I got an email from Jan over at Daisy Janie this week with a great idea for celebrating Earth Day – a blog-hop giveaway of organic fabric! I’ve never done a giveaway before – haven’t had much to give away – but this happens to coincide perfectly with the arrival of the first bolts of my new organic collection, Monaco. I’m offering up 1/2 yard each of 7 prints from the teal colorway – all you have to do is take a look at the prints and leave a comment with your ideas of what to make with them. (I’ll be doing a lot of sample sewing over the next month, and I need ideas!) Then, go ahead and click on the links to the other 11 fabulous designers to enter their giveaways. The giveaway will end at 7am Cali time (10am EST) on Monday, 4/26, and I’ll pick the winner in a blind draw. So, without further ado, here are the prints! Let me know your ideas.
Here are the links for the other participants. Good luck!
510 COMMENTS
AZ in August
16 years agoI love the striped pattern with teal + orange. I would probably use it to make hair flowers and beautiful runners for a bridal shower I'm hosting :o)
AZinAugust[at]gmail[dot]com
Karen
16 years agoThis collection would make a cute big boy quilt for my two year old grandson. I love the scooters!
Jen of ReannaLily Designs
16 years agoGoodness. I'm loving this give-away “hop”! I'd make handbags if I won.
Karyn at www.somewhathip.etsy.com
16 years agoSuch a fun collection! I think they are joyful and bright, but also kind of modern. Definitely the type of colour palette I see in a lot of strollers/nurseries/high chairs these days. I'd love to see cushions in all different sizes/aspect ratios, and maybe some little toys. I've also seen great displays of cool fabrics stretched onto embroidery hoops and hung on walls.
Karen
16 years agoThe fabrics are sooooo cute. What a cute quilt they would make!
MossyOakLane
16 years agoPurse! Maybe lampshade covers? Children's clothes!
dominique,
16 years agoLOVE the birds! I agree with Karyn about the embroidery hoops….I actually painted a picture of a giant tree in my daughter's room and used some funky fabric hoops as the leaves of the tree…I am ready for a change though and have toyed with the idea of changing the fabric out for each season. Also lots of reupholstering!
debbiekl
16 years agoAwesome fabrics! I'd love to make some baby items for my new niece/nephew arriving this fall.
Urban Crunch
16 years agoThese prints are too cute! Quilts, quilts, quilts. I think these prints would make the cutest baby quilts!
Happy Earth Day!!
saganaga
16 years agoreally like the birds ! these prints would make fun spring/summer dresses for my daughter 🙂
Rebecca
16 years agoWow! They're beautiful and you're so generous! I'm picturing an outdoor patio set with new throw pillows, place mats, and cloth napkins.
bcre8uv
16 years agoSooo in love with your fabric! I think I would make a summery tote bag, or maybe a fun stripwork skirt for my daughter.
Lisabee
16 years agoThose prints are awesome! if I had them, I'd use them to make some reusable grocery totes (big sturdy ones that could carry milk jugs) and possibly a baby quilt.
Kari
16 years agoI would use them to decorate my remodeled creative space! The print on the upper left especially would become the cover to my seat cushion. A wall hanging would also be in order.
Erin
16 years agoOh my goodness, I love these!! These work so well together, I'm thinking a baby quilt or a messenger bag. So many possibilities!
Jessica Levitt
16 years agoi have some baby gifts to make (sling and blanket) and the birds and patterns would work perfects.
Corrie
16 years agoI'm thinking some nice spring skirts! The brown with circles would make a cute purse!
Sam
16 years agoOh such an easy question, I will make a washable cover for the couch in the RV for our 4000 mile cruise next month.
sweetsakurasky.com
16 years agoI would love to make a summer bag or new diaper bad for my sister inlaw
missknitta
16 years agoI'm thinking some wonderful summer slippers — what adorable fabrics!
pklaw
16 years agoLove those little scooters! What a great line. I need to make a lap quilt for a 10 yar old girl and this would be perfect! thanks for the giveaway!
Jessica Hills
16 years agoI would love to make a skirt with these!
Emily
16 years agoI would make of lovely baby quilt with these cheery fabrics!
kevnjacks
16 years agoI'm on a quilt making roll – so would love to incorporate some of your fabric in a great quilt for my daughter! Love the happy prints!
Becky S.
16 years agoOh, such pretty fabric!! I think they would be perfect for a cute summer
tote bag or an apron. Thanks for the chance to win!
Miss Prickly
16 years agoThose scooters make me happy!
Those prints are itchin' to be sewn into a tote bag.
