Can I just say that the more I blog the more I WANT A NIKON. Le sigh. The thing is that I just bought a canon and can't upgrade for years. What WAS I thinking? I mean, it's not a bad camera. It's a good camera. But it doesn't do color the same. I was ignorant. What can I say.
love ikea too, great fabrics and you've obviously done a good job using them... and by the way love their meatballs, and i don't know if they have the cinnamon rolls by you guys...but ohhh boy those are sinful :)
Ikea was, is, and always will be quirky-cool. Great fabrics. Now I'm feeling the need to make the hour long trip to the nearest store... my son needs 'big guy' curtains.
Wow -- intense colors to combat gray days! Now do I remember right that the previous trip to Ikea was associated with disaster or trauma, timing problems or such?
Really nice fabrics. I have a love/hate relationship with IKEA though, I hate it cos its so damn big and I always get a headache every time I go there but I love it cos there are so many things to choose from....plus their cinnamon isn't bad at all.
I love the bedspread and the pillows! Perfect fit with the wall colour. I saw those gorgeous fabrics as well and bought a blue one. Haven't decided what to do with it yet though :-) Ikea is always good for a surprise (and reasonable priced fabric)! I didn't know they had fleece too...or maybe they don't in Germany, I'll have to go check :-)
I love colours! I hate how the Scandinavians (most of them at least) always wear black and dark colours in the winter. I defy the trends and I wear lots of colours through out the year.;) xo
I've only just been to IKEA once and love it. I'm home in CA this week and am going to take my mom. I can't wait to get my hands on some great yardage for Christmas gifts! Love what you did to Sabin's room!
i hadn't been to ikea in several months and i went the other day to stock up on the throw pillow cases i use for my etsy pillows. i wandered into the fabric section and fell in love with several fabulous fabrics. ikea has some seriously great fabric designers. in addition to the one that i got to make a bedspread for sabin's new and improved big girl room, i found these beauties as well (please forgive the pictures, our light sucks this time of year):
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this makes me think of dr. seuss.
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this has a dr. seuss-ish quality as well and i love the colors
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birds and cages in cheerful colors. i can think of lots of good things to make with this.
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and a seaside scene to remind us of warmer, lighter times.
i've finished sabin's bedspread and made a couple of pillows as well. i "quilted" the fabric to a fleece (also from ikea) and put a binding around it, which i sewed on with the machine to save time. i've decided that what kills me about binding is that hand sewing takes forever.
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#86 - bedspread for sabin's bed
the fabric is designed by lotta kühlhorn for ikea.
it's so cool i decided she needed credit.
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i know this picture is blurry, but the light is horrible these days and i wasn't patient, nor can i hold still.
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also blurry, i realize. again with the lack of light. yet i show you the crap pictures anyway
because i want to count #87.
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Close this window Jump to comment formOoooooh gorgeous! What wonderful fabric...and loving Sabin's big girl room...
Tripod, baby, tripod....;-)
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November 19, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Can I just say that the more I blog the more I WANT A NIKON. Le sigh. The thing is that I just bought a canon and can't upgrade for years. What WAS I thinking? I mean, it's not a bad camera. It's a good camera. But it doesn't do color the same. I was ignorant. What can I say.
Beautiful fabrics, btw. I miss Ikea.
November 19, 2009 at 9:43 PM
remember Peter Maxx? Was he from the 70s or 80s? this fabric reminds me of his artwork. I really dig the foxes too.
November 19, 2009 at 9:52 PM
love ikea too, great fabrics and you've obviously done a good job using them... and by the way love their meatballs, and i don't know if they have the cinnamon rolls by you guys...but ohhh boy those are sinful :)
November 19, 2009 at 10:29 PM
beautiful fabrics. did you have some meatballs as well? :)
November 19, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Ok the pillows lined up to make a continuing picture is to die for. I am in love and want to lie on the bed and read. Move over Sabin.
November 19, 2009 at 11:16 PM
yeah ok fair enough but the meatballs are still pretty important.
November 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Ikea was, is, and always will be quirky-cool. Great fabrics. Now I'm feeling the need to make the hour long trip to the nearest store... my son needs 'big guy' curtains.
November 20, 2009 at 12:25 AM
Hi. I'm not sure if you'llknow this anyway, but I left you a comment on your comment on my blog - it's about Karen Blixen.
Thanks!
November 20, 2009 at 1:09 AM
Wow -- intense colors to combat gray days! Now do I remember right that the previous trip to Ikea was associated with disaster or trauma, timing problems or such?
November 20, 2009 at 5:09 AM
Ahh, Ikea. So glad they have one in the new city. At least, I think they have one. They'd better have one!
Ahh, Ikea.
November 20, 2009 at 5:14 AM
Really nice fabrics. I have a love/hate relationship with IKEA though, I hate it cos its so damn big and I always get a headache every time I go there but I love it cos there are so many things to choose from....plus their cinnamon isn't bad at all.
November 20, 2009 at 6:20 AM
I love the bedspread and the pillows! Perfect fit with the wall colour. I saw those gorgeous fabrics as well and bought a blue one. Haven't decided what to do with it yet though :-)
Ikea is always good for a surprise (and reasonable priced fabric)! I didn't know they had fleece too...or maybe they don't in Germany, I'll have to go check :-)
November 20, 2009 at 9:21 AM
I love colours! I hate how the Scandinavians (most of them at least) always wear black and dark colours in the winter. I defy the trends and I wear lots of colours through out the year.;)
xo
November 20, 2009 at 11:59 AM
IKEA should pay you to use that line in their adveritising. IKEA is more than just meatballs. So true. And yet, I totally love those meatballs.
November 21, 2009 at 2:44 PM
I've only just been to IKEA once and love it. I'm home in CA this week and am going to take my mom. I can't wait to get my hands on some great yardage for Christmas gifts! Love what you did to Sabin's room!
November 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM
i really love the birdcage one.
November 30, 2009 at 12:19 AM