Kristen Doran textiles and craft update

My latest obsession! This is an amazing iPad cover by Kristen Doran that my friend Lisa gave to me for my birthday last month (thank you Lisa!!!). They are not in Kristen's store yet, but you could make this yourself if you were feeling crafty with Kristen's Winter Nest Panel in fluoro orange on cream. This fabric would also make incredible cushions, and you just have to check out the amazing quilt that Kristen made for her son using this panel. Yardage coming soon too. I thought I would see what else Sydney-based Kristen has been up to recently...

Kristen makes emboidery easy with these stitch panels with pre-punched holes. Use your own embroidery floss and customise to suit your space. They come in wood veneer or red acrylic, and are available in the circle design or the geometric triangle design. Kristen always seems to know what in on-trend - the wood triangle stitch panel embroidered with fluro thread might just blow my mind.

 More embroidery - this time a cute kokeshi doll embroidery kit, including cream organic cotton/hemp fabric with doll outline and face pre-printed with instructions for you to create your own doll, or use as a feature panel for a girls' dress, cushion, quilt etc.

Kisten's new fang monsters craft panel was designed with help from her son Harry, and hand screen-printed here in Australia. The printed area is 36cm x 43cm and would make great cushions for a child's room, feature blocks for a quilt, library bag, etc. Available in three colourways.

While you are in crafting mode, pick up Kristen's cute bunny sewing pattern to use up your fabric scraps. The pattern includes photos, pattern pieces and instructions.

You can find all Kristen's products in the online store and fabrics at stockists around the world. If you're crafty, check out Kristen's sewing retreat in the Blue Mountains in June. Read more about Kristen Doran here on Bondville.

Images: all by Kristen Doran except top image of iPad cover by Steph Bond-Hutkin

Kristen Doran for The Wall Sticker Company

Well last year, the post about the The Wall Sticker Company collaboration with Lara Cameron was one of your favourite stories, so I thought I would share another partnership that Fiona and Jen have just announced with one of my favourite designers - Kristen Doran.

Sydney-based Kristen always has her finger on the pulse and creates beautiful designs for fabric and is a favourite here at Bondville headquarters. We have matryoshka-appliqued onesies, matroshykas integrated into my big girl's special quilt, and little matryoshka softie dolls that I have sewn and stuffed for playing with.

In a similar style to the matryoshka dolls, check out Kristen's kokeshi doll design for wall stickers. Too cute huh! But the really mind-blowing design for me are the crochet granny square wall stickers. Kristen, you are a genius!!!! So many of us are labouring over our crochet (or too timid to try) and now we can get the look with your nifty sticker designs. Fab-o.

You can find Kristen Doran's wall sticker designs at The Wall Sticker Company website. While you are there check out her other gorgeous designs.

Images: The Wall Sticker Company

Welcome New Sponsor Modern Retro Textiles

For all you crafty types, welcome to new Bondville sponsor, Modern Retro Textiles - an Australian online textiles store stocking great fabric and sewing patterns from Australian, US and Japanese designers.

You can let your imagination run wild with sewing patterns for bags, women's clothes, children's clothes, softies, and accessories. Textiles include designs by Nani Iro, Amy Butler, Free Spirit Fabrics, Moda Fabrics and a selection of Australian screenprinted fabrics.

Here are a pick of some of my favourites, clockwise from top left:
Anna Maria Horner Socialite Dress pattern
Amy Butler Midwest Modern fabrics
Thea and Sami Marguerite, aqua on white fabric
Heather Bailey Happy Stacker Ring Toy softie pattern
Joel Dewberry, Jennifer Paganelli and Valori Wells Free Spirit fabrics
Kristen Doran squirrel craft panel

You can find Modern Retro Textiles at the online store. To keep up with new stock and news, check out the Modern Retro Textiles blog.

Images: Modern Retro Textiles

Hip Products: Kristen Doran's Matryoshka Doll Fabric

Matryoshka Dolls are so cool right now and talented textile designer Kristen Doran has launched a beautiful fabric design featuring the little Russian nesting dolls. You can use the fabric for any kind of project, but the genius is that you can cut them out, stuff them, and you have your very own Matryoshka/Matrioshka softies. And clever Kristen has even made them into adorable brooches. You can find Kristen Doran's Matryoshka Doll fabric at Kelani Fabric Obsession.

Image: Steph Bond