June 7, 2011 by Lauren
In further preparation for the ArtDive at the West Seattle Festival I have set up an account at Blurb.com where my fabric illustration counting book can be found.
I made this book a couple years ago for my daughters birthday, but I love it so and it was such an undertaking, it seems a shame to only have one copy made.
All the illustrations were handmade the old fashioned way, and then I used a high resolution scanner to import the images into Photoshop and turn them into pages. Then the whole thing went to Blurb, where I made it into a book. The result is a really cool hybrid of unique handmade art and really slick professional printing. Each copy you order is made specially for you, which gives it a nice gifty kind of feeling, even if you are buying it for yourself!
Here is a preview courtesy of Blurb.com. The resolution is not fantastic, but you get the idea. If you enjoy the few pages shown below, please click over and see more!
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June 5, 2011 by Lauren
Today I finished a very special lap size/cuddle quilt for my grandmother-in-law, otherwise known as Nan. She is in the process of moving out of her own home into her daughters home. As if this wasn’t enough, the move also means she’s moving countries. I thought a little comfort was in order. As Australia is currently heading into winter, I thought this might be just the thing for saying we love you.
Big, Bold and Cheery.
I'm getting better at freehand quilting, but it still gives me the sweats!
The wave/fish hook pattern I free hand quilted reminds me of New Zealand. A little piece of the old country.
The back, with a teeny little zigzag, just for fun
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by Lauren
Here is a quick preview of the baby clothes I am making for the upcoming West Seattle Festival.
Cap sleeve dresses, hipster pants, soft jersey hooded cardigans, sunny sun dresses and simple skirts. All made to fit for a long time, be super comfortable, and be as adorable and unique as your little ones.
The Line Up
Little Hipsters in Hipster Caps
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by Lauren
This is the quilt that started it all. My oldest daughters birthday quilt.
The wonderful thing about diving headlong into a project that you know nothing about is that it allows you to do things that you would never do if you knew better. Like backing a twin size quilt with chenille.
This quilt is heavenly soft, and so warm. When I gave it to my daughter she said “It feels like I’m wrapped in mama love!” and you just can’t beat that as a response to a handmade gift. But man, getting that beast through my machine took some serious work.
See the Chenille? So cozy, so very hard to sew.
I based this quilt on one I saw in a tutorial at U-createcrafts. It seemed do-able, but I didn’t read the fine print, I just charged ahead. It began as a way to use up all the random fat quarters and fabric pieces I had lying around. Which I did, and then as it morphed from baby size quilt to twin bed size quilt, I ended up needing more fabric, and ended up with more scraps. Arg. However, a mama love quilt was born, and I am pretty happy about that.
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June 2, 2011 by Lauren
I have taken the terrifying plunge and submitted my application to participate in the West Seattle Summer Fest in July, specifically as part of the Art Dive sponsored by Twilight Artists Collective.
*Deep Breath*
I will be there selling my new baby and art quilts, my baby and toddler clothes and hats, and assorted hand sewn gifts.
I am working on getting some better photos to share. I was hoping to get some really nice shots of the kids playing outside in the clothes and such, but the sun wont cooperate. If you are living in the Pacific Northwest this spring you know what I am talking about. The weather is dismal. I can only hope this means we are in for a stunning summer. I said stunning! (shakes fist at sky). Anyway, all weather related neurosis aside, I should soon post some photos of all the stuff I’ve been whipping up these last few months.
In the meantime, please be content in sharing my ridiculous joy over my new craft geek purchase. Behold:
Ooooh I can feel the tidieness start to set in!
I know its just a thread holder/bobbin rack thing, but I have ridiculous expectations for this thing. As I typed this I also realized I just outed myself as a huge imposter. I am not a seamstress, I don’t even know the name of the thread rack thingy!). And yet, I am hopeful. This rack may be the start of great things for me. I might even know where to find things in all my mess. I may not have to discard half my thread after all the ends get tangled together in the drawer and I give up disentangling them and just cut them all off in one big thwack. I’ll let you know if it works.
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