Did you see the post on our main Facebook page last Thursday, about our design challenge? Details are here if you missed it: https://www.printmepretty.co.uk/20447/Design-Challenge---Diggers   If you didn't see it, that may be because FB have made more changes to their algorithm (what a surprise!) which means that you're less likely to see PmP posts. Before, group posts were usually shown to most people. We regularly had 80% or

  Diggers on fabric - that's the challenge for this month! Diggers, cranes, dumper trucks - anything construction-related.  Of course, if you're a Terry Pratchett fan, Diggers might mean something slightly different to you, and that's fine, too.   As usual, designs will be shown on Facebook and the blog at fat quarter size (and, if appropriate,  also at swatch size).  The closing date will be February 19th.   The entries will be displayed

  Hello, fabric lovers! I'm sure you all know how much fun, relaxation and satisfaction (as well as the odd moment of frustration!) can be had by working with fabric.  Most of you will have your favourite way of using fabric, but it's fun to try something new.  It's also more fun to craft together.  But it isn't always possible or practical to go to a workshop or craft session. So I'm

  The first design challenge of the year - with a theme of dinosaurs - has elicited three entries.  They are:    Disco Dinos by Helen Hodgson, aka Polly Dextrous Green Dinosaurs by Emily Ainsworth Dinosaur Toys by Linda Calverley   As usual, these are shown at the fat quarter and swatch sizes.  (Apologies to Emily; this is probably not the best swatch-sized view of her design!) Helen said her design is a collage of multicoloured, stitched dinosaur

  Congratulations to Faye, whose My Family design won this year's (OK, last year's!) children's design competition.  I haven't been able to print it yet, because she's only just let me know how she wants it printed, but I'll post a photo of the fabric as soon as I have one.  We're also hoping to clean up the background a bit.  One problem with scanning anything on paper is that

  Thank you to the three children who entered our competition this year.  Their entries, in alphabetical order,  are: Austin Doodle, by Austin aged 5 Evi's Cat by Evi aged 8 My Family by Faye aged nearly 8. Austin and Faye's designs show the original drawing.  Evi's drawing was uploaded to the website, so it is shown at the swatch size.  You can see that at this size you get the original plus

  Happy New Year! We're kicking off the New Year with a dinosaur-themed design challenge. Everyone loves dinosaurs!  Well, most children do, and plenty of adults, too.   So, get out your drawing pencils, Wacom, Illustrator, or whatever you use to create your designs and come up with a dinosaur or two.  Maybe you will design curtains or shorts / dress fabric, even a cut and sew dinosaur toy.  It's up to you. There

  Did you join in my '12 Days of Fabric' on Instagram over Christmas?  (If you did, you may have noticed that it was actually 14 days!)  Each day, I gave a clue to a type of fabric.  In case you missed the clues and want to have a go, I'll give them first.   Channel island  OK, German animal doctor  Barristers like to take this  Natural fabric practising routines  A tale

  The last post in this year's series of Christmas makes is a quick and easy one - gift tags. There are, of course, lots of ways of making gift tags. These are quick and easy to make, using scraps of fabric. You need: blank gift tags (I used brown ones. You could cut them out of plain card, even the backs of old Christmas cards)  scraps of fabric.  To make: Cut a triangle for the tree

  Here are the themes for the Design Challenges for the next few months.  As before, the first date is the launch date, when, as usual, I'll give you the full details.  The second date is the closing date. Theme Date 1 Date 2   Dinosaurs 03-Jan 22-Jan Self-explanatory! Diggers 07-Feb 19-Feb And dumper trucks, JCBs - you get the idea Spring Cushion 07-Mar 19-Mar A Spring design to fit a

  How are the Christmas preparations going? If you're like me, you're still rushing round like a headless chicken, trying to get everything done. However, if you're one of the more organised sort, you may well have everything under control now, so how about making a new decoration for your home or as a little gift for someone?  We have quite a few tutorials on the blog, with instructions to make: Christmas Wreath - these are simple

  It's December, and that means it's time for our Children's Design Competition, for children aged 11 and under. The theme will once more be My Family, as that gives lots of options to aspiring designers / artists.  It can be a family portrait, your family in action in any situation, your 'school family', an imaginary one - whatever the mood takes.  The competition will close on January 8th, so it can be a school holiday project

  Today's post is about tea towels - can making a tea towel count as sewing?  After all, there are just two hems to sew.  It's really more of a design project! Tea towels make great little Christmas presents.  You can give a personalised or (almost) unique tea towel for well under a tenner. What's not to like about that?  Photos of the children, or some of their art work, for the grandparents, family