Periwinkle and Basil

Periwinkle is my new favourite word. I just love saying it. As mentioned in my previous post, the colour is featured in Thea & Sami's new Cottage Garden fabric collection. I think I first heard the word when I discovered Laura Ashley and owned one of her decorating books from the 80s.

Being a true nerd, I needed to know a little more about the flowers that are commonly used as a ground cover. The plant is native to central and southern Europe and can be used for medicinal purposes when dried.

Our new Hydrangea fabric is now available printed on hemp/organic cotton. One of the colours we have chosen is the Periwinkle. This looks so pretty and is perfect for European-inspired Country Living.

The colour of hydrangeas range from pinks to blues and everything in between and can be controlled by adjusting the pH level of your soil. Blue flowers bloom when the soil is acidic. Am I the only one that thinks that is truly amazing?

Our second colourway is a green inspired by basil, an aromatic herb usually found growing in every Mediterranean garden. I love fresh basil in tomato salad.

Our Cottage Garden design is now available in the hemp/organic cotton fabric too and hand-printed in our studio with toxic-free, water-based inks. The printed colour seen here is Basil Green. Both fabrics are offered in either colour and designed to complement each other, making them ideal for home decor projects.

The designs have been printed on organic cotton canvas and organic fashion fabrics and I will be adding those to the website soon!

We are still to include a third ink colour to the palette for the hemp blend fabric so please leave your suggestions by next Tuesday week (Feb 16th). One of you will be randomly selected to receive a 1/2 metre of your choice to play with. All blog followers (no need to comment) will also go into the draw for a mystery gift. Please ensure that I have a way of contacting you if you don't have a blog link.

Giveaway winners have now been announced.

Images sourced from here and here.

Mushrooms Canvas Bag to Sew

The Brisbane Stitches & Craft Show is less than 3 weeks away and I can't believe how quickly the time is flying. Based on feedback received from the Melbourne show, we have been thinking of products that you crafty goddesses would like.



We have printed our Mushrooms print on an environmentally friendly hemp/organic cotton canvas (pesticide-free) and Emily, our in-house pattern maker, has come up with a simple tote bag project that anybody can recreate.

The kit will include simple-to-follow instructions with photos. The bag is modelled here by Emily. For those of you who have followed my blog, I can't believe it either as she is usually an elusive creature when it comes to being in front of the camera.

You will be able to meet Emily at our stand 156 in the Incubator Section on the Wednesday and Thursday.



I will be washing the bag this weekend to see how it fares and if it requires pre-shrinking. We will also be selling this fabric by the metre and will be listing it on our on-line store in the near future.

Keep checking or follow our blog as we have lots happening and are printing a new children's' fabric next week. That print will be offered in a baby-soft hemp/organic muslin & organic cotton jersey.