all the details ...

WHAT:    Melbourne Stitches and Craft Show
WHEN:    10am to 5pm each day - Wednesday (5 May) to Sunday (9 May)
WHERE:   Caulfield Racecourse (Rupert Clarke Grandstand); Gate 2, Station Street, Caulfield
WHO:    Lots of talented people, plus me (Nic) and my lovely helper Pam (from Pippi Creates)

Please come and say hello - I am really looking forward to meeting lots of people, and if you are a blogger you might also have to give me your blog name so that I know who you are!!
I will be in the Incubator section (which is really the best part of the show!)
If you would like to buy any Yardage Design products, please note that we are cash only. There are several ATMs located on the concourse.
Hope to see you there!

piano stool makeover ...

I found this timber piano stool at a Salvo's store this week, and thought it needed to be freed from it's brown vinyl ...

So, this afternoon, I took a bit of my Swizzle fabric and a staple gun, and gave it a makeover ...

The cream and teal of the fabric goes beautifully with the dark timber - I love it! This stool will be at the Show, where it will do double duty as paper bag storage ...

Check out what other people have found at markets and op shops, here.

thankyou ...

... for your lovely birthday wishes. I had a lovely day. I saved a slice of cake for you ... delish!

today I am ...

 

I have a full day of sewing ahead of me, followed by dinner at one of my favourite restaurants, Zio's. I hope your day is happy too!

my creative space ... bunting

Yesterday, my creative space was covered in bunting triangles ...

I love fabric bunting, but I wanted an easy option, so I created this (rather large) craft panel ...

It is hand screen printed on 100% cotton in red, blue, green and pink ...

These new craft panels will be available at the Melbourne Stitches and Craft Show next week! You will be able to buy them in my online shop after the show. They are also for sale at Craft Victoria. Let me know what other colours you'd like to see this panel printed in too!
For more creative spaces, visit Kootoyoo.

meet my fabric: agapanthus

Hello again - I'd like to introduce you to my third and final yardage design, "Agapanthus" ...

I really enjoyed the design process involved in creating this pattern. I started with a photo I took in summer of an agapanthus flower that hadn't quite bloomed. I took the photo in the first place becuase I was interested in the shapes of the buds and stems, so I started drawing ... both on a print out of the photo to get an idea of the shapes, and then freehand in my trusty sketchbook ...

After quite a bit of trial and error, I came up with a flower design that I was happy with - I wanted it to be structural, but organic. This design is the largest of all three ...

This design comes in two colourways: deep purple on off white and white on natural - both linen/cotton basecloths.

Both colourways of this design will be available in fat quarters (approx 70cm x 50cm) at the Melbourne Stitches & Craft Show. You will be able to buy this fabric in my online shop after the show.

So there you have it - my first yardage designs, all ready to be sewn into lovely things! I can't wait to see what others make with the fabric - if you make something, please send me a photo - it would really make my day!

I have really enjoyed sharing my designs and design process with you. No time to spare - so many things to do before next week. Have a lovely day!