Pattern Language

I can remember my childhood wallpaper. Patterns were all around me, and now that I've cleaned a cupboard, I realize that mom's teacups were part of that learning heritage. Live with pattern, learn.
 

Patterns All Around

Printing fabric often calls for a repeated pattern. This half-drop is archetypal. I'll make some next time I print. Which is December, and full. January's -- specifically for those in my Australian 'Design Camp' class -- has openings for printing. Meanwhile, I'm taking these to serve up at First Friday.
 

The Coat Pattern

Last year for the Beyond Fashion show was long quilted coat. This year was shorter time, so, shorter coat. At my lecture some asked for the pattern. Many coat patterns wait to be used, and of the half dozen, this Vogue 8430 was the one. I've also made it in boiled wool purchased in lovely Oregon.

 

Busman't Holiday

A trip to a nearby town and lovely antique store on the weekend is where I found this early quilt. It's in good shape, is hand quilted, and has a simple patchwork pattern. but Most of all, I love the use of red and white throughout. A keeper to use.
 

What Instagra Adds

A post I follow is about conserving and reusing textiles for garments and functional works. Here she is pointing out the no-waste construction for a shirt / coat pattern that must be ancient. I made a paper tryout, and would love to use quilted or printed fabric like the example of mine in lower right. 
 

Maryland Zoo Visit

As I watched the giraffes in their enclosure, someone said "I'll bet you take these photos to recreate the patterns in your fabric". I shook my head, but I was thinking about more than the patterning. It was the scale, the color palette, the twosome that was moving all around. I had more to record. 
 

Sunday Drive

Leaving the to-do lists on my desk, I took a ride "out in the country" as my mother would say, and took in this riot of signage at a farm store. Why it appeals, I think, is the relationship to fabric printing and choice of patterning. The apple doesn't fall far.
 

Time Travels

A walk with my friend Karen in Hedley B.C. had this wonderful fence. I love the bird's mouth notch in the top. And that repetition with the traditional spiked slat makes a sharp pattern. Gotta remember to try that in print.

Pattern Making

I love wallpaper. I love pattern. I love to repeat things over and over. I am getting ready to do some print making. On fabric. On Friday. On full speed ahead.