Tuesday 17 December 2013

Holidays are coming

I love this week before Christmas, I finish my 'proper' job a little earlier than everybody else .. so it gives me a chance to really enjoy the week before Christmas.. I have to admit I have snuck in the odd Christmas matinee on TV .. and I have also caught up on adding some yummy new fabrics to the site.. 

We also have  a discount code running until Thursday the 19th Dec … 
it is a 13% discount with code  christmasatlast13



 I adore this new colour combination that has arrived in - soft blues, yellows and grey ..The great little collection Caravan Dreams is just beautiful

We are selling out quickly of our cord prints - This soft baby cord is perfect for these cute girlie frocks - taking your little one from Summer to Winter and back again…

This beautiful print has being made into this beautiful dress by drink tea, eat cake and craft.  These dresses are collectable and beautiful family heirlooms.


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Friday 13 December 2013

The winner of our giveaway..

We were shocked by the response to our recent giveaway that we rang in conjunction with the fabulous sew mama sew blog. We had 441 comments in regards to it .. we are shocked - thank you .. we hope that this cute little stack will go to a good home. The  winner below is number 12 ..



I would love an extension table for my new sewing machine :)

Many thanks again to all who entered.. gwen


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Monday 9 December 2013

Sew mama sew giveaway day

It is that time of year again when the amazingly, fantastical, inspiring blog sew mama sew hosts a collection of great giveaways.

 This year we thought we would participate  when Fiona over at patchwork delights reminded us of it. It is a great way to promote ourselves.. but also to give away a great gift to one of our customers ....

We have made up a little  bundle with a couple of my favourite prints. ... oh yes and not forgetting a cute little ceramic button.





To enter the giveaway, 

-leave a comment on this post letting me know what you are wishing for from Santa this year. ( I would love anything with a hint of glitter) .....PLEASE....

- you also get a second entry by liking my facebook page which you can pop over to here 

-This giveaway is open to everyone (including international participants)
-I will notify the winner via my blog page and my facebook page 
-The giveaway will stay open until around 7pm 13 December 2013


 The amazing Fiona from patchwork delights has also got a great little giveaway on here blog




she also has some cute little handmade goodies in her etsy shop if you are looking for something for a special little person ...

If you are in need of some more giveaway fixes - pop over to the Sewmamsew blog - where there are loads to choose from ...

Good luck to everyone...



Saturday 23 November 2013

The Arrival of Annali from Dashwood studios

I adore this new collection from Dashwood Studios.. not only is it fabulous - but it is also printed in the UK - which is a definite bonus ..flower prints... cute small scale prints .. just fantastic ..


looks great with these basics 
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Robert Kaufman Essex  YARN DYED LINEN leather






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This collection is available here 


Tuesday 15 October 2013

DISCOUNT CODE


Hello there and time to clear some of the shelves - to make room for some beautiful cord print that we have coming in over the next couple of weeks 

We are therefore  offering you 12% of all purchases over £10.00 between Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 23rd October.

The code to be used at the checkout is fallingleaves12... we hope that you find something that you fancy in our eclectic collection.









Sunday 15 September 2013

Newbies

We have had a lovely selection of fabrics arrive in over the last couple of weeks ..

One of my favourites is this bundle by French Bull - ziggy - perfect for graphic lovers - choose 1 for a small project - or 2 for a fat quarter of each..


Next up ... I totally fell in love with this totally scrumptious collection by the fab westfalenstoffe ...LINZ ... boys would love this as a shirt ... or trousers.. or both...

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Mini cloth stack  Linz mystical silhoutte creatures

We have also had our twice yearly delivery of Kokka and Echino and we have had some lovely treats arrive 



Both of these telephone prints are from Melody Millers Ruby Sparkle collection -I adore them ...

For the more subdued we have had a delivery of the Pippa collection by Ana Davis 
This print below - is to die for - beautiful 


Blend by Ana Davis wild flowers on grey
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All of these fabrics and more - can be found in the 'new' section of our shop- here



Wednesday 4 September 2013

winner of our giveaway

So sorry for the delay in giving you the details of this giveaway and thank you to everyone who took the time to guess and enter  .. but we have a winner .. well actually we had 2 winners - Both  had the correct price @ £69.10

I guess £69.10. I follow you on Facebook like Marti Jaunarena and I love it!

Thanks!

Good luck for all!
 and 

I follow on Facebook and BlogLovin.
I'm going for £69.10 to add a bit of variation to all these nice round whole pound guesses.

I have drawn from a hat and the person who has won is .....sew little to say ... so congrats to you, pop me over an email with you address and I will get your bundle off to you. As a runner up prize I will email over  to ParaleloJuana a £10.00 voucher - so if you would get in contact too that would be great... congrats again ...gwen 

Thursday 22 August 2013

Guess and win giveaway

This giveaway really excites me - and takes me back to going to the fun fair and guessing how many sweets were in a jar ... this give-away is a little easier - simply guess the value of this stack of gorgeous- ness and win..




Just a few simple rules for this giveaway...

