Not my usual colour combination....it's slowly growing on me.

Paula Kovarik had her own creative agency specializing in corporate and employee communications and is now a full-time textile artist.

Rechthoekig quilted sierkussen met golfjesmotief 100% Percale Katoen, 200 TC Afmeting: 45 x 70 cm Inclusief polyester binnenkussen Hoes wassen tot maximaal 40° bij de fijne was, drogen op lage temperaturen, niet strijken Pip Studio Collectie van Beddinghouse Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) - OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 gecertifieerd - Global Organic Textile Standard Comfortabel vakmanschap in je interieur Het Sierkussen Alba Quilted Cushion – Khaki verleidt je met een zeer verfijnde print van grote Spaanse waaiers die kunstig zijn samengesteld uit decoratieve paisley-vormen en delicaat geplaatste bloemen, waardoor dit kussen een betoverende uitstraling krijgt. Het zachte, dromerige oranje kleurenpalet voegt een warme gloed toe aan je interieur. De achterkant van dit sierkussen heeft een gestreept patroon in roze en oranje. Dankzij de combinatie van levendige kleuren en het quilted patroon tilt dit sierkussen de stijl van je ruimte naar ongekende hoogten. Het zorgvuldig gestikte design creëert een tastbare textuur die warmte en gezelligheid uitstraalt. Of je nu je woonkamer wilt verfraaien, een accent aan je slaapkamer wilt toevoegen, of een vleugje elegantie aan je zithoek wilt geven, dit kussen past perfect in elke setting. 100% Percale Katoen Percale Katoen is een luxueuzere versie van gewoon katoen. Dankzij een draaddichtheid van 200 TC voelt katoenperkal heel soepel aan. Deze perkalweving zorgt er ook voor dat de stof niet gaat pillen (pluisjes vormen). Uiteraard heeft dit materiaal dezelfde positieve kenmerken als gewoon katoen: het is glad, sterk, ademend, ventilerend en vocht absorberend. De hoes van het Sierkussen Pip Studio Alba Quilted Cushion - Khaki mag gewassen worden op maximaal 60 graden, op lage temperaturen gedroogd worden en hoeft niet gestreken te worden. Pip Studio: happy products for happy people Elk product van Pip Studio is een echte eyecatcher: klassiek maar met een speelse twist. Pip Studio gelooft niet alleen in ‘happy products for happy people’, maar ook in een ‘happy planet’. Het bedrijf streeft naar diervriendelijke, duurzamere producten en het minimaliseren van de impact op het milieu.

