Guest Room Fabric & Easy DIY Idea

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Hello everyone!

I recently received this sweet floral fabric collection from Canadian designer Kristyne Czepuryk called "Guest Room" featuring pretty roses, whimsical posies, tiny ginghams, a charming floral stripe and pin dots. I'm particularly loving that chambray blue and can imagine making all sorts of pretties with these premium cotton fabrics. The small scale prints are great for making dolls clothes and other smaller items, such as pin cushions. 

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Hallo, ihr Lieben!

Ich habe vor kurzem diese süße Stoffkollektion namens "Guest Room" von der kanadischen Designerin Kristyne Czepuryk erhalten. Die Kollektion beinhaltet nostalgische Röschen, kleine Bouquets mit Schleife, süße ton-in-ton Blümchen, Vichy und Polkadots in aufeinander abgestimmten Farben. Besonders das Kornblumenblau gefällt mir! Die Stoffe sind einfach bezaubernd und eignen sich für vielerlei Nähprojekte, z.B. Nadelkissen, Täschchen und Puppenkleidung!

Today I'd like to share a simple DIY idea using these fabrics. The entire project is done by hand, but don't worry, you can finish it in one afternoon :)

Heute zeige ich euch ein kleines DIY. Das Projekt wird ganz von Hand genäht, aber keine Sorge, es ist an einem Nachmittag geschafft :)

You will need // Ihr braucht

7 different cotton scraps // 7 verschiedene Baumwollstoffreste

one 5.5" hoop // Einen 14 cm Stickrahmen

1.5" hexagon template // 4 cm große Hexagon Vorlage

Piece of solid color fabric larger than hoop // ein Stück Stoff in Uni, größer als der Rahmen

textile glue // Textilkleber

fabric marker pen // Stoffmarkierstift

thread // Garn

hand sewing needle // Handnähnadel

embroidery thread // Stickgarn (optional)

fabric scissors // Stoffschere

iron and board // Bügeleisen und Brett

Step One:

Use paper hexagon template and fabric marker to trace shape onto the back of seven fabric scraps. Carefully cut out.

Step Two:

Take one fabric hexagon and fold a scant 1/4 " to the wrong side. Press with hot iron and continue folding all sides. Repeat with the rest of the fabric hexies.

Instead of sewing I'm using the glue method - add a drop of textile glue onto a toothpick and dab into the overlapping corners only. Press firmly and let dry.

Step Three:

Thread your needle with one long strand of thread, and starting with the center hexagon, sew another hexagon to one side (right sides together) using the whipstitch method. Use small, even stitches. Continue adding hexies to the center one. Once all remaining hexies are attached to the center one, start closing the sides. You should now have a flower shape. Press with hot iron.

Step Four:

Place your solid color fabric into the frame and make sure it is smooth before tightening the screw. Cut away the overlapping fabric at the back. Dab a little textile glue onto the back of the hexagon flower. Make sure you get some on the edges. Center the flower onto the solid fabric. Textile glue doesn't dry immediately, so you have a minute to adjust the placement. Once you're satisfied press gently with your finger. Let dry. 

Optional: If you wish, you can use embroidery thread to stitch along the outline of the flower - I made a couple of wonky stitches, please ignore ;-)

Schritt Eins:

Mit dem Stoffmarkierstift auf der Rückseite der Stoffreste und mit Hilfe der Papiervorlage die Hexagons nachzeichnen und vorsichtig ausschneiden.

Schritt Zwei:

Nun ein Stoffhexie nehmen und die Ränder knapp 0,4 cm nach links falten und mit einem heißen Bügeleisen flach bügeln. Dies bei des restlichen Stoffhexies wiederholen. Für diese winzigen Hexies habe ich Textilkleber verwendet, um die überlappenden Ecken zu fixieren. Dafür habe ich den Kleber auf einen Zahnstocher gegeben und in die Ecken getupft. Danach von der rechten Seite überbügeln.

Schritt Drei:

Die Nähnadel mit einem langen Faden einfädeln. Das mittige Hexie nehmen und eine Kante mit einem zweiten Hexie rechts auf rechts mit einem Überwendlingsstich zusammennähen. Dabei kleine, gleichmäßig Stiche machen. So fortfahren bis alle sechs Hexies mit dem mittigen verbunden sind. Anschließend die offenen Seiten auf die gleiche Art zusammennähen. Nun habt ihr eine Hexie-Blume. Mit dem Bügeleisen flach bügeln.

Schritt Vier:

Das Stück unifarbenen Stoff in den Stickrahmen spannen, dabei darauf achten, dass er schön glatt ist. Etwas Textilkleber auf die Rückseite, besonders die Ränder der Hexie-Blume tupfen und mittig auf den unifarbenen Stoff platzieren. Der Kleber trocknet nicht sofort, so dass man noch eine Minute Zeit hat die Blume richtig zu platzieren. Mit dem Finger andrücken. Trocknen lassen. 

Optional: wer möchte kann nun mit etwas Stickgarn die Hexie-Blume umranden. Bei mir sind ein paar Stiche verrutscht - bitte ignorieren ;-)

Happy Crafting!

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Viel Spaß!

Dawanda - Dohero - Life lately!

