10.2.11

Oh So Pretty…

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I am writing this in eager anticipation of an imminent craft project. Yes, that’s right, I’m planning on making something! I know. I’m shocked too.

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I’m going to make a bag, another Emma Day Bag – since I had to give my last one away & I am just a teensy bit excited about the fabric I have chosen for it. I’ve never really been one for favourite fabric or designer collections – while some people drool over the latest Heather Ross print or scratch each other’s eyes out for the last scrap of some exclusive Alexander Henry fabric, I have been happy to squirrel away old sheets from the opshop & the remnants of forgotten fabric stashes at garage sales. I appreciate pretty fabric as much as the next person, but I didn’t need it to make my crafting world complete… but…

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I have found a fabric designer who is so unique to me that they seem like a genius mastermind! There is not a single print or colour-way that I don’t adore, so I wanted to share the love (or enable, if you will) & introduce those of you who, like me, are not particularly in the loop or designer fabric savvy, to Japanese designer Etsuko Furuya, and her Echino collection.

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Her work & collections aren’t new, just new to me, but her designs are just… well… I’ll let them speak for themselves. I want to cover every surface with them, wear them, admire them & most importantly MAKE STUFF with them… & I will be making something, soon! As soon as my fabric arrives & I can wrangle an hour or two alone with my sewing machine.

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So, if you are more into the funky fabric world than I, do you have a favourite designer? Share the love!

(Images & my pending fabric delivery from Kelani)

7 comments:

  1. Definitely a stunning fabric designer! I'm loving the last print the most, popping over to check the shop now! I'll look forward to seeing what you make with it.

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  2. Nope, I'm not a fabric designer knower or lover either, but give me a vinateg floral and I'm yours.

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  3. I love a wide range of fabrics from some nice designer stuff to oppy sheets. You are just asking to be enabled, aren't you? Welcome to the dark side.

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  4. Love the fabrics! I am a bit of a fabric collector even though I can't sew. Go figure. x

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  5. Oh Lord, what a question :D.

    I fell in love with LOTS and LOTS of fabrics, and can't tell which designs I love the most. But there are definitely some favorites amongst them: Michael Miller fabrics are gorgeous, I love Kokka and Echino, and Alexander Henry and the star prints by Riley Blake, and so on and so on... :).

    Take a look at this site (if you haven't already): http://www.fabricworm.com - love, love, love ♥!

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  6. Lovely Work, the birds in red are very well created. Your Color Combination is too good!! on this fabric. I like the last design, the most.

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