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Blue Meadow- Wild Grasses Spoonflower Challenge

There is nothing better than an expanse of wild grasses and is something quite close to my heart. I have been volunteering for over 2 years now in restoring an Illinois prairie, back to it’s natural state. The work inspired one of my first collections “Prairie Beauty”

Biological diversity is the name of the game and it was this that I had in mind as I created Blue Meadow for the wild grasses Spoonflower challenge.

blue meadow grasses

I borrowed some design elements and the color palette from one of my other recent creations “Down the garden path” A collection is in the works for this look!

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From My Window Challenge

I have moved away from the geometric approach used for the last two challenges ( here and here) and this week gone for a more literal picture look. A bit like I did for the 2020 Halloween challenge.

The prompt this week is From my Window but my Chicago garden is very bleak and lacking life at the moment. So I decided to create my ideal view, a garden path meandering down past an apple tree to a gate with rolling hills beyond. A garden gate with adventure on my doorstep. If only…

I went with a rich lively color palette.. probably because everything here is still so drab and brown! Roll on Spring.

Down the Garden Path

down the garden path

The design makes a fun tea towel

down the garden path teatowel
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Oh Lucky Keys Pattern Talisman Challenge.

There is something about old keys I find fascinating and they were my inspiration for the Talisman Challenge where the prompt this week was to design a repeat pattern with an object with magical powers to bring good luck.

This is what I rustled up Oh Lucky Keys and I have added it to my It’s My Life collection ( lets face it anything which is a bit out there ends up there!)

lucky-key-pattern

Lets hope My Lucky Keys unlock the secret to winning the challenge …hahahah. Gosh that is so corny I am embarrassed to have typed it!

Now I have exposed myself …. go on… humor me with a vote!

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Grandmas Patchwork Bedspread

Gosh where to go with a prompt like Patchwork for this weeks Spoonflower challenge? I settled on imagining a granny with a huge bag of blue fabric scraps and how those pieces be patched together to make something beautiful. Whimsical trash to treasure if you like.

Grandmas Patchwork Bedspread

grandmas bedspread pattern

Doesn’t it make a fabulous duvet cover!

I may have potentially entered something that is going to completely bomb in the challenge… I am sure there will be lots of beautiful and intricate patterns!

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Year of the Ox Spoonflower Challenge.

The 2021 Chinese New year will celebrate the Year of the Ox and this week the Spoonflower challenge is to create a repeat design to celebrate that magnificent of bovine creature, you guessed it, the Ox.

I went with a traditional Chinese lucky color palette of red and gold with my sweet Oxen dotted among whimsical leafy elements.

Are You an OX?

It fits nicely in my Whimsical Fantastic Animal collection

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