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Hello everyone,

excuse me while I brush off all the dust from my very, very neglected blog. It's been ages, I know. But it's not like I've been twiddling my thumbs all these weeks. Far from it - after Dawanda announced it will be closing its doors permanently it was a mad scramble securing all the data. Customers kept asking me where they can buy my stuff. Sadly, I won't be selling on Etsy. The transfer tool did not work for me and even after multiple emails back and forth with Etsy Support it still did not work. I guess it was not meant to be. Funnily enough, soon after Dawanda's closure, all of these new selling venues started popping up out of nowhere. I spent a good amount of time researching at least six new sites, making pros/cons lists and finally, after careful deliberation I settled for a new site called Dohero. This site is completely brand new and only launched yesterday! I chose this site, because the people who built it already have a huge following on FB and are a driving force in the handmade scene. They also have concrete plans for promoting this site on all media outlets including radio and TV. But most of all I chose this site for their server capacity and compliance to all legalities. Of course it is still a work in progress. They wanted to be sure the technical side functioned before starting on the visuals. They will be adjusting things and optimizing the site from behind the scenes. Bonus: they were able to save all of my reviews before Dawanda shut down! I have a good feeling about this site and I'm thrilled to be right there with them at the start and watch it grow.

Not blogging and not having a second shop to maintain (not by choice, mind!) freed up some time for sewing! Last year I announced I was going to make a quilt with the gorgeous Gazebo fabrics and this year I actually finished it (see top photo). Instead of the traditional three layer "quilt sandwich", I backed it with a really soft micro fleece. With cooler weather approaching I can't wait to wrap up in it while reading a good book.

In other news my body is now able to tolerate the medication I'm currently on due to my health issue. It probably doesn't sound like much, but to me it's huge. In hindsight this forced break was actually a good thing. I got into the habit again of daily gentle exercise and generally being a lot more mindful while going about my day. Thanks to climate change we've had an incredibly hot and long summer this year with temperatures well into the 90s °F. All summer long I went about placing flat bowls of water in our garden and outside for the birds and squirrels and stray cats. Leo got an extra large bowl and boy, did he enjoy it.

My birthday was in August and I was gifted a Spa weekend from my hubby! The Spa (different one to last year) was set in the middle of the woods, included outdoor and indoor pools, sauna area, beauty treatments, sulfur and crystal baths, massages and so much more. Taking a walk in the woods was also wonderful, as there were fascinating stone, wood and metal sculptures dotted all around. Also, it included one of the best breakfast buffets I've ever had. Sometimes it's just nice to treat yourself :)

A while back I purchased a sewing book by Sarah Peel @coolcrafting. I'm loving the projects in this book. I've made the bunny and a few outfits for her to wear. The clothes are tiny, so there's a lot of sewing by hand involved, but I find going slowly is actually quite meditative. I really loved making the French knickers - remember I used to make them in grown up sizes. Here are some pics, some of my readers may have seen these on Instagram already.

So, with my second shop up and running, things will be picking up pace again. Of course my main focus will still be Duni's Studio - there's a new collection scheduled to arrive at the end of this month plus some lifestyle products for Christmas which I'm really excited about. Thank you so much for stopping by and reading along! Have a beautiful day ~

Goodbye Dawanda

So, this past weekend I received news from Europe's biggest online selling venue "Dawanda" that they will be permanently closing on 30th August 2018. As my regular readers know I started my first shop selling fabrics on Dawanda and was pretty successful, until they changed their business model in 2015. As the saying goes, it's best not to put all eggs in one basket - one reason I decided to host my own website a year later. After receiving my official termination notice from Dawanda I'm especially grateful today that I can fall back on my own online shop. However, I have been steadily selling off merchandise, such as kids' fabric, hard to find Amy Butler and Joel Dewberry fabrics not to mention all sorts of ribbons in my old shop on Dawanda. I've sold about half my stock and the abrupt closure  kind of thwarts my effort to sell off the rest. According to the message I received, Dawanda has an agreement with Etsy to provide a tool that will enable Dawanda sellers to move to Etsy. (I'm pretty sure current Etsy sellers aren't thrilled about that). I have 2000+ positive reviews on Dawanda which I don't want to lose. I'm currently undecided. If I use the tool and transfer my shop to Etsy, I will start from scratch but save the reviews. Or I could re-open my existing account (thankfully I secured the Duni's Studio shop name) where I already have around 1600 shop followers, but lose the reviews. Plus, once Dawanda shuts down all of my links as well as my features on their blog will be lost forever. I can live with that, but the bottom line is, I need to sell off the rest of my  stock. Any suggestions??

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Sicherlich hat es die eine oder andere Leserin über die Sozialen Medien bereits mitbekommen. Dawanda - Europas größte Verkaufsplattform stellt ihr operatives Geschäft zum 30. August 2018 ein. Die offizielle Kündigung erreichte mich am vergangenen Wochenende. Wie langjährige LeserInnen vielleicht wissen habe ich bei Dawanda vor vielen Jahren mit meinem ersten Shop angefangen und es lief bis 2015 alles bestens. Dann änderte sich leider das Geschäftsmodell von Dawanda und ich bzw. mein Shop wurde kaum noch gefunden. Mit ein Grund warum ich ein Jahr später meine eigene Webseite Duni's Studio gegründet habe. Dafür bin ich heute natürlich besonders dankbar! Nichtsdestotrotz läuft bislang mein Dawanda Shop nebenher, denn ich habe dort noch einige seltene Amy Butler und Joel Dewberry Stoffe und diverse Kinderstoffe im Angebot. Die Hälfte habe ich davon schon abverkauft, aber mit einer abrupten Schließung von Dawanda habe ich natürlich nicht gerechnet. Wie ich aus der Nachricht von Dawanda eruieren konnte gibt es wohl eine Abmachung mit Etsy sowie ein Tool welches Dawanda Verkäufern ermöglicht nach Etsy zu wechseln, ohne dass dabei die Bewertungen verloren gehen. Sobald Dawanda den Stecker zieht gehen natürlich alle Links und meine Dawanda Blog Beiträge verloren. Naja, damit kann ich leben. Letztendlich geht es mir darum, die Ware, die vom Design her nicht in das Konzept von meinem Online Shop passen anderweitig, möglichst unkompliziert abzuverkaufen. Ratschläge und Tipps willkommen :)