New Doodletown Pouch + Lower Prices!

I've got a fresh new stack of Doodletown Pouches to share with you today! This is one of my favorite patterns I've designed. Probably because it just sort of happened when I was happily doodling away whatever came to mind. No plan, just fun. 

My design is printed (by Spoonflower) on heavy cotton twill and I lined these with a fun salmon-orange print. You can keep lots of drawing and crafting tools tucked away in one of these!

 

I'm also happy to let you know that I've lowered the prices of all my handmade pouches! This is because I've decided not to sell them wholesale, at least for the time being. Although it's exciting to have these in retail shops, doing so required me to keep a low wholesale price (too low!) so that when shops double that amount, the retail price wasn't crazy high. Anyway, now when you visit my shop you'll see all the pouches are significantly less. Three cheers for that!

New Fabric Design : White Tigers

I enjoyed drawing all these white tigers and I love how the finished pattern turned out!  I had a yard printed on organic cotton sateen and I can't wait to sew with it, though I haven't decided what to make yet.  This design is available in three colors on fabric, wrapping paper and wallpaper in my Spoonflower shop.

New Fabric: Little City People & Bunny Tumble

Just received swatches of a couple new designs and I'm very happy with both. These were originally done in watercolor and it's pretty amazing how crisp and bright the details and colors are.  Little City People and Bunny Tumble are now available in my Spoonflower shop!



Also, here are a few original fabric pouches recently added to the Etsy shop:

New Fabric: Cute Rodents

These funny rodents are looking around for something to gnaw on.  Now available as fabric and wrapping paper in my Spoonflower shop.  I ordered a couple yards of modern jersey and I can't wait to sew some baby things for little friends and maybe even a t-shirt for myself!  Click here to see more colors and sizes.

New Fabric & Holiday Wrapping Paper + Fat Quarter Sale at Spoonflower

I've added a couple new fabric designs to my Spoonflower shop and just in time for their 2 for 1 fat quarter sale. Add a fat quarter to your cart and it will automatically be half off! (Through Thursday, November 12th. More info here.)

First is a Watercolor Grid in three colorways.  Each swatch below is printed on a different fabric.  From left to right: pink on linen cotton canvas, purple on poly crepe de chine and orange on sport lycra. The crepe de chine and lycra are wonderfully vibrant and the canvas is nice, but a little less saturated.  I could see this design as a pretty silky top or fun sporty leggings.











I'm pretty excited about how my festive Holiday Miscellany pattern turned out! I loved drawing all the little critters, plant bits, tiny gifts and decorations (plus there's a bonus banana hiding in there somewhere).

I had the red version printed on basic cotton ultra and plan to make more gift bags (like these). I was hesitant to order the wrapping paper because it's kind of pricey ($15 for a 26x72" roll), but it's soooo nice… Beautifully printed on thick paper. And it shipped separately in a heavy cardboard tube.  I can't wait to wrap lots of little boxes in this!





One more thing: Our Every Last Santa greeting cards are back in the shop! Can you spot the real Santa?

New Fabric: Summer Blooms

I'm excited to share my latest textile design, a bright and bold floral pattern featuring vintage-inspired blossoms scattered on a peach background.  Pictured here is one yard printed on cotton lawn ultra. The lines are crisp and the fabric is delightfully soft and lightweight.  I can't wait to sew with it!  Now if I can just decide what to make…  This fabric is now available in my Spoonflower shop!

Free Spoonflower Swatches + Free Shipping at Society6

I'll admit, I was pretty bummed when Spoonflower discontinued their cotton voile.  After using it to make my Fox Top, I wanted to make a bunch more breezy summer garments with this gauzy, lightweight fabric…  Anyway, I'm so glad I managed to snag some before it disappeared.  Below are my voile treasures:  Animal Heads, Little Dripper (illustration by David), and Deer Garden.

The great news is that Spoonflower just introduced a new lightweight cotton lawn that I can't wait to try.  And they're offering free 8x8"swatches of it printed with whatever design you'd like (through May 5)!  To get one, choose a design and select "Cotton Lawn Ultra" and "Test Swatch". Then use promo code FREELAWN when checking out (if you're just getting a swatch, shipping will be free too). Click here to visit my Spoonflower fabric shop.



A couple more original fabrics I'm excited to sew with:  Branch Stripes and Exploded Flower Garden:



If you're looking for something new to freshen up your walls for spring or if you need something special for Mom, now's a good time to grab a print from Society6...  They're offering free worldwide shipping through Sunday, April 26th.  Click here to visit my S6 shop.

Swatch Pile

It's always fun to open a package from Spoonflower.  Last week this colorful batch of swatches arrived and I couldn't wait to take some photos!  Bright new designs among old favorites.  Lots of these are available in my fabric shop…  Scroll down for specific links.



Doggy Paddling and Prancing Pups (and Pretty Beetles):


Cute Cats in a new salmon colorway and Dinosaur Party:


And I have special plans for these cute elephants!

happy fabric

just had to share the contents of my latest package from Spoonflower…  it's always so fun to see my little drawings cover yards of fabric! wheat back pennies, cute cats (in a new colorway), animal heads (to match our tote) and deer garden all printed on lovely linen-cotton canvas.  i'll be using this fabric to make new pouches that will debut at the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago, or if i can't wait, a few might appear in the shop before then…  we'll see!

p.s.  Spoonflower is having a 2-for-1 fat quarter sale now through November 12, so you can get a fat quarter for the price of a swatch!  (none of the fabrics pictured here are available in my Spoonflower shop, but there are lots of other fun designs to choose from).

oh, and just for fun, i had to make our "every last santa greeting card" into a repeating pattern…  i had this printed on basic combed cotton and plan to make us a couple of reusable draw-string gift bags.  fun!

cars + flowers + foxes

here are a couple of my fabric designs which arrived in the mail the other day.  i'm pretty excited to sew with these!  i had both designs printed on knits.  exploded flower garden on modern jersey and little retro cars on organic cotton.   these fabrics are wonderfully soft and i'm always amazed at how crisp and bright the colors are. i think the floral will be a top for me and the cars will be something smaller for a cute kid i know.










also, a couple shots of my "crazy like a fox" design printed on lovely lightweight cotton voile.   i actually just finished making something out of this fabric, which i'll share very soon!

this fabric + renegade

super-excited to say that we'll be setting up shop at the renegade craft fair in chicago this december 7th & 8th.  lots to do and make!

i've been ordering supplies and such, some of which are more exciting than others... these fabrics, for example: a handful of my designs washed and ready to be made into zippered pouches and other things.  the gritty kitties make me giddy.

new fabric: little retro vehicles

cars were never my favorite things to draw, but i quite enjoyed doodling these vehicles from photos in old national geographic magazines.

i think these little automobiles would look cute driving around on kids clothes, pouches and pillows.  available in my fabric shop.