Prints Charming

Preparing for Market Day

Full steam ahead in the studio as we prepare for our Market Day. We've all been working really hard...

...especially the little man below, working so hard he fell asleep in the cosy quilt. Must have been the comfort of curling up in a hand made item that did it!

Have you ever seen Kirsten in speedy mode, printing her heart out? Now you have...

New goodies getting packed, ready to sell...

We'll also be at Magnolia Square the week before so, as you can imagine, we've got lots of work to do!

Stay tuned for more sneak peaks over the next few weeks. And of course, for those of you who live too far away to come in for Market Day, we will have new product in our online store soon.

Happy stitching

Market Day November 28th...don't miss it!

Market Day November 28th...don't miss it!

Art and About

Last week Bowie Style, who writes a gorgeous blog - print & pattern did a really nice write up on Prints Charming, so a big thank you to Bowie.

Check out her latest blog for some great inspiration. And if you're not from her part of the world (UK) try not to be too jealous of the great Anthropologie store that has just opened in London!

On the weekend, Kirsten and her family went to the Art and About festival put on by the City of Sydney. A fabulous event showcasing a huge variety of art and artists. Sadly many of the events are now finished but check out the website for more upcoming events.

They had a wonderful time and here are some fab shots of the I heart kings cross exhibition. This creative project was developed by Michelle McCosker and Alasdair Nicol from artist collective Reef Knot. 

Here's one that reminded us of the great Dr Suess...

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.”  Dr Suess.

 

Pearl and Lucy in tree hugging mode.

The trees on Kings Cross just got dressed up...

 

Have a great week

Lucy stitching it up!

It was a couple of days before the end of term, a bit tired and frazzled so a day at the studio for Lucy. Hanging out with mum was prescribed. Stitching was the cure.

These motifs are just perfect for all ages to learn basic embroidery stitches on. Lucy decided she would start this as a Christmas present for her teacher. The motif is the guide and with a little or alot of stitching they still look wonderful.  The embroidery hoop is a great help for little hands. It makes the fabric much easier to hold and keeps the panel at the correct tension so stitches aren't pulled too tight and the panel ends up a little too gathered.  This lessons the chances of  "Mum I can't do this" being cried out and then the project being given up in frustration. Lucy worked at this for a good couple of hours happy and content creating her own embroidery. Hot chocolate helped as well.

There is still some stitching to be done but there is a such sense of satisfaction in hand made. On returning home Henry,5, not to be outdone by his sister started one for Uncle Morgan and well it kept him still for hours! We love that.

Inspired by all this stitching by little hands we have put together a kit which together with the stitching guide including you can create this.

 Happy stitching Kirsten, Cath and Lucy.

Can you PYOF?

Our PYOF (print your own fabric) went off with a bang last Thursday.

It was a great sunny day to print and apart from the roadworks on the street out the front, very peaceful and productive. (The trucks did come in handy though; to amuse the various toddlers who popped into the store with their mothers in tow.)

The screen printing class is our most popular class - 4 students come into the studio and learn how to hand screen print using the paper cut method we often use here at Prints Charming.

Posted below are shots of their great work.

The beginning of Rebecca's design...yes it all starts with a sketch!

Onto the screen...

And voila! The final product...

Marni's design

more colours getting printed...

Burcak's design...

Jane's design with a little help from Cath blow-drying the print to help speed up the process.

And last but not least, a photo of Karlyn's gorgeous quilt that she has made since completing a screen printing class here in March.

For inspiration check out our March post to see the beginning of the project.

That's all for this week, have a good one.

Have you been "Guerilla-ed"?

Our roving IT guru (Aka ST) was guerilla-ed this week by the fabulous grrl+dog who happened to be passing by Sydney Uni doing a spot of guerrilla knitting.

If you are not at all sure what we're talking about you must check out her blog to see the fabulous things this creative knitter is addding to Sydney , bit by bit....

We love this form of creative abandon, send us photos or links of anything you spy in your travels, we're always on the lookout.

Have a great week.

Cool Quilts

Last Friday the studio was buzzing with action with some very busy quilting going on.

Beverley has been teaching a quilting class over the last few weeks and below are shots of some of the quilts the students are making. The course has covered the basics of quilting including choosing your fabrics, techniques and individual guidance along the way. Of course the best bit is that after all the hard work, you get to go home with a quilt to put somewhere special.

This is Nicola's quilt so far...

Tamara's handywork....

Tanya's quilt....

Fiona's quilt top is finished and at the quilter so no photos of it yet, but stay tuned....!

We always enjoy visits from all our customers and friends and pictured below are some  special Prints Charming friends. They dropped in all the way from Switzlerland while on holidays in Australia. Don't the girls have gorgeous happy smiles?!

Take care and enjoy your week :-)

PS: For those of you who asked where to buy the Heart mobile kits showcased on our blog a few weeks ago, they are now available to buy online here at our PC store.

Back from the Stitches and Craft Show

Well, back from the Stitches and Craft show and what a great time we had! Here's a few photos to show you our stand. And for those who weren't able to get there, check out our shop for lots of new additions.

Kirsten and Cath at the stand.

The lovely Sarah working hard.

Gorgeous girls showing us their knitting nancy creations.

Have a great week!

And the winner is....

We had a huge response to last week's blog calling for name suggestions for our latest creation and our favourite was Kaleidoscope, which makes Anne the winner! So Anne email us your details so we can send you a surprise in the mail.

And a big thank you to everyone for all the fabulous suggestions!

We spent yesterday madly packing for the Stitches and Craft show. It was worth it because the truck showed up and our stuff got neatly packed on board and today we are ready to set up our stand to greet you all from Wednesday onwards.

So make sure you pay us a visit at stand 136 and see our new wares.

We are also running 2 craft labs where you can learn to embroider a Prints Charming Hand printed patch like the one below...bookings taken at our stand 136 at the show.

Hope to see you there!