Another great customer project!

Tracey from NSW has emailed pictures of Phoebe the Melly & Me elephant using Amy Butlers daisy chain. Thanks Tracey they look wonderful!

This cute little elephant is very popular - another of our customers (Marie) used calico for part of the elephant and gave it as a christening gift, which friends could sign on the day. Phoebe and daisy chain are available in store.

And one for the girls:

Inspiring Customer Projects!

In answer to our August competition, Tanya from VIC sent the following great photos:

She used a reversible bag a pattern by Rosalie Quinlan and embroidery pattern from the Melly & Me feathered friends bag. The fabric is by Moda, Urban Chiks, Swell. How clever!

She also created a grocery bag dispenser using Amy Butler Midwest Modern 2 fabric and a free pattern from the Moda Bakeshop. You can subscribe to their feeds for updates. Perfect for tidying the kitchen!

Thanks Tanya

New Amy Butler Patterns and Software

The two new Amy Butler Patterns, field day tote and mini dress are now in store. Amy Butlers amazing software has also arrived.

Easy Baby Quilts, for the twins

A big congratulations to our friends who have just had their 2nd and 3rd children - twins. I made these easy quilts for little Hamish and William and can't wait to hand them over. They were so easy - one piece of cotton fabric (I choose Amy Butler) backed with bamboo/cotton fleece. I just sewed them together in a square, leaving an opening for turning, turned and ironed and top sewed around the entire edge closing the gap, then sewed a rectangle in the middle to keep the two layers together.

A test run in my little Sophie's cot!

Cute hey! I am thinking of buying a roll of this bamboo fleece for my store http://www.modernretrotextiles.com.au/ , although it is expensive: it would sell for $44 per metre (100% bamboo) or $33 per metre (50% bamboo / 50% cotton) all 114cm wide - let me know if you would be interested in it. I'm just finishing off some handmade fabric cards with vintage children's pictures - will post soon!

Sale! Sale! Sale! To celebrate blog opening...

All Amy Butler fabric is on sale for $20 per metre, to celebrate our blog opening. Sale will continue for most of June 2009, or until stock runs out. Be quick. We are making way for new stock arriving soon. Go to the sale section of our website: http://www.modernretrotextiles.com.au/ .