the studio

Since October last year, there has been a lot of hard work going on at my place. My Dad naively agreed to help me build a studio. My neighbour, Barry, designed the building. Dad and I (and a small army of volunteers) set about building it. It's finished! And on Saturday we threw a little opening party. Thanks to all my friends and family. You made it an awesome day. 

For 12 years I have worked on my very small dining table... I feel like the luckiest person in the world now that I have my own space!

boys

Some prints for the boys (and girls who like blue and green!).

patchwork throws

Deni cutting out squares

Gin (and baby) cutting out the fabric.

3 finished throws

Gin sewing

Deni's finishing touches

The past two weeks I have taught a patchwork throw class at Free Range Living. Here are a few photos of the first class I ran with Deni (shop owner) and Gin (very pregnant and world's best gluten free/vegan cupcake maker).

summer slippers

Dipped dots slippers in ink on natural hemp/organic cotton. Made this summer.

mollybirds

One of my favourites is BACK!!!
See the original story of this print on my old blog.
Available here in the shop.
And if you have been waiting for the Kokeshi dolls and Gypsy caravans, they are now in stock too!

NYE part 1

The boys and I spent NYE on Sydney harbour. We were very lucky to be invited to the Lord Mayor's New Year's Eve picnic in the Botanic Gardens. A huge thanks to Heartkids for organising our tickets. Here's a few pics of the afternoon/evening including me with the face paint I had to sneak in and get done when my kids weren't looking.

one week

Is it really only one week until the BEST market ever? I will be there with Leslie, selling out handprinted goodness.

new

Getting ready for The Finders Keepers market with lots of new colours in popular designs. Look out for neon orange owls!

this weekend

Look at all the yummy colours we have for this weekends workshop (at IKKE, Crows Nest)! I'm really looking forward to heading over to the north side and hanging out with crafty people on Saturday.
Everyone at the class will get to choose from my range of embroideries, take home a goodie bag with some surprises, coffee/tea/cakes AND enjoy a glass of sparkling wine at the end. What more could you ask for. Nicole has done a wonderful job in organising this event. There are a few spots available if you still wish to book!

classes

(this one sewn up with no embroidery)

I've been working on a new embroidery design for some classes coming soon.
If you live in the north, this class is for you: Crafternoon master class on Nov 3rd.
And if you are south of the city I'll be teaching here on the 17th Nov. Those that live anywhere in-between are lucky... you can go to either one!

wild ones market

I will be here with my fabrics and products. Come along if you can, it will be a great day.

gypsy caravan wallpaper

 Thanks to the amazingly talented girls at The Wall Sticker Co, my Gypsy Caravan design has been produced as wallpaper! You can check it out here.

stacked

fabric bundles featuring new 'dipped dots' design

sent

There was a last minute dilemma. A quick call to my pal, Alison, and now it's all sorted and the artwork has gone to the printer. 'Dipped Dots' in it's final form for fabric yardage printing looks like the above. The fabric is at the printer (cream organic cotton/hemp) and the film should be there ready to expose on the screen. I just have to decide which colour to print it. In the mean time, I decided it would also be cool as a wallpaper. And luckily the girls at The Wall Sticker Company agreed! It will be released there soon.

dipped dots

Designing a print with dots is like trying to reinvent the wheel. There are already so many versions out there, the pressure is on to stand out. I printed out about 7 versions, stuck them on my kitchen wall (normally called the art gallery) and then did some rough sketches. I liked the way the different print outs formed a patchwork of dots in different sizes. The bottom picture is where I'm at today. Let's see if I still love it tomorrow.