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
Stasi
14 years agoI'd use them to trim kitchen towels, the stripes would lok great with my Kitchen!!
dotsandyarn
14 years agoFabulous prints! Thanks for the give-away! Difficult to say what I'd do with it. I'd like to feel the fabric first before deciding on a project.
mary
14 years agoI would use them to make clothes for my 2 boys! I can definitly see the scooters print as some long shorts for them.
ange_moore
14 years agoLovely fabric! I'd like to make some pyjama bags for my kids (inspired by Soule Mama) and these colours would suit out decor perfectly and the prints are gorgeous – great for kids but not childish!
Adélie
14 years agoOh, they are gorgeous! I don't know if I would use it to make appliques, or in my textile jewelry, but I know your fabric would end up in my box of “favorite fabrics I really really won't cut until I've found the right project for it”. Sometimes, I cut a small piece and make a pincushion out of it, so that I have the pleasure to see the beloved fabric very often :).
Krys
14 years agoI am just in love with your designs and have used many in the past {and continue to use} them to inspire me with unique children clothing. Can picture these as either a stripwork skirt or even a little dress with contrasting bloomers or even wrap top with ruffle pants. So many ideas for such a wonderful range of fabrics.
Susana
14 years agoHi, that is some wonderful fabric you've made! I can definitely see a great quilt, but also, baby/toddler clothes. I would fussy-cut some of those scooters and birds to use as accents or tiny, tiny pockets. And use the stripe for contrast hems and binding. I love how clean they are and still adorable.
estibogar
14 years agoI love your work. I would like to participate in this giveaway…Happy Earth Day… 🙂
uglygirl
14 years agoI would love to make some bunting for a nursery!
I found you via Ink & Spindle.
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Jane
14 years agoI'd love to make a little dress for my newly one year old niece. She would be adorable in a little pinafore type dress in these fabrics, possibly with a co-ordinating yet different one for her older sister!
Sarah
14 years agoI'd make little project bags.
Heather L.
14 years agoSince my fourth child found out last night he's the only one of my five I haven't made a quilt for yet….the fabric might be destined to become that quilt!
Lilly
14 years agoI would make pillow cases.
Thanks for the chance.
The Artists House
14 years agoLove the fabrics. I would love to make my baby girl a new spring dress.
Happy Earth Day.
Sally
14 years agoI think that I would make some sort of patchwork bag/purse.
Megs
14 years agoI am thinking cushions for the outdoor setting! Very cool Fabrics!
Meredith
14 years agoOk, the scooter print needs to be made into capri pants for a little girl, maybe with a little ruffle at the hem. So cute, I love it!
Amy Sell
14 years agogoregous fabrics!
Michele
14 years agoI am such a sucker for your fabrics! I wish I could trade my entire stash for all yours!
Heather
14 years agoMy first answer would be a quilt, but I'd love to make some cool sun hats for the summer. Yeah, forget the quilt, hats it is.
gardienne
14 years agoKnitting accessories, like project bags/needle holders and little pouches to hold scissors, needles, nail file etc. 🙂
Amy Sell
14 years agoI love these! Congratulations on your new line. I would sew up come sweet beach bags or bags for the pool. Even a nice hat to match would be great.
Heidi
14 years agoThese prints seem especially suited to hand bags and reusable snack/sandwich bags!
Green Bag Lady Teresa
14 years agoI would love to win, they are gorgeous! Thanks much for the freebie and for going organic for the earth! I would sew baby items out of them.
The Chase Family
14 years agoTote bags (one can never have enough) or a little handbag. Potentially a jewelry travel case/organizer.
Liz Noonan
14 years agoi love this! i would make a bunny or bonnet for my beautiful baby.
sewfunbymonique
14 years agoI think those fabrics say 'summer tote' or
'summer backpack'. Both of those are on my to do list for myself. Super cute!!
fieryone
14 years agoI would use it in a quilt, I've just started quilting and am really enjoying the learning process!
MoniCue
14 years agoThe scooters just melted me! We are a scooter loving family. A Droid case for Scooter Boy and cuties skirts for us girls!
Heather
14 years agoSorry to be boring, but maybe pillows. Or a tie for my little lads out of the super-cute scooter fabric!
Jeni
14 years agoBeautiful prints! I think I would make some mini quilts with those fabrics! They would look great with a brown solid, yum!
delitealex
14 years agoLove the scooters. I think I would make a bag or a small quilt.
mehelldog
14 years agoI work at a Quaker school that has great interest in environmental sustainability, in fact, I'm in charge of maintaining our membership in a lot of the sustainability initiatives that we have joined. I also happen to love sewing, of which numerous kids are familiar. Instead of just recycling old clothes to refashion into new ones, I'd love to be able to create several outfits to show the kids that “crunchy” doesn't have to equal drab and that sustainable doesn't have to mean old and pilly!
robinsnc
14 years agoVery lovely. Thanks for the giveaway.
The top right would be a lovely dress or skirt.
The patterns that are smaller and busier would be cute headbands.
The stripe would be fun as lining for a bag or picnic basket.
A really fun tutorial idea would be to use any of these fabrics to add your own lining to a button-down or jacket.
britt
14 years agoa quilted pillow. i have never quilted and i want to start small.
Erin
14 years agoI have quilts on the brain lately so I have to say these fabrics would probably be used towards a quilt at my house. These would also be cute for an apron, a pocket and lining on a canvas bag and pillowcases.
Kristal
14 years agoThese fabrics are making me think of a beach cottage. I see the bird print as short curtains with a trim of the aqua dots, and the rest of the fabrics as accents, like pillows. Oh, or a beach picnic set, with a tote bag, quilt, napkins, maybe an umbrella!
Carol & Eddy
14 years agoI'm sorry my idea is not unique but i would make a quilt for my little girl. We call her our ninja turtle princess – she's sweet and all but she also loves racey stuff like scooters and vespas!! :-)Perfect fabric combo!
KyTess
14 years agoLOVE these prints! I'm already planning on making a journal cover for my mother for Mother's Day.
Jennifer Singer
14 years agoThese would make great tote bags or even library bags for kids! Love them.
nikki
14 years agoI would love to use these prints to cover some cushions I am making to turn a cedar chest into extra seating. They would go so well with my living room furniture.
sb
14 years agoThe fabrics are gorgeous! I'd love to make lots of baby things out of them. That orange flowery print in particular is calling to me. “Simple summery baby dress!” it says.
Doina
14 years agoGreat giveaway! Please count me in! I would make baby quilt.
Tamiko
14 years agoI would make a cover for my scooter. Seriously.
Candace
14 years agoI've been sewing a lot of clothes for my kids so I'd probably use the fabrics for that. Thanks so much! SparklePowerCandace@gmail.com
Mermaid
14 years agoThese are gorgeous. I would definately make a little boys shirt with the moped print and a skirt for me too!! Infact they all would be good for clothes, bags, pillows, the list is endless.
Megan
14 years agoi think that stripey one would make a nice spring picnic blanket with some waterproof material stitched to the back, and the brown with the circles is calling to me as a skirt 🙂
thanks for the giveaway
kalaedoscope(at)hotmail(dot)com
Rachel
14 years agoI would love to make toys out of those! A nice, modern rag quilt for a baby would be good, too.
walklet
14 years agoTeal is my favorite color, definitely a quilt!
Shannon
14 years agoBeautiful prints! I think they would make some really lovely pillow cases… or really, anything, but I would start with pillow cases I think. 🙂