Old Swap - New Swap

Old swap first...

This fabulous iPad mini pouch arrived from CoincidentallyQuilting over on Flickr from the Fab Little Random Treasure Swap.  What you can't see it the super soft lining....if it was a little bigger I would sleep in it.

....and then there was also the extras....a superb needle case filled with ready made hexies and fabric to die for!

New Swap

I saw a few of you signing up for this Handprinted fabric swap organized by Leslie Keating from Maze & Vale blog and eventually took the plunge. The following 2 fabrics I printed up last year ( and Emily bought them...my first and only customer!), but this year I think I will try stencilling from this book by Ed Roth. I'm thinking I will do several designs for fussy cutting, rather than one design in an overall pattern.

There is loads of inspiration on Flickr. Here are just a few of my favourites.

1. Mustard cow parsley handprinted card, 2. Bicycle Fabric Patch, hand stenciled by Janet Bike Girl, 3. Gray folk deer by Craft Captive, 4. bunnies, 5. HPFS2, 6. printing up a custom order...very French!, 7. stormy weather in overcast on white cotton, 8. Dandelion Block Print

......and a few more

1. Untitled, 2. hand printed notebook, 3. green and gold proteas, 4. Untitled, 5. handprinted fabric, 6. dandeloin-lge-moss-flat

I love the Babushkas from Mikodesign who has a blog and an Etsy shop....yummy!