Marbled Hexies Repeat Patterns

I had talked two days ago about making jewelry again and showed off some new marbled hexagon pieces. Well, I went another step and scanned a huge handful of those hexagons and digitized them to be used in all kinds of projects.

Marbled Hexies Repeat Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}

I thinking I’m going to run with this idea and see exactly what I can make when I mix my jewelry with my quilting. The sky is the limit.

Marbled Hexies Repeat Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}

For now I’ve added a whole bunch of pieces using the scans to my Society6 shop

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I am slowly ordering swatches from Spoonflower and currently a few colorways are available as yardage with more coming super soon…

Marbled Hexies Repeat Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}Also any designs available in my Spoonflower shop can also be used on Sprout Patterns. How cool is this dress? I want it so bad…

Marbled Hexies Repeat Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}

Seriously, there is so much more I can do here! Other shapes, more casting techniques, different colors, etc. I am so excited by this project and will probably be sharing more about it soon!

 

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The Field Study Tote with Sprout Patterns

The Field Study Tote with Sprout Patterns by Jessee Maloney {an Art School Dropout's life}I have teamed up with Sprout Patterns again, but this time I’m showing off a pattern by the talented pattern writer Betz White.

Betz has reached out and asked a couple designers to add their personality to a few of her patterns. In exchange for doing this blog post, I received a fully printed panel of my own designs printed on Eco Canvas through Sprout Patterns.

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Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns

Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}Back in the Fall, I was contacted by Sprout Patterns asking if I would like to try out their new services. I was already intrigued, so of course I said yes!

Their website is pure genius. You get to choose from a large selection of clothing patterns, have it printed with any Spoonflower design and then just cut it out and assemble when it arrives. No need to buy the pattern or pin anything. The pattern really is printed right on the fabric!! It’s amazing.

All of the pieces have a white border around them, and are labeled very clearly so there is no question about where to cut.

Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life} Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}

For my first project I decided to try out the Kids Recess Raglan. I went with my own Stripes, Dots & Gems fabric design for the sleeves and Heidi Kenney’s Mermaid fabric for the body. I have been looking for a reason to use those mermaids, they are just too cute!

Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}

The fabric was easy enough to cut out, and the little labels were perfect for keeping track of what was what.

The hardest part for me, assembly wise, was the collar. I had never attached a collar using a serger before, so There may have been a few curse words used. (or a lot) I think if I practice more, I won’t be as frustrated next time.

I also didn’t attach the little blue tabs, because the frustration had taken over and I wasn’t ready for them. I regret that now, because that pop of blue would have been perfect.

Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life} Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life} Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}

Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}Overall though I was very pleased with the outcome, and my daughter loved it even more!

Mermaids & Triangles Recess Raglan with Sprout Patterns {an Art School Dropout's life}So much so, it was very hard to get a good shot of her wearing it. She wouldn’t stop moving!!

I also tested out the Lane Raglan in an adult size and the Lined Zipper Pouch. They were both super easy to assemble, and hopefully I’ll have photos of them to share soon! I’m also eyeing the Moneta Dress, but I’m going to try it with plain fabric first, just to make sure I’m ready!

Long Story Short: Go check out Sprout Patterns, you will not be dissapointed!!

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Pattern Testing: Comp Book Cover Sewing Pattern by Angela Bowman Design

*Disclosure: As a sponsored pattern tester for Angela Bowman Design, I was provided a PDF pattern to make the sewing project in this post.*

compcoverAs stated above in the required disclosure, I was a pattern tester for this awesome Comp Book Cover Sewing Pattern by Angela Bowman Design. I love pattern testing, so when I saw she was looking for testers, I jumped on it. It’s a pattern for a standard sized or mini composition book cover, with numerous options when it comes to pockets and what the cover is made from. You can make a quilted cover or a non quilted. You have a few options for the closure too. Basically you can make a cover to fit your exact needs!

I was late to the testing pool, so I only had two days to try this pattern out. I finished it in 1.5 hours. It’s that awesome. I went the quilted route, but decided to use some of my cheater quilt fabric from Spoonflower to make the process go by even faster. I also only added one large pocket on each inside flap (I don’t have photos of that part yet because CT has already claimed this as her sketchbook journal cover) and I went with an elastic closure. I made it about a week and a half ago, and its already been dragged around by a very energetic five year old. It’s holding up perfectly!

The pattern was just released this week, and it’s a very reasonable $5 to download. So if you’d like to make one of your own, go check it out! You can also read Angela’s post that talks more in depth about it all here.

I myself am not done playing with this pattern, so keep an eye out for more variations…

 

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Just Two Words Project: Crabs & Orange

Just Two Words Project: Crabs & OrangeI’m two weeks behind on blogging about this project, but at least I’m up to date on actually illustrating them, right? Anyway, this was from two weeks ago, and the chosen words were Crabs (me) and Orange (Heidi)with the finished project being an umbrella.

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