Pages from my Sketchbook [Historically Inspired]

This tree illustration was based on an early medieval design, a stylised tree from a manuscript.

The face was taken from a motif on Anglo Saxon metalwork. The hair and beard is my addition, makes it look like a lion.

The bird shapes are from an early manuscript.

Crazy Patchwork Peg Bags

I've been using more of my vintage scraps to make peg bags. These have long handles so that they can be hung from a shoulder while hanging out the washing.

I made a new one for myself as my old one looked worse for wear and I've made one for each of my sisters. My old one was about the same size but had the long length the other way round, ie narrower but longer. I decided to these a little different so it would be easier to find a particular peg.

I've lined the two for my sisters with patterned fabric [mine is just plain]

More Crazy Patchwork Bibs

More bibs made from vintage fabrics, quite a few of the fabrics here were once used for clothes when I was young. The free pattern is available from Amy at Nana Company.

The ship is an embroidered motif which was a test sewn on my then new [to me] sewing machine, sadly no longer around.

When my sister was visiting the other week she made these gorgeous bootees.

Cat

I used a hand made stamp [made from a old nail buffer block] on the background.

Pen liner, aquamarkers and brusho.

Elephant Collage

I used the recycled envelopes [insides] for the elephant and bushes. Coloured with brusho and aquamarkers.

Finger Puppets

I made my own pattern for cutting but I got the animal ideas and shapes from looking at pictures on Pinterest. All made from felt.

The spotty dog below is one I made up.

Pages from a Sketchbook

The hares are actually fabric, one printed on an inkjet [t-shirt transfer] and one drawn with fabric pens.

Six Fabric Swatches

Spoonflower fabric shop

Leafy Fabrics

Fall leaves - 8" swatch basic combed cotton. The print is actually more of a brown colour in the background than the swatch above shows [on my monitor anyway]

the design originates from leaf printing

below is what the repeat would look like

Autumn leaves - 8" basic combed cotton swatch and below shows what the repeat would look like.

Fabric shop

Fishy Fabrics

The lower design of whales was for a contest which used a limited colour palette [their choice]

Spoonflower shop

New Fabrics

My latest Spoonflower 8" fabric swatches have arrived.

This one was for a wallpaper contest - a floral colouring book wallpaper design.

This is what the repeat would look like.

This one was for a Chinese paper cut design. The red is more orangy than I was expecting, although it does vary with different types of fabric.

and the repeat

I did another design using the same tree but this one wasn't entered into the competition as only one design is accepted.

and the repeat

This one was for the wellies and galoshes contest

although I prefer this one [I thought the pattern didn't look as clear on the screen]

and the repeat

fabrics available here