happy june!
is it just me or did may really zip by?
i’ve been doing some serious (late) spring cleaning around here. it was getting really hard to keep track of fabric. when i first started madewithlovebyhannah i only had a handful of designs, 7 years later i have 72 designs in multiple colorways…that’s about 138+ different items. that’s alot of different fabric!
i bought this cubbyhole shelf from ikea to help me get organized and i have to tell you i think it has changed my life!
wow, i can find stuff now! i’m wishing i’d done this years ago.
i also found a bunch of leftover screen prints so there may be more swatch bundles on the horizon. when i’ve done the swatch bundles before, i cut out the parts that are badly printed or blurry…would you prefer it if i left the pieces intact, mistakes and all, for you to cut as you like, or do you like me to edit them? please let me know what you think!
speaking of fabric, i just picked up a bunch of this awesome lion print fabric at the thrift store!
i’m going to use it for some summertime skirts. i’m really digging the color combo!
i also unearthed a bunch of mostly vintage fabric pieces left over from various ‘limited edition’ skirts through the years.
if any of you lovely readers would like them for patchwork or what-have-you (there are alot of decent sized pieces for purses and pouches) leave a comment and i’ll randomly pick a recipient a week from now and send you a large flat rate mailing box (that’s 12″x12″x5.5″) stuffed to the gills with fun fabric pieces! (US addresses only, please. international shipping for the box is almost $60! yikes!)
June 1st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Oh please! I would love to be chosen to receive all that groovy fabric. Thanks so much for the opportunity!
Monique xx
June 1st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
OOOhhh! I’d be totally wanting those! :) I hope you pick me…I plan to make a honeycomb quilt skirt….and those could be perfect for that! Hearts, janna lynn
June 1st, 2011 at 2:34 pm
I would love any of your fabric pieces!
June 1st, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Love that lion print you found. and, I would take any of your cast off scraps!
June 1st, 2011 at 2:41 pm
I have that shelf, but don’t use it for fabric. It does work well for organizing for sure. Please throw my name into the hat! Those scraps look fantastic.
June 1st, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Those scraps look awesome! I would love it.
June 1st, 2011 at 2:47 pm
So much lovely fabric! I have tons already but I remain convinced that someday when I am buried in fabric I will finally get off my butt and make something with it all so count me in for the drawing.
June 1st, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Omigosh! Those scraps would be GREAT for a quilt!!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Your fabrics looks so pretty and organized on their new shelf.
It would be so fun to win some of your scraps, thanks for the chance!
June 1st, 2011 at 3:02 pm
I would have a blast playing with your awesome stash!
June 1st, 2011 at 3:12 pm
I’ve been wanting to make a patchwork skirt for awhile and love the colors in the scraps you have. Please add me to the list! :)
June 1st, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Looks great! I have a theory that in the not to distant future 80% of all household will have at least one large Expedit in their house and to the people of the far future it will look like it was some prerequisite, like government issued furniture. I want to get one for my records. I am in serious declutter mode, too.
June 1st, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I’d love a chance to get that awesome fabric! Thanks!
June 1st, 2011 at 3:24 pm
thanks for all of your comments!
that’s too funny, krissy! and probably true. i think when they dig those things up like dinosaur bones that ikea laminte will still look good as new. but it’s so awesome. i had some not so kind words about it before i bought it but i’ve taken back every single one.
June 1st, 2011 at 3:26 pm
I see lots of fun pieces for patchwork!
June 1st, 2011 at 3:41 pm
scraps! oh yes, please!
and good for you for getting your sorting done; my to do list has included a massive purge/sort, but i just haven’t been able to muster the will – maybe with you as a role model, though.
:)
June 1st, 2011 at 4:06 pm
well it’s been a long time coming! i’ve been meaning to do it since the holiday rush was over…it’s only taken me 6 months to get to it!
June 1st, 2011 at 4:50 pm
I would love to have some vintage scraps! I plan on doing a whole lot of sewing during my summer break.
