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Last few days to get your hand on this hand printed organic cotton and hemp/organic cotton Super Special Edition Bundle! A new bundle will be hitting the shop December 1st 👌 .. .. #textiles #textiledesign #quiltingfabric #organiccotton #handprinte
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A bit of satisfying ball winding before I head to the studio. Melbourne refusal to deliver spring and an upcoming trip to Canada have me planning many a new project 😏
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New studio?? Checking out River Studios @creativespaces today. Need to work out some screen washing strategies but LOVE the space. 👍
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I'm slowly retiring my solar dye jars for the winter and left these spent eucalyptus leaves from one of the jars to dry. I think they are so beautiful, especially on top of the naturally dyed cloth. #naturaldye #naturaldyeing #solardyeing #eucalyptus
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Wrapping up some handprinted fat quarters for the #AQC, ticking things off the giant to do list 👊 #mazeandvale #madeinmelbourne #handprinted #screenprinted #organiccotton
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I am so tired. 8:30 is an acceptable bedtime, right? Market prep plus school holiday fun times makes for a tired mama. #screenprinted #handprinted #organiccotton #mazeandvale #madeinmelbourne
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Biased yardage... One of my favourites 😊 #screenprinted #organiccotton #handprinted #mazeandvale
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Making samples and putting together kits like a crazy woman - in three weeks time I will be at the #AQC 😬😃 #screenprinted #madeinmelbourne #handprinted #mazeandvale #freeformpatchwork #organiccotton #patchwork
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Quick print run before dashing off to watch my kids' Easter hat parade at school 🐰🎩🎉 #screenprinted #madeinmelbourne #handprinted #mazeandvale
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Love these little details. #screenprinted #screenprinting #handprinted #linen #organiccotton #mazeandvale #madeinmelbourne
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Oooooooh, this next batch of Dropcloth Artwork is looking gooooooood 👍 #handprinted #screenprinted #screenprinting
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Working on a sample for a new Freeform Patchwork Kit colourway to be released next month at the #AQC. I'm calling this one Lolly Bag, all fresh, light base cloths with pops of colour, extra great for cot or kid quilts. #freeformpatchwork #textiledesign #h
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This is what I've been doing for the past few days: creating 60 million (OK, 280 but seriously, it felt like AT LEAST 60 million) mini Sample Packs for the #AQC delegate gift bags. Whew.
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My little family visited the most excellent Lost Trades Fair @losttrades in Kyneton yesterday and I picked up this gorgeous skein of hand spun, hand dyed silk yarn, an almost exact match in colour to my new Seafoam ink (in this month's Special Edition Bun
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I was trying to immerse myself in the soothing tones of these newly printed, custom dyed basecloths today. The next five weeks are going to be pretty crazy, pushing to get everything ready for the AQC (Australasian Quilt Convention) with two long weekends
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I have been hiding out from the heat today, wrapping up lots of orders (thank you!!!!!!!!! 😘) and finding the best bits of this most excellent dropcloth for a new batch of Dropcloth Artwork - hope to have them online in the next couple of we
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Just a reminder about my Freeform Patchwork Kit GIVEAWAY happening on Monday - to enter, just sign up for my newsletter at www.mazeandvale.com (if you've already signed up, you're already entered 👍) xx
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Well, it's been ages since I've done a GIVEAWAY so let's alter that, shall we? I've created 11 of these limited edition Freeform Patchwork Kits in a crisp neutral + red + blue colourway - I've popped ten in the shop and have one to giveaway to one of you
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It's a nice day for Freeform piecing 👍 #mazeandvale #organiccotton #screenprinted #freeformpatchwork #patchwork #handprinted #textiledesign
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I don't know how I missed this before but I was just checking out the #mazeandvale hashtag and immediately spotted this AMAZING mini quilt by @jennrossotti from a few months ago. Piecing like this kind of blows my mind - I bow down to you, Jen!
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I'm in denial that March 1st means the first day of Autumn here in Aus - let's just focus on brighter things like... (drumroll) an new Special Edition Bundle! Four panels of hand printed, organic cotton goodness in stock now (and the February bundle is ar
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Studio times, all set up for some ironing. #screenprinted #handprinted #mazeandvale
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A bit too toasty to work in the studio this week but I've been busy working on new packaging for my Freeform Patchwork Kits AND finally managed to update the shop with a bunch of new panels 👏👏👏 #mazeandvale #handprinted #screenprinted #pa
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I've been having fun this morning, taking some pics to update my online shop 😊 #organiccotton #screenprinted #handprinted #mazeandvale
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So many beautiful creations made with my fabric popping up in my feed lately, like these wonderful little zip pouches by @hellosweetmae 👏👍🎉💥😊 #mazeandvale #handprinted #organiccotton #screenprinted
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Working on samples and wishing I was at QuiltCon #quiltcon
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New swatch chart to keep track of my current ink colours 😊 #dscolor #screenprinting
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A couple more weeks of printing and this Dropcloth will be ready to come off for a new batch of Dropcloth artwork. I think it's going to be a good one 👌
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Taking a break from photographing new stock to do a little personal printing - this blue silk has been over dyed in logwood, then cut and now printed, ready to sew up into a new dress on a weekend seeing getaway next month (yippee!!) #screenprinted #han
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Scrappy goodness 😊 Diehard fans may notice a few new print/ink combos here, I'm working at getting all the newbies into the shop by mid-next week (finally!!) #textiledesign #handprinted #screenprinted #mazeandvale #madeinmelbourne
