all signs lead to...

it just seems tht the buzz word this week is quilting! i was surprised and happy to open a fresh Vouge today and find that the latest fall/winter 2011 Louis Vuitton shoot features a quilted dress!

i tried putting a close up of these images i found on he world wide web but its a tad pixelated. not sure if you can see the detail (you may have to purchase an august vouge! - or go to borders like i unashamedly did for years)

a quilted dress! and i love the shoot too! so pretty and girly!

you can see more photos from the LV shoot and a video of the making of it here

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and this is my dear dear friend Laura who is making a quilt too!

(shes making a baby-making blanket! he he ...practical AND on trend!)

photo borrowed from bec dalton.

all the pretty people are quilting.

so my good friend liz, who i talk about alot., is in the middle of a massive project! its calledproject patchwork and she is getting all these amazing-ly lovely people to help sew a patch. she really has worked incredibly hard and will be no doubt working as we speak to sew everyone's patch together!

i helped her out with sewing one of the patches for the heart quilt. and here is my little patch

below! i sewed mine on the way to work on the train every morning for a week. it was SO fulfilling.

also wanted to share with you all the beauty of arabella ramsay. coincidentally she has a quilt thee to here spring sumer line and as i peeked through the cute as website i found myself loving all her little outfits! she is so my style and i love the way her stuff is feminine and a little bit quirky but most of all stylish.

tile-town!

In singers, chinatown (ish) there were these awesome old buildings with tiling detail on them.. i am so inspired for fabric prints and i thought i would share them with you. stay tuned to see my adaptations in fabric..






In singers, chinatown (ish) there were these awesome old buildings with tiling detail on them.. i am so inspired for fabric prints and i thought i would share them with you. stay tuned to see my adaptations in fabric..

more spicy details...

here are some more cool things i saw when i was abroad....

the most amazing pad thai lady. so cute!

a line of birds that you often see in designery things but these birds were real!

my selection of sugar on the plane.

the world

i can show you the world (well some of it)

shining shimmering splendor
over sideways and under on a magic carpet ride!

ok so it is no lie that i have spent some time overseas (in thailand for a friends wedding and singapore for fun) and have far too much col stuff to show you about what i saw so i will attempt to spread it out into bite size chunks for you all... x

firstly here is a gorgeous stall in Patong beach who had the COOLEST and CUTEST little clothes out of the whole market. she has these very sweet little cropped shift tops that she sews herself. and i got the most amazing jumpsuit from her but i want to use in a proper photoshoot so i will wait to show you that! it was so refreshing to find such a cute fashion conscious, handmade stall amongst the fake ed hardy and tiffany&co.


this is me with the stall holder and garment maker. I'm wearing one of the little cropped numbers that this stall is famous for.


more of the shift tops - i bought all the coolest fabrics, these are all thats left!