...Feather Inspiration...
1. Pink Feather Ornament from One King's Lane 2. Feather Fan Dinner Napkin from Coral and Tusk 3. Feather Garland from Paper Source
I love feathers.
I love them in bright colors for craft projects, hand drawn or painted, dipped in gold, on actual birds and especially, ON FABRIC! I'm so excited about Mark Hordyszynski's new line for Michael Miller Fabrics called, Birds of a Feather!
As soon as the fabric arrived, I made Little O a dress and took some photos while we practiced our yoga moves... in boots :) Love that girl!
Pattern used for dress- The Wednesday Dress by Cali Faye
Last week I chatted with Mark about his new collection, Birds of a Feather, and here's what he had to say about each pattern:
Tweet - "Birds have always been popular throughout the years, with trends specifying (sometimes without specificity) which particular bird is singled out - the owl, swans, and flamingos are always good - so I chose to do a very generic bird. Inspired by the no-nonsense form of Scandinavia design, Marimekko and the Modern Quilt Guild, simple shapes suggest more detailed parts such as a tear drop shape for wings, or sticks for feet, or a triangle for the beak or crest, or tail feathers."
Scwambled Eggs- "I think of alien space pods from
sci-fi B movies from the 50's."
Twig-
"is a fractured stripe."
Quill
- "I had been experimenting with combining the almost rigidly drawn outline in
the shape of a feather with the very loose, again very simple and almost
suggestive, stroke of a marker of paint brush."
*Instructions for the standard size pillow case will be
available for free on Mark's blog: www.madhatterofmaui.blogspot.com
*The machine embroidery can be downloaded (for a small
fee) at the digitizer's website: www.theneedleworkfactory.com.
*for information about the bucket hat, pictured above, contact Mark through his blog.
Mark made an adorable reversible bucket hat for a newborn using Tweet in Aqua (pictured below)
For some really great feather DIY projects, check out Scrap Hacker. And for a tutorial that mixes paper feathers and glitter (pictured below), visit Hand Crafted Parties.
Happy sewing!
xo, kait
xo, kait
COMMENTS ARE CLOSED!
Congratulations to our winners--
- mynanamaree said...
- "Adorable fabrics ~ my granddaughter would absolutely love something made with them. ♥ Thanks a bunch for the chance to win!"
and
marymcnultydesign said...
"I just love this fabric. Cant wait to make something with it."
i love these prints! coming close to my love for mirror balls mark!
ReplyDeleteThat dress is gorgeous, my children would love to have me make some things for them in these fabrics
ReplyDeleteWhat great fabrics!! Thanks for the opportunity to win them!
ReplyDeleteThe very talented Mark Hordyszynski has done it again! (I'm such a big fan I've even learned to spell his last name! :) Love the new fabrics, especially the painter-ly effect achieved in "Quill". Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and cute collection - those feathers are awesome!
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Earlier this year, I started a project to create 365 feathers (or feathered things). I have been pulled away from it , but this fabric is definitely inspiring and motivating me to get back to it.
ReplyDeleteWhimsical. Fun. Simplistic but versatile. LOVE it! Soooo many possibilities.
ReplyDeleteI love these feathers! Would make an absolutely amazing quilt!!
ReplyDeleteOh my, these are so lovely, so inspired! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this new collection and would love to win this bundle! Thanks for the great preview.
ReplyDeletedoes nobody want these. lol i'll be first, love the stringy look of nest and the Quill is lovely
ReplyDeleteHa, I named my AMH Feathers quilt "Birds Of A Feather" because the turquoise and orange feather blocks came from all my bee ladies! Winning that bundle would be very special indeed!
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing Mark's feathery goodness popping up all over the Web. It's fun and soothing at the same time. Tell him to keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteNumber one comment - fabulous line and thank you!! have a great holiday!
ReplyDeleteWow, really nice fabric. It inpires me to make so many things!
ReplyDeleteVery Cute!!
ReplyDeleteI really love the feather print fabrics! So CUTE!
ReplyDeleteLove this beautiful fabric line..!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun line!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the feathers! Cute!
ReplyDeleteAdorable fabrics ~ my granddaughter would absolutely love something made with them. ♥ Thanks a bunch for the chance to win! ☺
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I would LOVE to win these!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I would LOVE to win these!
ReplyDeletelove them all, but especially nest!
ReplyDeleteI just love this fabric. Cant wait to make something with it.
ReplyDeleteI love those feathers on the bark color!
ReplyDeleteAmy
What a cute collection - and such fun prints. Thanks for the give away!
ReplyDeleteThese prints are so sweet and I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteOooo.... Absolutely loving the feather prints! Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThose birds are so cute!!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves feathers too and I'd love to win this to make her a quilt to keep her warm!
ReplyDeleteLove all of these prints!
ReplyDeleteI just love this fabric!
ReplyDeleteI love those birds!! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove !!!
ReplyDeleteThese prints are adorable. Thank you for the chance to win them... Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
ReplyDeletewondeful feather prints, very imaginative. I'd love to win.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous line of fabrics - I love it!
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love these prints would love the chance to win them. Thanks again
ReplyDeleteI love the prints and the colors! Thanks so much for the chance.
ReplyDeletevery cute....would love to win ;)
ReplyDeleteOh Wow! Writing my letter to Santa now!
ReplyDeleteDear Santa, I've been very very good this year, could I please have a big bundle of this collection? Pretty please with sugar on top.
Oh, these prints are gorgeous. A friend just picked up some quill the other day and everyone loved it.
ReplyDeleteThese fabrics are absolutely gorgeous. What an enormous treat it would be to win! Thanks for the opportunity to do so :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun collection! I would love to make something with it.
ReplyDeleteMy last name is Bird, and I LOVE bird prints, so this definitely caught my eye!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this is still open, but I hope so! I would love to win this bundle of beautiful fabrics!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance.
Love the feather and twig prints.
ReplyDeleteI love the bird pillows that brought me to this post! I'm going to make some this weekend. Would love the inspiration fabric!
ReplyDeleteLove the feathers and those bird pillow are too cute!
ReplyDeletelove the colors and designs! I would love to win.
ReplyDeleteLove the bird prints. The feathers are cute too! Thanks- K-
ReplyDeleteI love these prints. Thanks for the chance to win them. Maybe I can make that cute pillow
ReplyDeleteLOVE this collection! Adding to my wishlist! I think I want a quilt for my daughter in this fabric; the colors go perfectly in her nursery. Thanks for hosting! mfrapp_83 [at] yahoo [dot] com
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric--so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful fabric! Reminds me of my dear mom and how she loved to get gorgeous prints like these. Problem is that she couldn't decided what to do with it all, she just wanted to keep it lol
ReplyDeleteThis fabric is fabulous for a baby quilt for a girl or boy. Love the colour & designs. Thank you for a chance to win. Happy Quilting:)
ReplyDeleteWoohoo!!! Thank you so very much!!! My granddaughter and I can hardly wait to receive these adorable fabrics!!! Thank you, thank you, and thank you again!!! :-D
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