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Weekly I promise myself that I will do more exercise, so another week has gone where I have done even less :(.
I walk into my studio and answer an email, cut something out and its already to hot, cold, windy, dusty then there is not enough time to go for my laps, jog, walk, Bikrams. Any of this would help. Next week Exercise is a number one priority.

It has been a hugely busy week with the new fairy fabrics arriving, they have created a lot of inspiration for me, as I eagerly make them into products. Which I hope to sell at the Finders Keepers Market this afternoon.  Last night I was answering emails at 11pm. At 7am I was taking product photos of the dresses I made yesterday. I used the Fairies in Flowers fabric and teed it with the Fairy Circles. The Fairy Circles fabric is available here.

Many thoughts I have been thinking are taking action. Patterns are being drawn up and sewn. A video is in the works- we had  fun after the Graham Norton show last night choosing music. I love those quiet hours where I seem to get so much done.

It's time to stop. I have to pack the car for the Finders Keepers Market today. Still have signs to print out. This is what my corridor looked like at 11pm last night.



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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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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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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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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.




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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