- You must follow us on our blog or  faceboook page  
(please let us know in your comment - so I know where I can find you )

-Simply guess the value of the fabric in this little stash. 

-All of the pieces are fat quarters ( if the fabric is in our sale section we will accept the full value of the item)

-I will send the fabric to anywhere in the UK or Europe. 

-The closest value will win (whether above or below the value)

- If there are 2 or more answers the same as the winner - I will draw a final one. 

-This competition will run until Thursday the 26th August



-Look forward to hearing your replies .. gwen.. and good LUCK ... 





Thursday 15 August 2013

Mirror project

I found this mirror on the side of the road within an old farm shop  a couple of month back.. it was cute - but kind of falling to pieces - there were a couple of bits and pieces hanging off... and after a quick check for wood worm - I thought  'thank you very much - I'll have that please' for a grand total of £7.00. 




I knew that if I fell out of love for it - I knew someone who would fall very quickly in love with it. I had being looking for a little project to try  out some of this.. Annie Sloan paint... 


 I had heard mixed reviews about it - but the though of not having to sand or prime what I was going to paint - was just too much of a temptation to let pass.. so I found a little shop in Reigate that stocked it .. and for the grande total of £24.00 I got a tin of paint and a tin of wax .
 I opted for the the colour Versailles- I thought if it all goes horribly wrong -I can just paint over it again .

And to be honest it was really simple - 2 coats of paint - straight on there .. and one coat of wax - brushed that on quickly and then buffed it up .. total time 1.5 hours .. and to be honest I think I am quite happy with the results ..





The colours are very true and the chalky feel is lovely .. I think probably next time - I will venture more into the distressed look and get myself a darker wax for an older feel .. Have any of you out there tries this Annie Sloan Paint ?...


Ps - sorry for the close up shots .. but I know that there are piles of washing and all kinds of things lurking in all corners of this room ...


Monday 12 August 2013

Our Summer Sale has started ...


Our Summer sale has started and will run until Friday the 23rd August .... pop over there may be something that takes your fancy ...



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Wednesday 7 August 2013

10% discount

EEK - I nearly forgot to post on here - we have a 10% discount running until Thursday.. Simply enter babyboygeorge10 at the checkout .. thank you - Gwen


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Saturday 3 August 2013

Beautiful new arrivals

Howdy all ...

The last couple of months have seen some beautiful new fabrics arrive with us at the shop. One of my favourites is definitely the Happy collection from Hilco textiles. The weight and feel of this cotton is fantastic - perfect for making a special dress for a little one. The fabric is wide at 150cm and the cotton is  Okotex standard 100 . Perfect if you are worried about harmful nasties. If you need any inspiration for these prints simply pop over to  Susanne's blog 'hamburger liebe - here





Another batch  pretty cool retro inspired prints is this fun-k-y bye - bye birdy collection from Windham fabrics ... swing out sister - this collection is so COOL.. vinyl, bakelite phones and jivers ...curtains, blinds or simple cushions for your camper would look fab in any of these prints.


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Windham fabrics bye bye birdy vinyl records in multi

We have put together some more moods for you to help you pick your prints.. we had a great response when we did them many moons ago ... we were told how helpful they were in trying to choose co-ordinating styles... so I hope that you find these useful also.... enjoy ... Gwen


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Wednesday 12 June 2013

Artist trading card swap

I recently got involved involved in the artist trading card swap organised by the fabulous Ali @ very berry handmade.  After seeing her beautiful examples of stitching I thought hey - I can do that.. and quickly signed up.
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To be honest I have never being much of a beautiful stitcher or embroider .. I went to a catholic school run by nuns and hours were spent stitching and unstitching stitches .. that were too big .. too small ... too unstitch like and to be honest I was completely put off the decorative stitching .. but I wanted to get involved 

The rules were simple 

Your ATC must be 6.4cm by 8.9cm  (2.5″ by 3.5″), but you can use the card in either portrait or landscape orientation. Don’t make the card too thick though – no more than 3-4mm (1/8″) please.
The ATC must be predominantly textile, but you can use any techniques that you want to try, e.g. embroidery, patchwork, beading, cross-stitch, fusing fabrics, colouring fabrics, using fabric paints or ink stamps. There’s masses to choose from – I’m going to do some blog posts about different ideas in the next couple of weeks, but in the mean time, here’s an intro to fabric ATCS and here’s some Flickr inspiration.
The back of the ATC needs to include, at the very least, your name and the date. It is also preferable to include your email address, and, if you have given the ATC a title, you can include this too. 

The front of my card... I screen printed the spill of thread onto the linen.. then stitching along the edge and sitting it on a little pile of fabric .

It all went feel for me ... except I totally I forgot my email address and  the date ... but hey ho.
 I was dying to pop in some token fabric from my swapper person ... but we were to keep it plain and simple .
 I have to say I totally enjoyed it and having a deadline in which to send it was good for me .. as things tend to drag on and on ... and you never seem to finish anything 

The back of my Card .. 


The beautiful Card that I received ... thank you Alix Mc Loughlin