Welcome - So nice to have you here! It's been a little while since I was last sat typing at my blog, but I've been busy with all sorts of adventures... I visited Elaine's lovely jumbly fair at Pamphill and came away with treasures... Then onto Poole for a romantic night away with hubby for Valentine's Day... Where we were able to say our first 'hello' of the year, to the sea. We travelled home the next day via the Tank Museum at Bovington. We'd passed it so many times over the years, but the joys of having three daughters meant that Dad was always outvoted! With a visit long overdue, there was no backing out this time... ;-)) There were some fine tank specimens - a huge collection in fact... A very good museum... If you like that sort of thing... ;-) *** Back home again and I've been making a few bits and bobs... Another Easter bunny fairy... This is Miss Cottontail. She's sold - thank you! A large Guardian Angel named Grace. I'm sold - thank you! And I've also found some time to make something just for me for a change. A colourful cushion made from some of my favourite vintage fabrics and a hand embroidered cottage picture. *** A week later and another day out where we headed for Hereford. Spotting Baileys en-route, we thought it worth a quick call-in, having seen it mentioned in countless magazines over the years. On entering, a 'No Photographs' sign is perhaps not the friendliest of welcomes(?) - We perused the immaculate displays and after purchasing two wooden washing up brushes, decided it wasn't really the place for us... (All a bit too perfect for my taste - I like my vintage to look a bit more lived-in. Baileys' style is perfection in it's imperfections!) Hereford is a city that we'd not visited before. It was lively around the shops, but peaceful in the Cathedral grounds. We took in Monmouth in the afternoon, on the way back home... Crossing the old Severn Bridge from Wales back to England. *** As ever, there's been more vintage shopping at the flea market - Here are some of my finds. Trinkets and treasures from a French Château's attic. And lots of lovely fabrics to add to my stash. Vintage Sanderson linens. GORGEOUS c1940's Sanderson And classic 'Salad Days' by Sanderson again. This satin box now sits on my dressing table - I have a thing for old boxes. And a ceramic egg trinket pot which dates from the early 1900's. *** The youngest member of our family (who is walking already!), turned one year old at the end of February - We celebrated by all going to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. We fell in love with the beautiful Giraffes - so gentle and graceful. *** Little-one wasn't the only lucky girl to receive gifts...I had a surprise parcel arrive in the post last week from my lovely friend. I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I opened up the box. It was filled to the top with wonderful treasures. My favourites being these soft satin Liberty print ribbons. More ribbons and trims added to the bounty... And buttons and beads... Fabrics and lace. What really surprised me was that my friend has been asked to exhibit some of her beautifully hand crafted items for sale at the gallery shop at Stourhead at the end of this year...And I'm sure she could have made use of such treasures herself! I hope I can do them justice. *** Finally there's my website to mention...To be honest its been taking up a lot of my thoughts just recently. I feel I may have made a mistake to concentrate mostly on my handmade fairies - I think I rushed into making decisions and changes to my site after Christmas, without giving myself time to stop. Perhaps I've not been thinking straight for a while...I've been feeling a little lost...It's been more of an adjustment than I first imagined, giving up my bricks and mortar shop. I miss the routine, surprisingly the stress and hard work, but mostly I've missed talking to people; some of my customers had become friends and I've suddenly lost contact with most of them. January and February have been difficult months, with no fairs to offer my wares for sale, until last Saturday's Vintage Jumble...(Sorry I forgot to take photos at the jumble, but it was a fabulous event and I'd like to thank everyone who visited my stall and took away some of my vintage goodies! :) Now things are feeling brighter and I'm looking forward to having another go with my on-line business. It's had another small make-over since the initial changes I made - I hope you like them. Whilst coming to a decision about what to do next, I kept looking back at some of the photos I'd taken at my first shop in 2003. source I'm at my happiest when making one-off items, but realise it can be difficult to find a market for them. It is far easier to become known as a 'bag maker' or 'cushion maker' for example, but this isn't truly the direction that my heart is being pulled...But for now it may make better business sense, at least until we are able to move house and I can re-evaluate again. source I've always loved reworking vintage textiles into usable and/or decorative items...To suddenly stop doing that doesn't feel right. And now that Sanderson have started to reproduce some of their iconic vintage fabric designs, I'm thinking there must be a market for the originals that I've safely squirrelled away for years - It could be the right time to start using them again in my work. So, to reflect my change of heart, I wanted to give my website (another!) new look. A bit of primitive hand stitched embroidery was involved to give it a more handmade feel. I've used the stitched words to create the clickable buttons to navigate the site. My gorgeous girl designed a new banner for me (and one for my blog too), which I am thrilled with. I've listed some new handmade stock. This cushion is made from a hand worked tapestry, combined with a patchwork of vintage floral fabrics. The back is a glazed cotton by Sanderson. *** The second cushion is similar in style with a needlepoint in the centre, surrounded by colourful vintage floral fabrics. The back is the same Sanderson as before. I've also made a little barkcloth handbag, with crinoline lady needlepoint. It fastens with a c1930's button and fabric loop. Fully lined inside with a glazed cotton. I've also made a large floral cushion, which I have put aside for one of the upcoming spring fairs, so will show more of that nearer the time. Thanks for stopping-by and catching-up with me here. Enjoy the rest of your week, Niki x

Muslin, hand embroidery, vintage locket

The design of PIP Studio makes me smile. I found it via Berthas Oldebarn. The wallpaper in this bottom images is just too cute. I could totally go for a few bowls or maybe a few tea cups.

Pip, pip, hurray! I briefly mentioned PIP Studio on Monday when I shared a fun folksy notebook I picked up from the local stationery shop. I'm so glad that I took the time to click around on the PIP website because I found a bunch of beautiful products -- PIP Studio is more than paper goods that

Machine pieced

Laura says: 'We moved into this house six years ago. Since then I've hardly had any time to do it up, but now I'm ready to get on and make some changes.'

Never lose your thimble again! Make a pretty home for it with these step-by-step instructions. They're also an awesome way to give small gifts!

