The Original "How Much Fabric" Reference Cards

Well it's been a looong time since I posted, shame on me! But, it's been a busy summer since I had guests from Sweden & England visiting me, and I even finally got a day job creating artwork for iphone games applications. So, I've been neglecting my blog.

But I finally have something worthwhile to blog about!

I had the pleasure of working with a great & prolific blogger, Gwen from After The Dress on several really fun projects so far this year. One was a rock climbing gear fabric commission, then a prize give-away - and most recently, I created the art on her fabulous Most Thorough Fabric Estimation Reference Cards!

http://www.gwynhug.com/

So let's say you like to sew clothes and you're out and about and you see the perfect fabric for a skirt you want to make - but you don't have the pattern with you. How much fabric do you buy? Well, the charts and images on these cards help you estimate! Pretty clever, huh?

Need more Kawaii Fabric?

Fresh off the Press:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24032379

Something for the Cat Lovers...

New Listing Today! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23994146

After the Dress Winner!

This is the Modern Sunflower I made for Becky who won Gwen's After the Dress Giveaway last month. Turned out pretty nice, I think!

Sale in my Shop!

I'm having a little Spring Sale on some of my customizable prints! A lot of them are now $12 so why not go have a peek?

MissBLackPepper on the Web

I was double-blogged about today and it made me realize, I should keep track of these things!

So here you have it, in no particular order, a list of the lovely blogs that have mentioned me and my work:

http://blog.spoonflower.com/2008/11/repeat-patterns.html

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/02/the_creation_process_of_tetris.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954

http://www.dressaday.com/2009/02/best-readers-ever.html

http://chronicallyuncool.blogspot.com/2009/01/tetris-border-print-fabric-experiment.html

http://blog.spoonflower.com/2009/03/great-after-the-dress-giveaway.html

http://afterthedress.blogspot.com/2009/03/one-year-anniversary-give-away.html

http://autonomousartisans.blogspot.com/2009/03/word-about-our-sponsors.html

http://afterthedress.blogspot.com/2009/02/in-queue-wednesday_18.html

Thank you to everyone who took the time to write a few kind words about my little business!

Freebie - Wallpaper

Here's a springtime 1024 x 786 desktop wallpaper with a springtimey feel based on my mandrake design. To use it, click on the image which will open in a full screen, right click on the image "set as desktop wallpaper" and that's all there is to it. Enjoy!

Random Freebie! Voynich Manuscript Scrabble Tile Sheet

Well of all the random freebies - here is a Voynich Manuscript Scrabble Tile Sheet I put together for fun.

I often find the weird little doodles that feature in this centuries old, undecyphered manuscript a source for inspiration for my designs. Yale university has a collection of high-resolution scans of it available here.

Something for Spring

I've got spring fever and I wanted to release a pattern that had a lovely spring colorful vibe. And here we have my first springtime design! It's a bit like peacock feathers, a bit like doves - and sugary sweet.

Jam & Pickle Jars

An end to my drought? I posted a new personalizable design today. This one is little jam & pickle jars that you can stick someone's name on the label. I imagine it being printed out onto cotton and used in a one-of-a-kind apron for a unique gift.

Welcome to The Missblackpepper.etsy.com Blog!

Well, I've decided it's about high time I put an introduction to this blog.

Here's what it's all about. I make & sell digital designs that can be printed on yards of cotton fabric. Some of them are just plain designs, some of them can be customized with names or initials. You know those books you can get with your kid's name printed in them? It's a bit like that only I just sell and customize the design and the purchaser gets the fabric printed up at Spoonflower or another similar service.

While my sketchbook may be filling up I haven't put out any new designs recently. This is a crying shame, I tells ya! But, I think it's a natural part of the creation process to go through highs and lows in productivity. The best way to get over an artists block is to just push on through by continuing to draw, draw, draw. The trouble with drawing small patterns, however, is that William Morris once said that people who make calico's go crazy. I'd better be very, very careful!