AM

"Oh My god .... I'll buy the mag tomorrow when I go to the shops ,.. well done my darling you must be sooooo proud of yourself...

Gillian commented on 11-Nov-2009 07:23 AM

Wow! What a beautiful quilt. Will you be re-stocking the kits soon?

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Chairs

Saffron Craig - Wednesday, October 21, 2009

We found these great chairs a while ago in a dusty cellar. Apparently they are Parker chairs and in much demand at the moment. I can see why. For a month I thought about the fabric I wanted to cover them with. The reddish wood worked well with pale greens. I stuck sketches of my ideas for prints to the chairs, so we had flapping A4 paper to sit on for a while. It helped to have a visual reference. I wanted them to be "easy on the eye." Not to precious as I want to feel like I can use them. So I did not freak too much when Sequoia drew on them with a black texta. Hand made is hand made after all. :)

I printed the linen fabric which I have shown in an earlier blog post.

They are comfortable and very "me" which I can see now. You can buy a similar print here. Only five left so if you think you might want one? Go for it.

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Tires commented on 18-Nov-2009 09:16 PM

I was just thinking about Chairs and you've really helped out. Thanks!

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Linda eslie commented on 11-Nov-2009 01:19 PM

wow the chairs are stunning!! they look great. I have been meaning to let you know for a week (sorry) my gorgeous koala and owl softie fabric arrived I LOVE IT thank you. soooo gorgeous

Naomi Leach commented on 30-Oct-2009 03:25 PM

Fabulous. I love the design of the chair for starters and I adore your choice in fabric. Very creative and fresh. I however have wooden chairs solely because of my daughter Hannah's creative side. :-)

Lily Mulholland commented on 28-Oct-2009 11:37 PM

They look gorgeous. My parents have got parker chairs :) Did you do it yourself? Great job. And good to hear I'm not the only one whose daughter thinks her dining chairs need extra decoration...

Andi Herman commented on 27-Oct-2009 06:11 PM

They look amazing!!

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Mollies old table

Saffron Craig - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

As a girl I went to visit my grandmother Mollie, she had this table which I always treasured. She used it as her knitting table. Now in a retirement village she has no room for it and I use it daily. Patrick surprised me by adding a piece of my hand printed fabric to the table.

It is my sewing table now. Rickety and old but loved by me. Messy most days as well.

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Rachael Craig commented on 30-Nov-2009 03:10 PM

I love it! Mollie would be so happy knowing that you are using it Saffron! xx

Andi Herman commented on 26-Oct-2009 10:56 PM

Such a lovely keepsake. A bit of you both in that table!

Lily Mulholland commented on 26-Oct-2009 10:51 PM

Oh it's just lovely! And how wonderful to have some of your beautiful fabric now part of it. Totally unrelated, I bought some of your dressmaking weight owl fabric the other day with plans to make a skirt for me! It's such gorgeous fabric I hope I don't muck it up :)

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Hand prints

Saffron Craig - Monday, October 19, 2009

I have hand printed a few more prints to sell in the shop. All printed on light weight cotton quilting cotton, in 48cm squares.
Leaves in dark and pale green. Circle and Stripes in caramel and chocolate. Geese and leaves in pale green.

I have only printed a few of each so if you think you want one best not wait cause I am not sure when I will find the time to do any more hand-printing.

Circle with stripes in caramel and chocolate, click here to buy. 10 available. Its so yummy.

Leaves with geese in pale green. Click here to buy. Only six available.

I have two prints of the leaves, one in pale green and the other in dark green. Click here to purchase and yes there is only six.

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Bird in Tree

Saffron Craig - Thursday, October 15, 2009

I have been hand printing the red Bird on Tree again. But I have only printed 8, so be quick. Click here to buy it.

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hand prints

Saffron Craig - Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Hand printing fabrics is a lot of fun because it's messy, although quite exhausting and time consuming if you don’t have ample space and have to stand drying the ink with a hair dryer. I had a few ideas
I needed to try out on cloth and chose Belgian linen in an upholstery weight. I am in seventh heaven. I love the way linen soaks up the ink. I felt very excited and pleased with the results.

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Kirstin Bokor commented on 27-Oct-2009 10:04 AM

These all look gorgeous - love the effect on the linen.

Sondra Borrie commented on 19-Oct-2009 12:16 AM

Especially love the geomeric design. The linen looks wonderful. Great choice. Best to you, Sondra

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A quilt for Lennox

Saffron Craig - Friday, October 09, 2009

I have been keen to cut up the two new fabrics. I started stitching a cot quilt. I was asked to make a quilt for a new born baby boy. His mummy’s favourite colours are blue, brown and orange—coincidentally the colours of the new fabrics. With a matching softie or two I hope to make one mummy delight.

I used the new Brown Owl in Trees as the center panel and framed it with white fabric. I used the small Owl and Koala for the corners. I hand stitched the quilt. The center of the quilt in white and and the borders I stitched in blue in a scribbling follow-the-line feel. The dark blue thread was used for the first time, I bought it back in May. I am really in a stitching mood again. I was pleased what I could make with the three pieces of fabric. Owl in Trees brown, Owl and Koala Softies and the Dandelion Circles for the backing.