gift gathering

A little danish dish. And some decals designed by Camilla Engman and bought from third drawer down. I just love those decals, it will be hard to gift them.

2nd hand round-up

This is a mix of op-shop and car boot shopping. The first two African prints were spotted by my dad, well done dad, car boot pro! The other fabric is black and green graphic ikea print, some rupert the bear curtains, and some other blousey kind of fabric. Lastly, more table wear as if it's needed. See, this is what happens when I've got time on my hands.

sewn lately

Here are a couple of things that I've sewn lately:

And here is something that has inspired me lately:

Painting by artist Matthew Palladin via Meighan O'toole's blog - my love for you is a stampede of horses.

and lastly... this: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

at the V&A.

singer

No more hand sewing button holes. No more straight stitch only. Thanks for the good advice EmilyKate

draw life

The Candid Arts Trust has a drop-in life drawing class every Monday and Tuesday, and a very nice cafe too. Who wants to draw on an empty stomach anyway. I really recommend this class though, nice roomy space.

atoms

The other day I went to an exhibition called 'From atoms to patterns', at the Wellcome Collection. In 1951 a group of x-ray crystallographers and designers collaborated for the Festival of Britain and produced an amazing range of designs, mostly in textiles, based on complex atomic structures. It is well worth a visit to see these creations that have been in the vaults of the V&A for over 50years!


Oh, and here are some purchases from a recent shopping trip, the blue fabric (which is actually purple in real life) has a little of the feel of the atomic patterns, I think.

trousers

From now on I will not need to search for trousers. I'm gonna make my own. I don't like clothes shopping that much unless it is op-shopping!