Showing posts with label Heirloom Quilts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heirloom Quilts. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

A different point of view...

A few nights ago, Abigail and I were having fun playing around with different shapes cut from our fabric to come up with new and exciting patterns for our (soon to be launched!) Patchwork cushions.

It was great, but we only had time to sew up a few before we had to dismantle the kitchen to have our new floor laid, so we quickly snapped some pics of our favourites to make sure we could replicate them. On taking the photos a strange thing happened...this block, which we both saw as a star as it lay on the table, suddenly became a very definite cross! It seemed so strange, and so interesting, that changing how we viewed the block, completely changed how we saw it... Have you ever had any experiences like this? We'd love to hear about them :)

The funny thing is we like it even better as a cross and it's been very inspirational. Now i'm really looking forward to taking the time to play around with our fabric shapes to come up with the perfect representation of a "nought" for a "Noughts and Crosses" or, even better, a "Hugs and Kisses" quilt!

I'll make sure to keep you all posted on how it turns out :)

ryan@abigail*ryan

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

You never know...

...when inspiration will strike!

We've been gradually working through our house, renovating a little at a time, and yesterday was the turn of the kitchen and dining room floor. We love our new floor, and even had a lovely surprise when we lifted the old one- some gorgeously patterned vinyl underneath. It was only the tiniest bit, and too well stuck for us to lift, but a few photos means we can add to our inspiration file. You really never know when something will inspire you! :)

ryan@abigail*ryan

p.s. Hope you like the little sneaky peek of one of our heirloom quilts on top of our new floor- they're coming soon, and we really can't wait to show them off!

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Elderflower...

Last night I needed something to keep my hands busy and my mind from wandering so I started a new embroidery...

I had been ever so taken with these elderflower leaves I photographed a while ago, and so, decided to start them in stitches on our Irish linen.

This was the work of yesterday evening and I am doing more work on it again today. We are excited to be incorporating some of the leaf imagery into a new textile pattern we're working on, so think this embroidery may well end up as part of a very special abigail*ryan heirloom quilt...

Progress report soon! ;)

Abigail@abigail*ryan

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Sneak Peek...

We have been working on some really exciting products here at abigail*ryan HQ - so we thought we would share a little snippet ahead of their launch in a few weeks...

You may well be able to guess from the shots...that we have ventured further into Domestic Goddesstry and have made some gorgeous cotton peg-bags, complete with traditional wooden pegs! Who doesn't want to make all those little household chores that little bit more enjoyable and pretty? ;)

...next up - we are beyond excited to be adding this line to our range... Heirloom Quilts!

Combining traditional, beautiful, Irish linen with our own exclusive abigail*ryan printed cottons we are Crafting hand sewn stunning, functional, soft and snuggly quilts you will want to cherish and pass on to future generations...

We can't wait to show you the finished products and hope that you enjoy seeing this little teaser! :)

Excitedly,

abigail&ryan!