{"id":1968,"date":"2012-09-05T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=9975"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T01:23:13","slug":"honey-teddys-fabulous-fabric-tour-yardage-design-fabric-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/honey-teddys-fabulous-fabric-tour-yardage-design-fabric-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey Teddy&#8217;s Fabulous Fabric Tour &#8211; Yardage Design fabric Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may not remember what got this all started? Well,\u00a0 <strong>Honey Teddy Bear<\/strong> got sick and tired of being made out of plain brown fleece and decided that we should go <strong>FABRIC SHOPPING<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>AND now <strong>Honey Teddy has been on tour again<\/strong>&#8230; this time she headed for MELBOURNE and fell in love with the fresh, crisp, hand-printed fabric from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardagedesign.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yardage Design<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10014\" title=\"yardage design logo\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/yardage-design-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AND I also have some yummy <strong>Yardage Design fabric <\/strong>for a<strong> Giveaway<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>How cool is that? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I have been a huge fan of\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardagedesign.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yardage Design<\/strong><\/a> ever since I first met Nic at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/some-snapshots-of-the-melbourne-show\/\"><strong>Melbourne Stitchs &amp; Craft show back in 2010<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12276\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Nic-James---Yardage-Design-Melbourne\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Nic-James-Yardage-Design-Melbourne.jpg\" alt=\"Nic Jame - Yardage Design Melbourne\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who haven&#8217;t yet met this talented gal,\u00a0 <strong>Nic James<\/strong> is the creative designer behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardagedesign.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yardage Design<\/strong><\/a> a design business that specializes in <strong>hand screen-printed fabrics<\/strong>. Nic&#8217;s fabrics are created using <strong>water-based inks<\/strong> on <strong>natural fibers like hemp, organic cotton and linen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Besides her fabulous fabrics, Nic creates lots of other wondeful things like this\u00a0 &#8216;<a title=\"Yardage Design Make your own bunting\" href=\"https:\/\/yardagedesign.bigcartel.com\/product\/make-your-own-bunting-craft-panels-red-blue-green-pink\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Make your own Bunting Panel<\/strong><\/a>,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12287\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"make-your-own-Bunting_Panel___Red\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/make-your-own-Bunting_Panel___Red.jpg\" alt=\"make your own Bunting panel\" width=\"520\" height=\"713\" \/>and a favourite of mine&#8230; Nic&#8217;s vintage-look <a title=\"Yardage Design Homewares\" href=\"https:\/\/yardagedesign.bigcartel.com\/category\/homewares\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>menu tea towels<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12288\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Black_Tram_square-menu-tea-towel\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Black_Tram_square-menu-tea-towel.jpg\" alt=\"menu tea towels\" width=\"520\" height=\"644\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nic has also recently been influenced by <strong>her time spent in Spain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Her European-summer-inspired fabric range is called <strong>Verano<\/strong>, a Spanish word meaning &#8220;<strong>Summertime<\/strong>&#8220;. This is <strong>Verano &#8211; Petals in Ink Blue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12286\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Yardage Design Melbourne verano fabric\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Navy_Petals_Square.jpg\" alt=\"Yardage Design Melbourne verano fabric\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/>Nic has given me a fat quarter of my favourite design of hers &#8211; <strong>Verano &#8211; Leaves in Crimson<\/strong> to make Honey Teddy. She came up with this design after she had a walk in a town in Spain &#8211; just sounds too lovely! <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">To be honest, I think Honey Teddy loved the Spanish influence too, because that is what she insisited I make her out of!!! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">AND here she is!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Honey Teddy Bear &#8211; in <strong>Verano Leaves.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12291\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"yardage-design-melbourne-fabric-teddy-bear-verano-leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yardage-design-melbourne-fabric-teddy-bear-verano-leaves.jpg\" alt=\"Yardage Design Melbourne - fabric teddy bear - verano leaves\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/>The fabric is wonderful to sew with, and I have tried to take a <strong>close up shot<\/strong> for you <strong>to see how lovely the fabric is!<\/strong> ( Technically speaking &#8211; the fabric is a light cream\/off-white coloured, medium-weight linen\/cotton blend.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12289\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"yardage-design-melbourne-fabric-teddy-bear-in-verano-leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yardage-design-melbourne-fabric-teddy-bear-in-verano-leaves.jpg\" alt=\"Yardage Design Melbourne - fabric teddy bear - verano leaves\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>AND now for that Yardage Design Fabric Giveaway&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Up for grabs is a <strong>Verano Fabric Pack valued at AUD$20&#8230; AND the Honey Teddy made up in the Verano Leaves fabric!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is <a title=\"Yardage Design Melbourne\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardagedesign.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pop across and check out ALL Nics&#8217;s gorgeous fabrics on her website<\/strong><\/a>, then leave me a comment below to let me know <strong>which of her fabrics is YOUR favourite<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12292\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"yardage-design-melbourne-fabric-giveaway\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yardage-design-melbourne-fabric-giveaway.jpg\" alt=\"Yardage Design Melbourne Fabric Giveaway\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>*<strong> The winner will be announced on Saturday 8th September (2102) <\/strong>&#8211; so everyone can get a chance to enter.<br class=\"clear\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ooh, I can&#8217;t wait to see who the winner is!<\/h2>\n<p><br class=\"clear\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-280\" title=\"Teddy-bear-rings\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Teddy-bear-rings.png\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory\" width=\"224\" height=\"218\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Sewing,<br \/>\nPauline<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6592\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may not remember what got this all started? 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