Kristen Doran

Look at this beautiful photo of Kristen from Kristen Doran Design, recently featured in The (Sydney) Magazine.

What a glamourous woman she is!

I love all her fabric and special softies flying in the background.

If you're in Sydney this weekend today, then the Winterland Markets are finishing tonight. Go and check it out.

*photo from The (Sydney) Magazine, via Kristen Doran Design. Click on pic to read the whole article.

More SALE

I'm clearing out some things in anticipation of moving into a little studio next week. Wanting to get our downstairs at-home studio free of as much 'piles of to-do' stuff as possible.

All prices in Australian $ ::

Kristen Doran bunny + kitty kits. These cute little kits include beautiful Kristen Doran fabrics and pattern to make a bunny or a kitty. There's enough fabric to make two little creatures. The pattern is suitable for young beginner sewers (perhaps 8yrs and up, depending on skills), and easy enough to whip up a personalised gift for a new born or little friend in your life. 

Bunny Kit + Kitty Kit Were $25, now $17 each. (Postage within Australia is $5 each).

Made by Miffy Saucy Apron Kits. These fabulous and fun fabrics have been put together by the bright, and ever-smiling Louise from Made by Miffy. She really has a great talent for putting fabric combinations together in an interesting way. Pattern includes instructions for making the Full Saucey Apron and the Half Sauce.

Were $49, now $35. Includes fabric and easy to follow full colour pattern for a full apron. (Postage within Australia is $8 each). {I only have one of each fabric colour left}

(below) Kaffee Fasset Cabbage and Rose

(below) Alexander Henry Futue-ella one each in pink and aqua

(below) Alexander Henry Thunder Flower

 

(below) Sweethearts by Benartex

Audrey and Maude Softies Patterns. These sweet and very well written patterns make little creatures perfect for newborns, children, and those of us who like something soft to snuggle up to!

Were $15, now $8. (Postage within Australia is $3 each)

Please contact me for International Postage or for combined postage costs.
Email me with what you'd like (redseedstudio@gmail.com) and I'll send you a Paypal invoice.

*some images used with much thanks to Audrey and Maude, Kristen Doran and Made by Miffy.

lavender love

We've been a tad busy at Chez Selvedge as the silly season is upon us and there are several fabulous markets in December that we're busy preparing for. Lots of 'lavender love' goes out to Kristen Doran for giving us permission to play with her softie patterns (eeek - I hope we've done her proud). Ellie and I have been blown away by how supportive our Aussie network of designers and crafters are! We really are the lucky country!

I've been sourcing some great co-ordinating fabrics for these bunnies (lovely linens) and am trying to make them all a little different. I've also placed some organic lavender in the hands and feet of these little guys so that they smell gorgeous - nice and calm-inducing for kids or a great moth/silverfish repellant for your drawers (Ellie's idea - nice one partner!)! I still have to fill them with stuffing and an extra sprinkling of lavender...but please pop by for a hold and a sniff if you're at one of the X-mas markets in December (psst - look to your right to see when and where).

show us your.... robots

When we sell things at a market stall, we're always curious of where it ends up. What home it goes to. What it gets turned into. What couch or body is adorns. Or whose little hands may cuddle it up.

Just reading through some of the super+multi-talented BrisStylette blogs, I came across Bel's post of her robots.

She bought the Kristen Doran robot panel from us at the Racecourse Rd Street Party market a few weeks back.

She sewed up two robots, for two lucky little boys. And used some of the little-bot bits to applique onto a t-shirt. The spotty star just pops with that robot, doesn't it.

To be honest, if I had a new little one in my hands, like Bel does, I'm quite sure I wouldn't have managed to turn the fabric into anything by now. Check out all the work she's been up, getting ready for the BrisStyle Indie Designer's Market in December.

So, if you've bought something from us - anything at all - we'd love to see photos of it. Either a cushion scattered on your couch, a bag slung across your shoulder, or the fabric sewn into something wonderful (or even sitting in your 'to-do' pile). 

Kristen Doran Design

Kristen Doran is a Sydney based textile designer who started off printing fabrics for the handbags she made for friends. Soon bloggers were requesting to purchase the fabrics and this snowballed into a business in textiles, toys, clothing, accessories and stationary! Her designs are hand printed onto 100% cotton or a linen/cotton blend base cloth.

Kristen's images are printed onto panel size, and are perfectly designed to be made into little softies or usable as bags, cushions or other accessories. Most recently she has introduced fabric meterage; perfect for dresses for little girls and clothing for not-so-little girls. She appeals to boys (and girls) with her robots and drummer boys. Her babushka panels are popular all around, and come in three lovely colourways (we can't decide which one we like best). Her quirky little owl panels are fun, while her bird in a nest makes a beautiful cushion or panel in a quilt.

Kristen blogs about her life as a textile designer and mother at Cheeky Beaks. She showcases new designs as well sharing glimpses of her many crafting skills.