Maze and Vale delicate screen-printed textiles and artwork

I first met Leslie Keating from Maze & Vale at The Finders Keepers market in Sydney last year and was blown away by her delicate screenprinted textiles. My friend Lisa introduced us, and once we got chatting I noticed her dropsheet artworks, featuring the random placements of colour and pattern from screenprinting. They are breath-taking!

Aunty Cookie ampersand, home and addition cushions

You know, some designers just always seem to have their finger on the pulse (and that means designing and getting product to market ahead of the curve - no easy feat). One of those designers is also one of my favourite Aussie textile creators Shannon Lamden of Aunty Cookie fame.

I've written about Aunty Cookie before, but thought I would have a sneak-peek at her latest designs and just had to share these three gorgeous cushions with you. Let me present, for you to drool over: Ampersand, Home, Sweet Home, and Addition. Do you love?

You can find these crush-worthy cushions and more in the Aunty Cookie online store. Read more about Aunty Cookie here on Bondville. Hands up who loves Aunty Cookie?

Imagets: Aunty Cookie

Loving: Neon Lights purses, wristlets and iPad cases by Bubala

I adore these Neon Lights purses, wristlets and iPad cases made by Jo from Bubala - hand-screen printed, and sewn with love here in Sydney. I've met Jo at one of our abcd meet-ups and follow her on Instagram, marvelling at her crafty ways, especially with three little ones! You can find Bubala products in her online store on Etsy.

Image: Bubala

Hello Milky linen cushions and bedding

Hooray for beautiful, locally-made homewares! Australia really is the centre of exciting textile design. I discovered this Melbourne-based gem on Pascale's blog Spoonful of Colour a few weeks ago. Jessica from Hello Milky screenprints by hand beautiful homewares including linen toddler/cot bedding, cushions and softies for big and little kids. Seriously gorgeous.

Jessica prints her gorgeous homewares in her kitchen! Each piece is made individually by hand (no mass production here). The cushions and bedding are printed on luxurious 100% linen (200gsm) with non-toxic water-based inks. The linen naturally becomes softer and less crinkled over time.

These are beautiful pieces that would make great gifts for new babies, for baby showers, or special Christening or naming gifts. I have that gorgeous peach "hello" cushion on my own Christmas wishlist too. Congratulations Jessica on a beautiful range; I can't wait to see what comes next.

You can find Hello Milky in the Etsy store and read more about Jessica and her lovely life on her blog. Read more about Australian-designed textiles here on Bondville.

Images: Hello Milky

Prints Charming for Spotlight collaboration

Well I know where I will be heading this weekend for lovely Spring fabrics. Spotlight has teamed up with Bondville favourites and Sydney inner west fabric designers Prints Charming on a great collection.

The Prints Charming collection for Spotlight is printed on cotton drill, 112cm wide and priced at $14.99 per metre. I'm thinking table cloth, cushions, sweet summer frocks for little girls. Those folk art-style birds and hearts are begging for some embroidery detail for a small clutch or pinafore pockets.

Let me know if you have picked up any, and if you have an projects on the boil. Feel free to link to them in the comments below.

Read more about Prints Charming here on Bondville.

Images: Spotlight

Design by Kico textiles

Melanie King and Diarmaid Collins are Design by Kico - a cute twosome designing and screenprinting up a storm to create these great cushions and a range of tea towels, tote bags and fabric.

You all know I have an obsession with cockatoos, and Design by Kico offers them in FOUR colourways! How could I possibly choose? I think the kids would like them too. Based in Sydney, they guys are working hard to bring us all an alternative to mass-produced designs on natural fabrics. Pretty fabulous I think.

Mel also has a great blog Design Heaven that I know you will like. Head over and say Hi from me.

You can find Design by Kico in the Etsy store. Get them while they're hot.

Images: Design by Kico

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

Saffron Craig Magical Lands textile release + 15% discount CODE!

Renowned textile designer and Bondville buddy Saffron Craig has just released a new collection of fabrics, tantalisingly-named "Magical Lands". Saffron's fabrics are much-loved by quilters, and would also make amazing bed sheet sets, curtains, pillows, and girls' room accessories. I think these designs would also work beautifully for childrenswear. Or bags. Or purses. The list goes on.

The hero piece of this collection - "Magical Lands" - was inspired by the sunrise over Kata Tjuta in the Northern Territory. With Australia Day just a few days away, it's got me thinking again about introducing more Australian fauna and flora into my home decorating. Does it get any more Australian than the red centre? Paired here perfectly with dandelions on cream, pink and white.

