All Tied Up: Father's Day Stash Solver

I'm HOPELESS at buying Father's Day presents. I mean, really terrible. I only ever buy my Dad books about war (I swear he thinks he was there) or, on a very rare occasion, power tools.

Somebody call the cliche police.

This year I trumped myself (and my bank account) getting Beach Boys tickets for Mum & Dad, and decided to brand them as combined "Mother's and Father's Day Presents" to cover all bases. But you gotta wrap them up right? Even tickets deserve a nice presentation.

Our Spotlight Pinterest has been a bit hyperactive in the lead up to Father's day, which makes things much easier for me in the gift wrapping department, because I discovered these:

Tie Gift Bags

How cool! It got me thinking, what a great way to use up some funky scraps in my stash (rather than paper). Cut out a tie shape and voila! Sew easy.

But then, I found this:

PaperCrave's DIY Tie Gift Boxes

BUT! This is a blog about the Fabric team, so, why not get out some cool scraps, iron on some of your favourite interfacing, and download PaperCrave's PDF pattern here.
These are seriously awesome. Also brilliant for birthdays, graduation presents or groomsman goodies!

Ties also make a great embellishment for jars of goodies:

Or on a card!

So much fun!

Haven't got something suitable in your stash? Why not pop into your local Spotlight store and pick up some awesome Prints Charming favourites?

 

Don't forget to send us a photo of what you've made - or post it to our Facebook!

Introducing Prints Charming: Part 2

Our Facebook is going absolutely gangbusters with responses to the launch of our Designer Collaboration with Prints Charming - it's awesome to see that all of our lovely readers are excited as we are about this project!

Now that we've told you a little bit about the story behind Prints Charming, we thought it high time to tell you about what we've got in store for you in your local Spotlight!

To get things started we have two fantastic ranges of Prints Charming designs: printed cotton drill and printed cotton poplin.

Cotton Drill

Prints Charming Printed Cotton Drill

 
Why we love it:
Drill is one of our favourite fabrics to work with as it is versatile, hard wearing and holds a print beautifully!

What to use it for:
Cushion covers, storage baskets, children's dresses, jackets and pants

Pattern Reccomendation:
Burda Kids 9546 

Burda Kids 9546 - How cute!

The Details
Prints Charming Printed Cotton Drill, 112cm wide, 100% Cotton. AU$14.99m

Prints Charming Printed Cotton Poplin

Cotton Poplin

Why we love it:

Poplin is great as it is light weight, easy to wear & care for and above all very easy to sew with!

What to use it for:
Tote bags, summer dresses and skirts, pyjamas.

The Details
Prints Charming Printed Cotton Poplin, 112cm wide, 100% Cotton. AU$14.99m

We can't wait to hear what ideas you have in store for these amazing fabrics - and stay tuned, there will be more ranges to come in the future!

Drop us a comment below or visit our Facebook to tell us about what your plans are for Prints Charming!

Introducing Prints Charming

We are hugely excited to be collaborating with design studio Prints Charming on a range of fabrics exclusive to Spotlight. The Prints Charming designs are absolutely stunning - bold, bright and beautiful, just in time for your summer sewing projects!

The Prints Charming team - Cath and Kirsten!

Cath and Kirsten started Prints Charming around 8 years ago after working together for respected fabric manufacturer John Kaldor. Combining their love of craft, textile and print, the ladies together have created a signature style that is vibrant and quirky and are championing modern contemporary craft and education.

When the Prints Charming ladies approached us about collaborating on some fabric ranges, we thought it too good to be true. But now as the stock begins to hit stores (this week!), we thought it might be a good time to get to know the talent behind these gorgeous designs.

Tomorrow on W&W: we'll show you the gorgeous Prints Charming range hitting Spotlight Stores!

 Click "read more" to see our mini-interview with Cath and Kirsten