I went back to my hand printed fabrics today and made some little fishy friends…. The prints worked really well!
We gave one to our lovely boat neighbour Anna today for her 30th 🙂
Fishy Friends!
Tag Archives: silk
Finished hand printed cushions – first attempt
So on a rainy day a few weeks backs I took over the wheelhouse and spread my paints and fabrics all around. I spent hours printing fabrics, some silk, some brushed cotton and some linen. The silk and the brushed cotton worked the best so I decided to make them into cushions….
Here they are!
Fabric printing using antique printing blocks
FABRIC PRINTING
A few weeks ago I came across a wonderful book about the ancient art of fabric printing. This spurred me into an epic search for some beautifully hand carved printing blocks and yes! i found some on one of my favourite websites – Etsy.
They arrived safe and sound and I couldn’t resist getting stuck in, so I found a spot in the wheelhouse (Yes I live on a boat, and a wonderful boat she is!) and this is the outcome of that very rainy day last weekend….
Looking forward to making some bags, pillows, and cushions out of these!
My latest cushions
So on Monday last week I decided to put my work to one side and instead I was going to make a couple of my applique cushions. Well a couple turned into a whole bunch and I ended up doing these for most of the week! Well who could blame me when I had two loose covers to make! Look out for them on Etsy.
Here they are…
The elephant and the Blossom Tree
Side of the Elephant and the Blossom Tree
Back of Elephant
Reverse of The Crock
croc and Balloon detail
Croc and the Balloon
Swallows and tulips
Detail of swallows and tulips
Swallows and tulips
Reverse of Swallows
Noah and the North Star
Checks and Stripes
Noah detail
Rose and Butterfly
Reverse of the Rose and Butterfly
Blue Rose and the Butterfly detail
Detail of giraffe
Giraffe and the tree
The piggy and the Butterfly
Piggy and the Butterfly
Piggy and the Butterfly
Elephant and the Little Blue Bird
Detail of the reverse side of damask cushion
Damask and the Butterfly
Little blue bird
Damask linen and silk soft edge
Snail and the Flower
Reverse side of Snail cushion
Detail of the Snail cushion
Snail
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Texture in Fabric
I love looking at things up close and personal, especially fabrics and plants. here are a few snaps of fabrics and the little details.
velvet chair
mini cloud
tear drop detail
tear drop
lace
tear drop
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Head in the Clouds
This cloud cushion is beautifully handmade using top designer fabrics. Stunning lilac velvet and funky retro cotton carefully piped and with a zip fastening for easy access to cushion inner.. These cushions are for sale in my Etsy shop.
the little boat and the velvet cloud
sleep with your head in the clouds
soft and squashy
Fluffy Clouds
I like to make pretty things… These cushions are lovely and big, soft and squishy!
boat amongst the clouds
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Sonnie Leigh 