Archive for the 'prints n patterns' Category

parisian prints

Monday, April 19th, 2010

how many is too many? sometimes i have to ask myself that when it comes to knick knacks or shoes, but i don’t usually ask myself that when it comes to vintage fabric because i know i will use it. if it’s a good deal i just take it all.  that’s what happened a couple […]

coming really soon…

Friday, April 9th, 2010

for you lovely ladies patiently waiting for the a-line version of the dutch treat skirt, look what i printed yesterday, a-line artwork! sewing and photographing next week!! also, take a peek at sarah’s ‘house calls’ interview with me on her blog, Apothecary Fox, and while you’re there make sure to check out all of her other […]

hungarian rhapsody skirt

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

this may be my favorite print yet! take a peek at it here!  

ready for spring?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

me too!  new skirt print in 3 colorways. coming this month!

a few more skirts

Friday, February 19th, 2010

i just added a few more skirts in the ‘limited edition goodies’ section of my website… the medallion skirt, made with a lovely border print fabric featuring leaf and flower medallions and cute scattered folky flowers. i love the navy and brown combo way more than i thought i would! and the pantry skirt, with a front […]

applique

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

i found this leather box at the thrift store yesterday while i was out running errands… i don’t know where it’s from, but it reminded me of these croatian appliques i’ve been meaning to show you. i love them! (pictures are from the book ‘Yugoslavia/Croatian Folk Embroidery Designs and Techniques’)

scherenschnitte tees

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

i like this print so much i decided to put it on two styles… cap sleeve tees, in ladies x-small through large and heather ringer tees, in ladies and unisex sizes (the unisex sizes do not have the ringer on the sleeve) the bad news is it looks like the red tee (which is my […]

kissin’ kritters & other new goodies

Friday, November 20th, 2009

take a peek at the new goodies i just added to my shop… kissin’ kritters skirt, corduroy skirt with smooching rabbits, squirrels, hedgehogs and birds. grandma’s parlor skirt, with a Grandma Moses barkcloth print applique harvest bouquet skirt, mustard twill and vintage floral print freaky folks skirt, featuring a crazy vintage south american style print […]

over the river & through the woods

Monday, November 16th, 2009

my pal amy at artifaktori in somerville sent me a stack of grandma moses print barkcloth pieces, all cut out at the same spot. i read that people used to frame the barkcloth and hang as art, and that gave me the idea for the ‘grandma’s parlor skirt’ i framed the prints with a rustic woodgrain print applique and added […]

a few new fall-ish skirts

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

i just added these new fall-ish skirts to my website… the pendulum skirt i wrote about last week (i’m still deciding what to use for the necklace part of the pendulum necklaces, stay tuned for those!) and a fall version of the folk flower applique skirt, featuring super cute vintage patchwork print fabric in autumnal […]