Fabric

I just love fabrics, especially unusual, dainty ones. I ADORE Amy Butler fabric, the designs are gorgeous! so I will be looking for inexpensive pieces of it here and there where I can for little projects for the cottage. I came across the company Spoonflower a few weeks ago and was just dying to send a design to print. Spoonflower offer different types and weights of fabric, you can send your own design, choose the size, pattern etc.

I ended up doodling this image:



I thought it was quite cute so I decided to scan it and in photoshop I simply added colour with the fill tool in a few places and used a couple of filters, one was the watercolour filter and I think a sharpening filter too. I then cleaned up the background so there were no flecks and added a soft overall background colour... easy.

I uploaded it, chose a basic repeat pattern and paid approximately £14 (including shipping to the UK from the US) for a yard. Two weeks later my fabric arrived. The cotton is a beautiful quality, as is the print and colour. I am so pleased with it. I haven't decided what I am going to make with this yet but I am thinking either, a summer dress for my daughter, a lampshade (base painted a watermelon red) or a cushion... watch this space!