Open Studio 25 July 2009

It's that time again... we're opening up our studio for you to come and have a look :) Of course we'll also have our lovely fabrics on display and you can see, touch, smell and buy them.

We'll even have some of our new fabrics out... how exciting!

You can find us here:

Suite 206, 10 Elizabeth Street
Kensington

We'll be open from 10am until 1pm!


'Delft' in Honeysuckle, Inky Blue & Deep Red

Most of the new fabric will be launched at the Stitches & Craft Show in Sydney, this is just a sneak peak... we're still busy printing heaps of yummie colours for the show.

New pattern...

My new screen arrived on Tuesday and my hands were itching to print it... and we did... today! Yay!

Here's a sneak peak of 'Sumor'.




Sumor in Charcoal on natural


Sumor in Charcoal on black

I'll be printing this pattern in some bright colours too... keep an eye on the blog!

...and have you met the newest member of the Ink & Spindle studio? have a look at this gorgeous girl...

Printed today...

... and yesterday ;)


Bloem in Olive


Seeds in Orange Gold


Bloem in Teal

They'll be available in the shop in a week or so...

I've also been busy designing new patterns, which will be ready in a couple of weeks :) yay, exciting!

cushion mockups...

experimenting with my two new designs. it's fun to see what a cushion could look like once the fabric is printed.


Bloem in Moss © Hollabee 2008


Bloem in Orange © Hollabee 2008


Bloem in Charcoal © Hollabee 2008


Seeds in Lime © Hollabee 2008


Seeds in Mud © Hollabee 2008


Seeds in Charcoal © Hollabee 2008

too long...

...ok that took way too long! Last week was a total miss, I spent most of the week sweating it out on the couch. not cool. but I'm back, although not yet my old self as my voice is still husky. Some people call this sexy, I call it embarrassing.

The plan was to show you some of my new designs, but then I got sick. So here a - belated - sneak peak of the 2009 range...soon to be printed at the ink and spindle studio. yay!


tetris in red © Hollabee 2008


blocks in egg blue © Hollabee 2008


darts in chocolate © Hollabee 2008


tetris in tea © Hollabee 2008


blocks in yum yellow © Hollabee 2008


darts in stone © Hollabee 2008

check my flickr for more colours

bye bye floating...

With ink & spindle on it's way, I decided to do one last run of floating...yes...the last run ever! Once we start printing at ink & spindle I want to start with a clean slate...it's time for something new :)

I got a small quantity printed in three beautiful colours. The first is a deep red on cream, the second a sand on cream and the third a black on cream. I'm planning to use this creamy base cloth more in the future, it's a light weight cotton/linen and it's just beautiful to sew with.


floating in red



floating in sand



floating in black

The shop has been stocked with a small quantity of each colour for the time being...if you'd like a different quantity, please contact me at info@hollabee.com

I just had to...

... put some of my new fabric in the shop. just a little bit. before I go.

30 of 30

The best photo of the whole series...my new fabric...yay!

I had fun doing this 30 day thing, although I did find it quite difficult at times. I don't really have an exciting life...I figured out :( I go to work, come home, craft, go to bed, etc etc. I enjoyed looking at other people's photos, it's fun to share bits and pieces of your life.

Marcel picked up the new fabrics for me today, while I was at home with a tummy bug :( and I couldn't really stay in bed all day so we (Marcel's the best helper) listed the fabric in the shop...go have a look...It's printed on the same base cloth Lara uses. The natural one. Thanks Lara!

I also got nominated, again, for a 'you make my day award' by Kotkarankki and Mizu Designs. Thank you both so much, it made my day for sure! Since I nominated five bloggers a few days ago, I won't do it again...

Bridget from Brid Bird tagged me...and I'm not forgetting about this...I just need some time to think about it so more about that later. In the meantime, have a look at Bridget's 7 facts...it's amazing in how many countries she's lived.

colour picking...

The beach wasn't such a success yesterday. We left Melbourne when the temperature was about 39 degrees and the further we drove, the colder it got. By the time we were in Torquay it was 22 degrees, overcast and very windy. Way too cold for me to get into water that comes straight from the Antarctic. We had a great lunch in Torquay's town centre and then decided to go to the surfing museum. After all we didn't drive 1.5 hours just to have lunch. It was quite interesting (thankfully the fee was 1/2 price) and then we drove all the way back again. Next time we might opt for a bay beach.

Design wise I'm sort of sure of which patterns to print for my first run of the year, but I haven't decided on a colour yet. I will print two colours and I'm stuck between 3 at the moment. Any suggestions on both the designs and colours?





I will probably save the 'broken blocks' pattern for another time, maybe later in the year.

The new year is also a time for a new type of fabric. It will still be linen, but a different type. More to come soon ...

new swirls...

New yummie swirl colours are now available in the shop.

cup weekend...

It has been a while...I've been very busy over the last few days. I had an extra long weekend off since I took Friday and Monday off and today is a holiday for Melbourne because of the Melbourne Cup horse races. I haven't been sitting still though.

On Wednesday night I picked up Marcel's parents & family friend from the airport, who were staying with us until Monday. On Thursday night Marcel had an awards night at the gallery where their exhibition was held so we went to see that. Then on Friday I picked up my new fabric, which will be online tomorrow and I had tea with Shannon & Lara. At night we had dinner at Claypots in St. Kilda, no offence but I'm not a huge fan of seafood and this was basically all they had so I had some bread and prawns and that was my dinner. In the evening we watched comedian Russell Peters on dvd, which was absolutely hilarious. He's sooooo funny.

On Saturday I did the grocery shopping and then had the afternoon to myself, so I got busy sewing for an upcoming market & the festive season. In the evening we met up with family friends of Marcel's family and Marcel's friends from Sydney. We went to the station hotel in Footscray, which is owned by spanish people and has amazing paella (I know..seafood, but I just 'fish' out the good bits and leave the rest for Marcel).

On Sunday it was raining, raining, storming...it was pretty bad but it hadn't happened for the last two years so the heavy rain was welcome. I did some more sewing and we had pizza at home, watching Idols.

Yesterday we slept in, then went for lunch at a family friends' place (the one from Saturday) and then we dropped off Marcel's parents & family friend at the airport.
The house was very messy after having been there with five people for a long weekend, so I had a lot to wash & clean but it's all done now.

I spent the rest of my time, sewing, designing, making packaging, taking photos, cutting & counting fabric and relaxing (whenever there is time for that). Oh, I almost forgot...today we went to the TAB to place our Melbourne Cup bets. I put some money on Purple Moon, and for a split second she was winning...until 100 metres before the finish this other horse took over...Boo!

How was your weekend?

Proud to introduce...

New Fabric!

Meet 'Floating' in Rusty Red and Icy Blue.




Available in the shop on Sunday 21 October, 9.30am Melbourne time.

quiet...

I don't know why I'm posting because to be honest I don't really have much to say.
On Tuesday I went to the opening of Mikes 2, which was absolutely great. The shop looks fabulous! Got to meet more bloggers [even though I don't know any names].

Yesterday I had a quiet night in, did some sewing, which I will show you later because I'm not done yet. And tonight I'm taking it easy, playing around with some designs, looking forward to tomorrow...why?...

Firstly because I have a day off and secondly...I'm picking up new fabric. Yay!

Here's the result of me playing around with designs