While putting together my Colour Book, I paid a visit to the treasure trove that is Space For Life in Howe St, Observatory, to see if there were any pieces that might work with the new Diggi Dot range. I chatted to Stefan Frylinck, who loved the fabrics and had lots of ideas. It was …
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Space for Life & Diggi Dot
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Heath Finds – Skinny laMinx
This time next week, Paul and I will be on a plane, heading off to Los Angeles. We’ll be staying with old friends in Venice Beach, meeting interesting people, museums and architecture, eating yummy food and visiting amazing stores. Hard to believe, but true!! The big highlight of our LA trip is on 20 June, …
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What to do with Yoyogi Park?
The Yoyogi Park fabric collection is available in our Bree Street shop now! I know, I know. I designed it myself, so I shouldn’t be so “wow!” about it, but it’s different seeing it in real life, especially when you start putting it to use. I’ve got a couple of dresses cut out of my sampling, and I can’t …
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Paradise wallpaper
So pleased to introduce you to our freshly-launched Paradise is Here wallpaper collection with Robin Sprong. I love it to bits! All my wallpaper designs are all printed onto a pre-gummed PVC-free wallpaper that is 100% recyclable, and printed with non-toxic latex inks. Robin Sprong will create and install made-to-order wallpaper that’s perfectly designed to fit your wall, so …
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Yoyogi Park fabric… on your phone?
I’ve had the sampling for my latest quilting collection for Cloud9 Fabrics for a few weeks, called Yoyogi Park, which is inspired by my trip to Tokyo last year. It’s gorgeous (if I say so myself), and can be found and explored on the Cloud9 Fabrics site. Particularly exciting about this collection, is the addition …
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Sneak peek – A new collection with Cloud9 Fabrics
Psst! Cloud9 Fabrics is starting to reveal sneak peeks of their new collections for International Quilt Market. I’m thrilled to be doing a third collection with them, this time inspired by my trip to Japan, called Yogogi Park. Stay tuned for more info over the next little while.
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Artfully Embroidered
Way back in 2008, when Skinny laMinx was but a babe, I spent lots of time making papercuts in my studio. Some found a purpose (that Pincushion papercut certainly proved its worth!), but most of them ended up in a drawer. So I really was super thrilled to find one of them being given a fresh purpose …
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Collaboration with Dark Horse
Last year, local high end bag company Dark Horse made the cutest little sling bags with details in our Rough Cuts prints. We liked them so much that this year, just after launching our Paradise is Here collection, we approached Dark Horse to create a bag especially for this collection. We love what they’ve come …
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See Saw Do
Have you heard of See-Saw-Do? I just want to tell everyone about this simply delightful husband-and-wife social entrepreneur team, who use colour and cuteness to improve the lives and educational opportunities of kiddies all over the Western Cape. Over the past month the See-Saw-Do team has been hard at work inside the Grade R classrooms at …
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