Guest Post for What to Expect!

I'm very excited about a surprise project this week! I was offered the chance to guest blog for What To Expect. I created a tutorial for the Tweet Dreams pillows pictured below. Head on over to check it out and let me know what you think!

Comment on my blog post, Birds of a Feather Flock Together, to win a bundle of fabric and please comment on the What To Expect post as well- we'd love to know what you think about the tutorial.

Happy sewing and much thanks to the folks over at What to Expect!

xo, kait

Birds of a Feather Flock Together!

...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.

Nest - "a cute little no-nothing print with limitless possibilities. again, simple is good."

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. 

For all of you feather fans out there, comment to win a bundle of Mark's new collection!

 

Happy sewing!
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."