New Old Fabrics

This weekend was all about the fabric. I spent most of last week designing and tweaking some fabrics to print with Spoonflower. I wanted to design my own hankies to use for these fun Lumpkin hobo sacks I've been selling for awhile.

I designed this hanky in four colors and it is right at this minute being printed on 100% organic cotton sateen over at Spoonflower...

I have a bunch of new little treats to fill in the sacks too. I'm really pleased with how these little bindles have evolved. They are very popular at craft shows since they are so inexpensive and sweet. So I'll be making LOTS of these for Art Star.

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In other fabric news- My SIL and I went to the Salvation Army Fabric Fair on Saturday and let me just tell you I got a crazy amount of fabric for the amazing price of $35.00! Crrrrazy!

There are at least 40 yards of fabric here. It was AMAZING! I can't wait for next year. They are so efficient there with the tables and the check out. They had tons of notions, patterns and yarn that I didn't even bother looking at due to my already overstimulated head. Plus they had huge bolts of fabrics for sale too. I'm just so happy to have such a great source of good vintage/ second hand fabrics to use for Lumpkin so close by.
Some of the fabric contents are a little suspect. They had them on the tables marked COTTONS, but I may have to put them under the microscope and see for sure.
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I also sent this design over to Spoonflower. I might not have time to make much with this print for Art Star but I will surely be offering these as fat quarters there. It's a very cute watercolor Lumpy combined with my new Lumpkin colors.


Everything is coming along nicely. Now I just have to figure a way to keep up with this Lumpkin work and clean up my house for an upcoming visit from family in a couple weeks. Ha! somethings gotta give soon. I have a feeling I'll have to lay off Lumpkin for a couple days in favor of some clean toilets and fur-free floors.
I'll be back later this week!

SPOONFLOWER HAS ORGANIC!!!

Oh my goodness. My heart is actually racing I'm so excited. (Does that make me a weirdo fiber fiend?) SPOONFLOWER has finally included organic cotton as one of their options for custom fabric printing! Finally I will have the opportunity to use this incredible service! So what's been the hold up? Well, I've been on a self imposed hunger strike from buying new fabrics. Since September 12th 2007 (yes I know the date, it's been really hard OK?) Which means I haven't been able to partake in beautiful patterns like these from this gal, this guy, or this guy.

My fabric fast started out as a year long experiment but once my year was up I decided to make it a way of life. I now buy only vintage, re/upcycled, and if I buy any new fabric it must be organic or sustainable. Which basically means I've been scrounging around and living off my mountainous fabric stash that was accumulated in the pre-September 2007 days (also known as the Age of Decadence). Read this previous post to find out more about my decision to take a more sustainable route for my business and everyday life. And here's a good article about why fabric can be so damaging to the environment.

I really have no time to be doing any Lumpkin stuff right now ( shouldn't even be doing this, Shh!), but you can be sure I will be printing up a fabric design sometime this weekend. I can't put this on hold any longer whether my house is a wreck from the impending move or not. I've just been waiting too long for this! So look out for some new Lumpkin printed fabric to be incorporated into my Fall designs this year. And who knows, maybe I'll even start offering some Lumpkin supplies soon. I won't go over board though- I 'm still very committed to recycling fabric and keeping some of the worlds existing fabric out of the landfill. But there is something very appealing about creating the exact fabric you need for a project. Something with your name on it. And now their is an organic cotton option to do it. I love it! And FYI -all I want for Christmas, Mothers Day, birthdays, everyday is Spoonflower gift certificates. Consider it my permanent gift registry for life.
I'm really too excited about this huh?