~ Farm Shop is CLOSED today ~

Sorry  Friends ~

but

our little shop here at the farm will be 

CLOSED today, friday the 6th.

but we WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW

saturday may 7th  ~ 10:00 - 3:00

for our regular

Crafty Saturday

in the meantime ~ 

I am working on new Fabric Designs for my Spoonflower Shop

and hope to have them to share either today or tomorrow…

watch for bee-inspired designs, a patriotic medley, and

a few Hallowe'en previews too 

;)

{{{ I would LOVE to be able to go dig out in our garden, but

at the moment it is mud. }}}

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori

{ strawberries and spoonflower }

Happy Wednesday to you Folks!

...what a beautiful morning, isn't it?

 

I picked fresh strawberries from our little patch this morning ~

 

 

not too many yet,

but these were ripe and waiting to fill our cereal bowls ~

now, to add just a dusting of freshly ground cinnamon & a sprinkle of brown sugar...

 

 



and I've uploaded three new designs in my Spoonflower shop ~
 



"strawberries"

"sepia folk"

 

 and

 

 

"sunflowers"

as soon as I receive the proof swatches, they will be ready for sale...

there are a few other designs in the Spoonflower shop so go take a peek if you're so inclined.
All of the designs in my Spoonflower shop will be available as
Fabric, Gift Wrap and Wallpapaer!!!
when you visit Spoonflower, click on the design you like, then click on the view you'd like to see it in (wallpaper, gift wrap, etc...it will show you a graphic of how my designs look in that form)

 

~AND~

See the new header at the top of this blog?

well, you DO have my permission to stitch it if you'd like to...

I'm not including floss colors on this one, so you may choose your colors yourself ~

if you DO stitch it, I would LOVE to see your finished work, so please email me pics of it

to not4got@aol.com ~

 

I'm going to stitch it, then make it into a sawdust pillow

and use some of my new strawberry fabric for the backing :)

 

Have a wonderful Wednesday my Friends!

 

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm

New Spoonflower Fabric and a Friends' Finish!

I've added new fabrics in my Spoonflower Shop ~ these are different than my last fabrics which were handrawn, as I've played with some photographs that I've taken ~

Looking around my old farmhouse, I love seeing the different textures, colors and designs I decorate with...old, faded blooms in dusty purples and mellow mustards ~

"Aunt Mim's Pansies"

 bold, yet fragile textures of an old blue-stained basket ~

"Blue Basket"

and a couple compositions of my favorite textiles and antique photographs ~

"Sampler & Quilt"

and

"School Days"

I, personally cannot wait for them to be available to you all who like to create with different & unique fabrics...they should be available in my SPOONFLOWER shop in about a week ~

and speaking of different & unique, my friend Laurie of LJ Fibers and Wooly Red Rug sent me a picture of her beautiful pinkeep that she backed with my 'Sew Primitive' fabric...

I LOVE this simple, early yet contemporary look that Laurie captured in her design...
really beautiful!!!
Laurie also has fabulous new fabrics in her Spoonflower shop too!

Hoping you all have a creative day ~

Blessings from the Farm!
Lori

A Fabric Finish & What's on my Frame ~ and other stuff...

Thought I would share a fantastic finish with you...
I received an email from sweet Pat ~ she said in her email, how pleased she was with my new fabric that she ordered from Spoonflower ~

she also sent along these snaps of a project she stitched up,
...backing her work with my "Sew Primitive' fabric...
here's the front with her wonderful stitching ~

&
here is the back showing my fabric ~
I'm so happy to know that my fabric is being used!
how cute is this????

Many thanks, Pat ~ for sharing with me and for your kindest words....
it makes me feel so good to know so many of you out there love the same things I do!

AND

I received a fat 1/4 of my new Sepia Faktur Bird fabric from Spoonflower today!!!!
I LOVE L O V E Love it!!!!

I think I'll be using this to back some of my pinkeeps as well....
what do you think?

Iggy says he likes it...
(although, he is thee least pickiest cat who's ever owned me)

comfy Ig???

...checking it out a little more....

and here's what's STILL on my frame...

remember this??

I would have generally had something this size (approx. 7" x 7") finished by now,
but
I was detoured into revamping our bathroom...
(ya know how ya just sit there...lookin' around???...TMI?? LOL)

so I decided to paint colonial murals onto my upper walls...

I took 'before' snaps, and will share the whole SHEBANG with you in a couple of days...
not only am I doing that, but I bought some AWESOME vintage embroidered fabric from etsy to make a roll-up shade and new curtains from...

I can't wait for the mail-lady to deliver the goods!!!

Ok, I'm off to the kitchen...
making home-made Chinese food for us tonight-
Sticky White Rice
Stir Fry Veggies w/Shrimp
and
Shrimp Rolls!!!

hoping you all have a pleasant eve ~

Blessings from the Farm!
Lori

New fabric design added to my Spoonflower shop ~

Hi Folks!

just a quick post to share a new fabric design in my Spoonflower shop ~
click HERE to see it

and, while you're there, please visit Robin's new Spoonflower shop too!!

click HERE.

Congrats to you Robin, on your first design...

it's sew sweet!

Blessings from the Farm!

Lori

WOO HOO for Lori!!!!

I am SOOOOooo happy for my friend,
Lori Rudolph of Retro Rudolph!!!

her amazing fabric design has been chosen
out of almost 300 entries to become the Fourth Place in the Spoonflower.com,
"Retro Kitchen" contest!

....can't you just see her fabric gracing a picnic table laden with Cole Slaw, Grilled Corn on the Cob, Burgers, Fries, Hot Dawgs....

and don't you forget the condiments ~ ketchup, mustard & relish....
maybe even some Piccalilly?

Oh, please do go over to Spoonflower to vote for her...
(and whilst you're there...please hop on over to the next contest, for HAND DRAWN Fabric ~
and vote for my Do Goode Witch??? pretty please  with brown sugar on top???
here's the link...i think.
http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/notforgottenfarm?filter_action=freshtastic&info_action=&nav_action=port&shop_selection=port_freshtastic&sub_action=new_profile
YAY!  for Lori!!!!

Blessings from the Farm!
Lori

My Fabric is in!!!!

Hello !
I received my fabric proofs from Spoonflower!

I have 'Do Goode', my infamous, polite witch ~

'Happy Jack', a smiling JOL with skeleton keys on a parchment background

'Bittersweet', trailing vines of a beloved autumn plant

&

'SEW Primitive', a grouping of hand drawn sewie-needfuls...

SHOWN:
the 'Do Goode' witch is a quarter yard,
and the rest are just 8 x 8 swatches...

but, YOU can order as much as you'd like!
I will be using my fabric designs for backing of pinkeeps, pillows. sachets...
maybe a purse or tote bag? !

TO ORDER:
just click on my "SPOONFLOWER" badge on my sidebar to visit my spoonflower shop...
place your order and pay...it's that simple!
((you don't order directly from me))

many more fabric designs are in thee works!!!!!
Thanks to all for your positive feedback on this exciting new venture ~
xoxoxox to you all!!!!

Blessings from the Farm!

Lori