You can find Saffron Craig in the online store. Even better, Saffron is offering Bondville readers 15% discount on the Magical Lands collection! Simply use the code Bondville at the online check out. (Postage is free for orders over $150)

Read more about Sydney-based Saffron Craig here on Bondville as well as other Australian textile designers.

Images: Saffron Craig

Cloth Fabric bed linen

Celebrated Australian textile design label Cloth Fabric has just released four uniquely Australian bedlinen designs that I have completely fallen in love with.

Julie Paterson and her team have collaborated with Linen House, printing her instantly recognisable designs on unbleached linen cotton. This bed linen is meant to look just-off-the-line crumpled. No ironing required (love this).

My favourite aspect of Cloth Fabric textiles is that Julie's designs are truly Australian in feel with patterns and shapes reminiscent of the Australian landscape.

The 'looking for water' design echoes waterholes and boardwalk planks. 'Rose' is a throw-back to Julie's English heritage and the city-inspired 'spotcheck' design connects the dots of urban roads and roundabouts from above. The 'banksia' design (top) showcases our amazing (and underrated) native Banksia cones. Love May Gibbs as I do, I often wonder if  the Banksia Men characters have kept this amazing plant out of popular design for us. Thanks Julie for celebrating their unique shape in a contemporary way.

You can find Cloth Fabric bedlinen in the Cloth Fabric store in Surry Hillls, NSW, Myer around Australia and in the online store (opening soon). Or you can order online directly from Cloth Fabric.

Images: Cloth Fabric

Thea and Sami napery and new studio shop

I miss catching up with Thea Samios at Brisbane ABCD meet-ups. She's a fun, happy, supportive creative soul who creates lovely eco-friendly screen-printed textiles under the Thea & Sami label (you may remember reading about Thea on Bondville).

In Thea's latest newsletter I discovered her new napery (the cross stitch rose is my favourite), and her new studio shop, open to the public in the bayside Brisbane suburb of Capalaba. Apart from selling her lovely homewares and textiles, Thea also runs screen-printing workshops (high on my to-do list).

The studio shop at unit 1, 6 Jones Rd, Capalaba, QLD is open Saturdays from 10am - 3pm where you may catch some screenprinting in action if you are lucky. Thea is hosting an Australia's Biggest Morning Tea event (including goodie bag with tea towel!) at the studio on May 26th to fundraise for the Cancer Council. For more information, check the Thea & Sami studio blog.

Images: Thea & Sami

Beetle Bugs by Saffron Craig

All-round sassy gal and fabric designer-extraordinaire Saffron Craig has released a fun series of designs based on beetles and bugs.

Saffron's daughter loves collecting creepy crawlies and her finds inspired these new "Beetle Bugs" designs that would sit perfectly in a boy's room or toy room. Doesn't the room above look amazing? I'm thinking bean bags, playtime teepees, and the perfect three-quarter length shorts for boys.

You can find Saffron Craig fabrics in the online store and more about Saffron on her blog. Read more about Saffron Craig here on Bondville.

Images: Saffron Craig

Drool-worthy Designs: Chickenfoot Designs

I got a great media release recently introducing Helena Harry's Chickenfoot Designs cards and tea towels. Drills? Electric beaters? How could I resist. Helena's quirky designs are screenprinted onto linen tea towels and would make a fantastic Father's Day gift - whether Dad is into cooking or carpentry.(and needs a little nudge along in the washing up department).

All Chickenfoot Designs products are created in Melbourne with the environment in mind; the tea towels are hand silk-screened on 100% European linen using water-based non toxic inks; cards are printed on FSC certified recycled paper and envelopes are 100% recycled post consumer waste.

You can find Chickenfoot Designs tea towels and cards in the online store and at stockists across Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The new designs above will be available mid-August, just in time for Father's Day.

Images: Chickenfoot Designs

Drool-worthy Design: Blue Ginger Designs

I have a crush on the Australian textile design community. There is just so much talent here (just search for textiles on Bondville and you'll see what I mean). I recently found yet another great textile designer - Blue Ginger Designs - through the good folk over at greenolive design.

Kylie Bickerdike is the lass behind the label and is based in Buninyong, Victoria. Her range of textiles is perfect for home decor and accessories. These animal-stamped linen purses are just gorgeous don't you think? And check out the amazing men's ties that Kylie has recently designed. They would be fantastic for groomsmen and a hip groom.

You can find Blue Ginger Designs on Etsy and MadeIt (Australia). Check out more designs on the Blue Ginger Designs blog.

Images: Blue Ginger Designs.