Refinery29 interviews NY Florist Ariel Dearie

Ari drew a picture : Pip stitched it!

Välkommen till min blogg, den heter Broarne för att jag driver en webb-shop med samma namn.

First, in honor of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend I finally pieced all my Union Jack blocks together. Three cheers for that. Now it’s off at the quilters. My goal is to have it done and bound before the Olympics start in July. So cheerio, pip pip, and all that. (The original pattern I...Read More

Vind je je bed opmaken ook zo’n lastig karwei? Een bedsprei maakt je bed opmaken een stuk makkelijker. Met een beweging gooi je de bedsprei op je bed en je hoeft deze alleen maar recht te trekken om je bed er perfect te laten uitzien. Je kunt een bedsprei echter net zo goed gebruiken om een gezellig avondje op de bank door te brengen. Bedsprei Pip Studio Saluti Piccoli Quilt – Groen is dan ook een veelzijdig accessoire om in huis te hebben!Voor een Italiaanse sfeer in huisGeniet van een Italiaanse sfeer in huis met de Bedsprei Pip Studio Saluti Piccoli Quilt – Groen. Het symmetrisch opgebouwd bloemenpatroon op de voorkant van deze quilt is geïnspireerd op de prachtige behangmotieven uit Italië. De verfijnde bloemen zijn geschilderd in groene tonale kleuren met hier en daar een accentkleur. De achterkant heeft een patroon van witte en groene horizontale streepjes. Een luxueuze uitstraling wordt gecreëerd door de doorgestikte Oxfordrand. Het stikselpatroon zorgt voor een gezellige en huiselijke uitstraling. Deze unieke quilt kan perfect tweezijdig gebruikt worden.Percale Katoen: de luxueuzere variant van katoenDe Bedsprei Pip Studio Saluti Piccoli Quilt – Groen zorgt niet alleen voor een gezellige sfeer, de quilt voelt ook bijzonder comfortabel aan. Reden hiervoor is dat deze gemaakt werd van 100% katoenperkal. Dit materiaal heeft dezelfde bijzondere eigenschappen als katoen: het is sterk, ventilerend en vocht absorberend. Het grote verschil met gewoon katoen is de draaddichtheid. Katoenperkal heeft een draaddichtheid van minimaal 200 TC waardoor deze stof altijd soepel valt en niet snel gaat pillen (pluisjes vormen). Eigenlijk kun je katoenperkal beschouwen als een luxueuzere variant van katoen. De bedsprei mag je wassen tot maximaal 40°.Beddinghouse kwaliteitDe nieuwste collecties bedtextiel en badstofproducten van Pip Studio dragen het label ‘duurzamer’. Hun partner voor bedtextiel en badstof – Beddinghouse - is lid van het Better Cotton Initiative, een samenwerkingsverband tussen ontwikkelingsorganisaties, milieuorganisaties en het bedrijfsleven met als doel de katoenteelt wereldwijd te verbeteren. Door deze katoenproducten te kiezen, steun je de investeringen van de missie van Better Cotton.Pip Studio: happy products for happy peopleElk product van Pip Studio is een echte eyecatcher: klassiek maar met een speelse twist. Pip Studio gelooft niet alleen in happy products for happy people, maar ook in een happy planet. Het bedrijf streeft naar diervriendelijke, duurzamere producten en het minimaliseren van de impact op het milieu.

Sometimes it's just nice to sit back and view something a bit different. I like to work on small projects. Here's two examples of my 3-D art pieces: Garden Sewing Box and Treasure's of the Sea. Below you will also find links to some wonderful 3 - D art work by other textile artists. Enjoy! Links for some 3-D projects Jackie's Art Quilts Erratic Needle Kathy York's Central Park (amazing video scroll down to the end) Mad Tea Party 3 Dimensional Flowers by Barb Forrister Fiber Art by Nancy Schlegel Textile Artist Village, Lisa Call Artisun Evolution of a Teacup Quilted Vessels of Kay Khan Fabric Vessel Books to Inspire Exploring Dimensional Quilt Art (book review) Fantastic Fabric Folding by Rebecca Wat Three Dimensional Applique by Jodie Davis More Fabulous Flowers by Sharon K. Barker Fabled Flowers by Kumiko Sudo The Art of Manipulating Fabric

Detail of fabric milagro I made for my friend, Ruth.