
I'm one of those people that gets very excited by fabric and textures! Hell, I worked in interior decorating for the last 8 years. Including doing displays for a bedlinen and homewares store. I got really bored and astonished by all the mass production, so I really love that people are creating their own designs. Apart from buying some IKEA furniture and homewares, Steve and I generally try to buy locally made products if we can. So I recently bought some yummy fabric from Umbrella Prints to make some cushions to dress up our new home. Now I just need to set up the sewing machine somewhere and get to work! I would also love to get some fabric from some of my other favourite Australian fabric designers Lara Cameron (Ink and Spindle) and Danielle Smeets (Of paper and thread).

3 comments:
I've never heard for Umbrella Prints before now. Thanks for sharing, it's really beautiful. Good luck making those cushions, it's hard finding the time, but SO worth it!
I love all the new fabrics people are doing - such clever creative people out there! I've always loved screenprints too so it's fabulous to see what people are doing - especially on textured natural fabrics. Ahhh, I could spend days looking at fabrics :D
I've just made some new fabric greeting cards using this fabric print from Umbrella Prints & Of Paper & Thread fabric !
I was in the middle of uploading some of them in my Etsy shop at www.savannahroom.etsy.com when I discovered your post via Of Paper & Thread (I really should stop browsing blogs & get on with the job!)
Alongside a number of other larger designer fabrics (including Ikea), I try to use locally designed fabrics .. Ink & Spindle is next on my list !
So glad to see other people supporting the smaller boutique designers .. they're so talented !
Katherine x
The Savannah Room
www.thesavannahroom.blogspot.com
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