June 1st, 2011 at 4:55 pm
I also wanted to comment that I bought a bookshelf from IKEA, laid it on its side (it’s about 6 feet long and four feet tall this way), and set it in my entryway as a great catch-all. Sports bags and equipment fit pretty well in the spaces meant for books, and there’s a smaller space, meant for CDs I think, that fits shoes really well. The top has all our mail and my purse and junk. It works wonderfully!
June 1st, 2011 at 4:58 pm
holy crap that looks like a big fat pile o fun!
ps I did my fabric in that same cube shelving. isn’t it wonderful!? it’s so clean and orderly. it soothes me just to see it.
June 1st, 2011 at 4:58 pm
What a great collection of scraps! It would be awesome to get to play with them. I also love your swatch bundles, so fingers crossed some of those become available again soon…
June 1st, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Um, yes, please! I would love to win. Those are adorable!
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:48 am
Oh my goodness, I’d love that stuff. I’m a patchwork junkie. I live abroad but I’d have you send it to my sister or mom in the US. I know they can get it to me as we’ve become masters of international shipping. ;)
I have an Expedit shelf too – it’s great for just about everything!
June 2nd, 2011 at 4:40 am
Can I be added to the awesome fabric scrap pot? Thank you.
June 2nd, 2011 at 4:48 am
Wow–awesome offer! When packaging swatch bundles I think I would like the pieces left intact. That would allow me to include blurry spots in selvages or other “hidden places” (hems on doll clothes, for example). Thanks for the chance to win one of the best prizes ever.
June 2nd, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Love those fabrics! Even though I live in Canada, my aunt lives in the states and I will meet with her in August – so I’ll give it a shot and hope to win your awesome scraps!
June 3rd, 2011 at 9:51 pm
It is hard to say whether it would be better to leave the swatches intact.. because they look so pretty when you organize them and photograph them in their little groups!! But for crafting sake, it would be nice to have extra room around the print to work with. I’m glad you got organized! thanks for doing the awesome give-away!
June 4th, 2011 at 7:06 am
Thanks, what an awesome giveaway! It gives me so many ideas!
June 4th, 2011 at 8:43 am
oh my! yes please for scraps! I live in the US, in Mass.
Also, I think left intact, you never know what could be made from those blurry bits!
yay! and Thank you!
Liz
June 5th, 2011 at 7:37 am
would love to be entered, thank you!
June 5th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Ooooooh!! So many beautiful, BEAUTIFUL scraps! I would just DIE to have them — I adore your work and all the colors and prints you use and create! Yay!!! :o)
June 6th, 2011 at 6:50 am
OH MY! WHAT A DREAM. MY DH WOULD SAY “BUT OF COURSE YOU NEEDED THESE” BUT I REALLY, REALLY DO! CAN’T WAIT FOR YOUR NEXT SET OF DESIGNS! HOPE I WIN! HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK! HEATHERJOY
June 6th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I am always sewing up little things from scraps! I would love to create something with your fabric.
June 6th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
I love your stuff. Please pick me
June 6th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Love the patterns and colors all jumbled together in the shot! My opinion: leave swatches intact. Less work for you and gives people more creative freedom :)
June 7th, 2011 at 8:22 am
Congratulations on your improved storage. Love handling all my stuff and probably waste waaay too much time resorting. Always room for some more good stuff. :)
June 7th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
they’re beautiful!!!!! i hope i win :)
June 8th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Hi, Hannah:
If it it not too late, please do include me in the list of possible recipients of your wonderful scrap fabrics! Thanks!
June 8th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
thanks for all of your comments! my assistant has chosen a lucky recipient! (but i had to type the email) http://madewithlovebyhannah.com/WordPress/?p=2990
June 11th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Ooooh….yes please! If you have another please add me to future recipients list. I ? MWLBH! Thanks :)
June 11th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
haha the “?” mark was supposed to be a heart symbol :)
June 20th, 2011 at 9:50 am
Oh, I absolutely adore the lion print fabric!
September 8th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Exciting! I swooooon over fabric scraps!!
xoxo
October 20th, 2014 at 9:25 am
I recently found some of that lion print but in a different color combination. I made a pillow out of it. https://twitter.com/mapadelphia/status/258752218902196224
October 21st, 2014 at 8:02 pm
awesome! love it sarah!