Fabric, Sam & Ramona
It’s been a good week for fabric :-) My wonderful bundle of fabric goodness finally arrived from here. Thanks to the glowing recommendation by Leslie, I decided to go and have a peek at their online store. It didn’t take much convincing for me to start adding stuff to my cart - the prices are fantastic and the shipping is very reasonable.
The photo on the right is not from Z&S but are some Japanese-themed panels I picked up at the Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair yesterday. I managed to get the afternoon off from work so took a stroll down to the Fair. The Quilt Exhibition was amazing - I must have said “wow’ at every single quilt I saw! And there were stalls and stalls and stalls of fabric. I even bumped into Melly & Rosie! I came away with a few fat quarters and the panels above, plus this bag pattern and this bag pattern, which I’m hoping to make as gifts for Ava’s pre-school teachers towards the end of the year.
At the moment my studio is full of WIPs as I try to finish up some wholesale orders by the end of this month. The pace has been slow (the girls haven’t been sleeping well - Aurora is sick, and Ava has suddenly developed a fear of the dark and insists there are monsters in her room), but these two softies are ready for some picture taking.
Sam the Cheery Chimp (and as you can see, I am still loving that house-&-quilts fabric!):
And this is Happy Chibi Girl Ramona. I still have to embellish her scarf and shoes but she’s all ready for some adventures in the garden, with small pockets to hold tiny treasures.
I tried a different hairstyle with her. I’ve used wool felt (instead of wool-flannel) with a fringe (or bangs) like my Baby Chibi dolls. I also used strips of wool felt to make buns and as a result she has this ‘Princess Leia‘ vibe about her :-) I have to admit that out of all of the dolls I have made so far, Ramona is the one that reminds me most of my girls.
And in other news, Jan was my doll quilt swap partner and finally received my doll quilt. I am still awaiting mine - the suspense is killing me! Can’t wait to see it and to find out who has made it!
And Corrie has opened up an Aussie online shop stocked with Japanese fabric and craft books. Oh joy!!!
The fabric combo on Ramona is stunning, Jhoanna! I love the pocket detail and the buttons in her hair.
ohhh thank you for visiting…I see we share something in common…I’ll be returning to Japan in October and taking requests so don’t forget!!!!!!
Sam is absolutely precious! I’m in love!!!
It was so great to bump into you at the show! Thank you so much for the birthday gift! The sentiments in the card and the gift itself were so appropriate and meaningful to me. Your new toys are gorgeous as always. I didnt see those panels at the show, I may need to pop back in there tomorrow!
Oh wow - the chimp is just adorable and the chibi doll with the Leia hair is too cute! It sounds like you had a great afternoon off work! It’s always nice to get these “sneaked” moments to oneself! Hope the girls start sleeping again!
Thanks for the Z&S hint - I ordered my first fabric from them today - the prices were good (with a sale n all!) and the postage really reasonable - I managed to order 1.5m of 3 fabrics from the Free Spirit Lightning Bug range that I had looked at before - cutest little goldfish!!
Hi! I was in Funtastic Fabrics in Kitty Hawk, NC and found a piece of fabric that they told me was discontinued, calld “Fishing Friends”. What other fabric do you have in that similiar theme??
Thank you!