Spoonflower = WoW= My Very Own Fabrics!

I had been hearing about Spoonflower for quite some time, but had always thought that it was for 'better artists' than me. My journal swap buddy, Judy from North Carolina, wrote to tell me that she had seen Spoonflower and thought of my cat paintings. Of course, I finally decided that it was time to have a bit'o'fun! At first I thought I would order a yard or two and then thought about the swatches they offer. I have never thought of any of my small paintings being cloth, so I chose a few to try - not the cats yet. Glad that I chose the swatches too because some of the things that I thought would look the best were my least favorites while things that I thought would be good were the least impressive. I am going to order a bit of yardage of two of these and I will adjust the scale to make this second photo a larger scale panel. Next order will also include some of the cats - and one will go to Judy.

I am a real Spoonflower fan now. I'd love to hear some feedback from you on these swatches if you care to comment - and check back soon because I am going to let my fingers do the walking to Spoonflower agin this week! Y-E-A-H !! What fun !

Another Thing To Do With Decorator Fabric Samples

Which looks better? The empty box above - or the flowered fabric below?!
At some point I needed a place to throw yarn & thread snips and I grabbed the thing that was most handy at that moment - an empty garbage bag box. It worked but it sure was disreputable looking ! My friend, Bonnie, uncovered a large roll of what I think is Peltex (or something like Peltex) during her daily breeze through the local thrift store. She said that she did not have a use for, but thought I might be able to use it . YES !! She sold it to me for $10.oo. Actually, she did not want anything for it - but I had to at least give her what she paid for it ! I wanted to experiment with this stuff a a bit -- and I still had this pile of decorator fabric samples lurking on my sewing table. Voila ! - a somewhat less onerous looking snip catcher. The paper that is still stuck to the fabric in the photo is from being attached to the sample book - it does come off. I wanted the front to bow a bit - easier to get the snips into that way. I might have to have a "do-over" to make the stitching nicer and all - but this is better than the old box I think - by far!

The Peltex -y roll will work wonderfully for bowls, cards, lots of things. It was a great find & I am so happy that Bonnie thought to snatch it up ! Thanks Bonnie !