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My new Bird Trees range is here. Yippee! I sketched  the original design last year in a moment of inspiration and it grew into this range. So I am really happy that they are finally printed and ready to inspire. I wrote a blog on this a while ago, you can read it here.


The new range consists of five new designs, one of which will be available in a few weeks.

Bird Tree: The feature design of the range. This was the original inspiration for the range, small pale green birds sitting on tree branches drawn with minimalist black lines. The birds look like they might be the leaves on the trees.The background is a lovely magenta sky filled with flying birds and white and pale green flowers caught on the breeze.
For many who have pre-ordered these fabrics wholesale commented this is a memorable design for its naivety and fun.


Little Birds: A sweet design of tiny birds floating around flower bubbles giving a sense of freedom. For this I chose purple, yellow, magenta and pink. I am going to a make myself a dress from this one for sure.



Bird Spot: A fun childish all-over design. The motive is a tiny bird resting on a pink bubble with a purple flower blossoming inside. It's a particular shade of green that I love called green oasis. The name says so much but to me, it is inviting, bright, fresh and very happy. To the background I added a small grey spot with some larger yellow and purple ones. This is the first time I have added spots to one of my designs. I like the use of grey so much that I added a stitch line around the bubbles. The large circles measure 6cm and are great for patchwork and applique.  
As I was ironing this to be photographed for the third time, I thought it would be a great design for a little girls rain coat. I will have to look into getting one of my fabrics laminated for the next Australasian winter.


Tree Garden: A fresh design and a new approach to fabric design for me. The design is in strips of patterns across the width of the fabric. The main strip has tiny trees on circles in a gentle shade of pink on a background that is a lighter tint of the green oasis. The other strip is a blossom patch and in between a random pattern of the bird shape in a band of magenta.
Colours include pink, magenta and black. This is a 50cm repeat, ideal for making skirts and pillows.


Coming soon: Blossom Patch. An all over design of blossoms creating a stripy patched pattern. This design is currently being reprinted as it didn't come out right the first time and we want only the best for everyone, of course. It  will be here in six weeks and I will show you a picture of the final version on fabric.

A few days ago I had a play with the fabrics and came up with a few children's clothing designs to show you how versatile this range can be. I can't wait to get stuck into making things!


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