A while ago I wrote about a fabric design course I was taking, and at the end of year we received our finished fabrics in the mail, all the way from Spoonflower in the USA. The course was taught by my friend Karuna, who is a clever textile designer originally from London. She offers short courses in fabric design from her home studio (and perhaps in the future by distance)- you can check out her blog here.
I had such fun learning more about design and colour and space, and putting everything together. And I'm pleased with my finished fabrics, too. The main design is the piece you see in the last photo above. I wanted a slightly sketchy, hand-drawn look to it- so I started out by drawing the circles and 'stitches' in pencil, and added the sprigs of flowers which I painted with watercolours. The little coin purses above were made from two other 'co-ordinating prints' of which we ordered small samples. My class-mates designed really gorgeous and vibrant prints, so I'm looking forward to seeing their finished fabrics sometime.
I hope to use my finished fabric to make some kind of make-up or sewing supply case. And now the entire world of Spoonflower has opened up to me- what an amazing service they offer!
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