Michelle
16 years agoLove, love, love the designs. Oh, what to make…hard to decide…but thinking re-usable napkins and table runner…
Brenis
16 years agoOh my gosh these are just too cute! The scooters are adorable (my hubby and i ride scooters) how cute would that be made into a simple backpack?! Or over the shoulder bag! Market bags too. LOL
All the others i am seeing as purses, and gorgeous pillows. Probably not original, but i can just see them as that 🙂 Curtains, quilts.. oh man, the ideas are limitless!
Crystal Hendrix
16 years agoOh I love the scooter fabric! We have one and my husband loves it! Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
Linda
16 years agoI love the colors you use in these fabrics! Orange is my absolute favorite color. The scooter fabric is my fav, also.
I think it would be adorable in a clutch, or pouch with a little metal frame and clasp.
Amy
16 years agoThese are so wonderful — especially that scooter! Can I just touch them a lot for while before I cut into them? 🙂 I actually think I'd figure out how to make a single skirt that incorporated all of them somehow. Maybe gored with a different fabric for each gore? They definitely get my mind racing! Thanks for the giveaway!
~ Kim ~
16 years agoFabulous prints. I'd make kids snack packs and lunchboxes with them!
IzzysMa
16 years agoI see coordinating outfits for my kids 🙂
Tally
16 years agoYour fabrics are giving me many ideas, I love teal. Since it fits perfect in my office/sewing room I would make one or two mini-quilts displaying a square of each with linen seperating it.
The stripes low right side and the flowers left top side I would combine for a skirt.
sharon
16 years agoThey would make a wonderful quilt for a child! Love your designs!
anne-laure
16 years agoClothes, aprons, skirts, shirts… i'd love to wear those fabrics!
kathi
16 years agoBeach pants. Lots of pockets for treasures.
Tam
16 years agoWow! I was just telling my hubby how i want a Vespa. I think this would be great for a picnic set. Something you could use all the coordinating fabrics. I would make a picnic table cloth/throw, napkins, lining a cool basket,or making a basket,a few fabric bowls, cushions, and a food dome covers. I would love to pull out this lovely fabric made into a picnic set for a movie in the park.Oh and I love the pop of orange too. orange is one of my favorite colors.
Mystica
16 years agoI would like to quilt for a little boy of about 8 as I think the colors are gorgeous.
Bonnie
16 years agoYour teal colorway fabrics are fabulous. I'd like to make some tote bags, and those fabrics would be great coordinates to make a couple with lots of pockets!
Bonnie
toll-patchig
16 years agoLove this prints ! I would make a very nice babyblanket. I have a very fluffy and cuddly organic cotton for the back laying around here – that would be a great combo !
Signe
16 years agoHappy earth day!
Your new fabric makes me think of summer and kids in the sun. I suddenly have the urge to start sewing my kids' summer clothes from your fabric. Baggy, mid-knee shorts, colarless shirts (sorry, don't know their proper name in English) and wee pleated, strapped summer tops for my little girl.
Thank you the inspiration! 🙂
Katrin
16 years agoThe scooter fabric is so cool! I would make a cute baby quilt out of them.
Jona
16 years agoIt would certainly make really cool small childrens clothing. I would use organic fabric for clothing and they are really cute for wee ones. Plus, you could really show of your cool fabrics if there is one mini-dress for each design. It would definitely look pretty hanging in a row (though that is a lot of work).
And for bringing all the designs together there is nothing better than a baby blanket. And it is easy to show customers all the designs at once!
Rocio
16 years agome encantan los diseños!!!!! son originales y divertidos! ideales para mi casa!! haria almohadones y quilts! cortinas o manteles individuales!!! ayyy las quiero!!!!
rocio desde cordoba argentina
Meg
16 years agoEeek, these are so cute! As a practical person, I'd love to see some practical things made of them..something travel related as the summer is slowly coming 😛 Maybe some passport cases or pouches 🙂
Happy Earth Day! And thank you for the chance to participate!
Cat
16 years agoYour fabrics are lovely – I would probably make some baby things.
Marina
16 years agoI would use them to make a summer top…love the yellow one!! Happy earth day to all
marina_cerra@hotmail.com
Felifelou
16 years agoI like the wonderful colors.I would sew bags (messangerbag), some pillows, perhaps a table runner, a organizers or some small purses.Perhaps some sweet animals for kids.
Greatings Ulrike
A Time for Stitching
16 years agoWhat a great combination of colours and designs. I can see sweet little summer dresses using diffrent fabrics for different part of the dresses.