Jenny Wren Paperie has launched a line of gift bags/gift wrap using fabric. I like the way
mine are built better, but the fabric she uses is lucious. I am also thrilled that people are thinking about buying gift wrap that is reusable.
GIFT WRAP – jenny wren paperie
the jenny wren paperie have just launched a brand new collection of gift wrap. designed by jennifer playford and called furochic they are an eco-friendly alternative to disposable paper gift wrap and based on traditional Japanese furoshiki cloth. and because they are made of cloth it means they are reusable! . the furochic range was shortlisted as a finalist in the national stationery show best new product awards last month in new york.
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hey there, quilty-mama! I have a question about a photo down the posts a bit, the ‘flowering snowball’? Is that a pattern from ‘That Patchwork Place’ “Creative Quilt Collection, vol.2”? Because your’s is way cooler looking, and I’ve wanted to do some curved piecing for awhile, but can’t find any other pattern that approaches the wow-factor of yours. the one in the book is set with sashing squares… (haven’t committed to purchase the thing yet… will wait to hear from you) Thanks in advance… post again soon. Cami
Thanks for your kind words about the Cross Block/Flowering Snowball! I worked on another one last night, so I hope to have something to post soon.
I have no knowledge of this pattern being in a That Patchwork Place book, so I can’t comment on that book. I describe how I came to be making that pattern in my blog through various posts as the thing eveolved. If you search my blog for Cross Block, you will find all the posts. The short version is that I saw a quilt with the pattern and took a picture of the quilt. Recently, wanting a hand project, I came across the photo again and became enamoured the pattern. I started trying to draft the pattern and had a bit of trouble. I brought the pattern up on a couple of lists and was pointed to Barbara Brackman’s book “The Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns,” where it is pictured. It is number 3081 in that book. I was, later, able to find it in Blockbase, the Electric Quilt version of the book. I ended up printing the patterns from through that program off the computer and it is all gravy since then. I am happy to send you the templates if you send me an e-mail with your e-mail through my website artquiltmaker.com
I left some pics on my blog for you to see. I’ve made improvments to my piecing since, but thought I’d show you a few examples (one more ‘traditional’ and one of my mom’s influence) of my patchworking. I have never kept a quilt for myself, but am working on a few which I hope to use on the kids’ beds. And thanks for the offer of templates… I do want them, as I’m totally in lust with ‘flowering snowball’ right now! Cami p.s. my husband wrote a very funny (I think) review of the craziness here… I have a link to his blog on my sidebar… the ‘cheeky monkey’blog…