miss allsorts

Look who just flew in from Switzerland! Thank you Katia!

sewgirl doll kits

Here are two new sewing kits from sewgirl that are now available by volksfaden, Orla and Gerogie. These cut out and sew kits come with two fabric panels, the doll is printed on one fabric panel and her dress is printed on the other. The kit also comes with easy to follow instructions, yarn for her hair, a craft stick and cotton tape. You can download other trendy stuff for your funky doll here.

fab stuff from africa

great south african home seen in july issue 101woonideeen
webshop that sells african products: star-fish.nl

filminthefridge

"wonderland" MoMo fabrics
echino fabrics
"far far away" fabrics heather ross
"katie jump rope" fabrics denyse schmidt

I just stumbled upon a blog: filminthefridge with an amazing collection of contemporary quilts. This is one very talented lady! I love all of them! She also has used many of my favorite fabrics! So if you are need of a little inspiration today, stop by filminthefridge and check out her beautiful quilts!

dutch design

amazing calendar, cool ceramics, folksy wallpaper and sweet kid's clothing....

oliver & s

Some lovely sewing patterns for children, Oliver & S, have recently been added to the Volksfaden pattern category. Oliver & S is the brainchild of Liesl Gibson. Liesl trained at the reknowned Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC and worked for many years for various international fashion labels. She teaches sewing classes in NYC, authors the blog disdressed and now designs lovely and unique sewing patterns for children's clothing. The samples you see above are via the oliver & s blog.
The patterns can be found here.

make your green statement

On the Mod Green Pod blog I read about a "Make Your Own Green Statement" upholstery class
held by Spruce Austin. Students learned basic upholstery techniques and left the workshop with some beautiful chairs covered in Mod Green Pod fabrics. You can see some the results above!
On MGP blog you can also find a downloadable file on how to make these cute storage boxes from Urban Nest and these sturdy drawstring bags. go green.