Monday, 13 July 2009

Bittersweet bicycles


A customer sent me some beautiful bicycle fabric to be made into something for her daughter (remember The Coolest Girl in the World?) and I fell in love. It's called Dream Bikes by Heather Ross and you absolutely cannot find it anymore. Which is pretty much a crime against humanity, because it's gorgeous.


The challenge was that she only had a scrap left, less than a yard and a bit irregular. Luckily she had plenty to coordinating dotty fabric to send my way too.


And I managed to squeeze this out of it! I love it so much, I wish I could keep it. In fact, I wish I could wear it.
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16 comments:

  1. Sew Scrumptious13 July 2009 at 08:13

    oh my god. That is just gorgeous. So pretty. I want one for my daughter! One of my favourites yet.

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  2. nickynackynoo13 July 2009 at 08:22

    Love it. The contrasting hem works really, really well.

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  3. Apryl13 July 2009 at 08:37

    aww thats really lovely they work together so nicely.

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  4. Fabric Nation13 July 2009 at 09:25

    Loks fab! I love Heather Ross fabric. I wasted an hour yesterday fruitlessly looking for her campervan fabric after coming across it by chance looking for camping theme fabric online! I wanted some sweet tent prints, but could only find American camping themes which feature lots of hunting paraphenalia! Maybe I wil have to make my own! Her blog is full of her sweet illustrations.

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  5. Nic13 July 2009 at 09:39

    That's ace. I love Heather Ross too. Camper vans and goldfish are my favs but that is sooo sweet to.

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  6. Bagladee13 July 2009 at 09:50

    Awww that is so cute, I love this fabric too. xx

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  7. Fabric Nation13 July 2009 at 10:31

    Just seen the this! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heather-Ross-Pink-Bike-Cushion-Laura-Ashley-Fabric_W0QQitemZ120166347260QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Cushions_Throws_LE?hash=item1bfa78f1fc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A2%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A50#ebayphotohosting

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  8. Pickled Weasel13 July 2009 at 10:38

    That is lovely :)

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  9. LenoreNeverM♡re13 July 2009 at 11:42

    Adorable!
    Love the color combo...
    Lovely & creative week to you

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  10. Mrs Jelly13 July 2009 at 12:17

    Yummy.
    I love Heather Ross' camper van fabric which is becoming rarer than hen's teeth these days.
    I have about a metre of it in pink that I just cannot bring myself to cut into!
    So when you going to start making your patterns in grown up sizes, hmmm?

    Word verification : reptints

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  11. Silver Moss Jewellery13 July 2009 at 12:25

    Love the bikaes, and the photos!

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  12. Squam Hill Design13 July 2009 at 12:39

    wow...i want some of that fabric too...the dress is really nice...you do such perfect work...so beautiful! I HAD that bike when I was little :)

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  13. Kat - Housewife Confidential13 July 2009 at 15:54

    don't hate me....i have fat quarters of the whole set! waiting for the right project. wish i had more to do this top though...

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  14. blushing rose13 July 2009 at 17:37

    How adorably exquisite a creation! You are good, lady. TTFN ~Marydon

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  15. Louiz13 July 2009 at 19:48

    That's gorgeous.

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  16. Heather Leavers15 July 2009 at 08:38

    if you'd been keeping that for maia I'd probably have to steal her as well as jamie.

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