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We absolutely love the new multicolored batik fabrics from the Patina Handpaints collection by Robert Kaufman that recently arrived in our shop! We found a magnificent sewing project for an artful quilt featuring those same colorful designs so of course, we had to share it with you here! We love that these batik prints look like rainbow fabrics!
Thanks to designer Ariga Mahmoudlou, you can easily sew an impressive quilt with a clever structure of strips and square blocks that makes for a really strong visual effect. Even though it implies quite a lot of pieces, this free sewing project is rated as apt for beginners, and will undoubtedly hone your quilting skills. You just have to be extra careful with all those straight lines!
The finished quilt measures about 140cm x 162.5cm, and would suit any environment that welcomes a good dose of energy and dynamism. The ideal room for such a contrasting quilt would favor neutral light shades, and have just a few strongly colored elements.
These lovely fabrics in the Patina Handpaints collection look a bit like marbled paper, and are a pleasure to look at. If you decide to give this sewing project a go, make sure to send us your photos when it is finished, as we would love to see and share them!
This quilt is GORGEOUS!
turquoise purple Robert Kaufman batik stripe fabric
orange mauve Robert Kaufman batik stripe fabric
rainbow Robert Kaufman batik stripe fabric
Robert Kaufman batik stripe fabric in brown purple
green batik stripe fabric by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman chartreuse batik stripe fabric
Today’s post makes us especially happy because it is all about sharing with you a few pictures of cute items that one of our talented customers, mojahomemade, has recently sewn with some of our fabrics. Marine is based in France, and favors lovely designs in soft colors by world class textile firms. She turns them into lovely personalized objects, totally apt for daily use in any house with young kids, or even in kindergarten and primary school. The name of each child is skillfully embroidered onto each item, a most useful feature for adults and children alike!
Check out some of her photos below to get an idea of the so very nice handmade items she creates; you can see a lot more on Instagram page too. There are pretty cushion covers where two different designs or patterns are used for the front and back. We do love the Peter Pan-themed blue one, with the clever addition on the back of 3 blue stars hinting at the silhouettes of some London icons. This same design is successfully applied to a couple of charming covers featuring other children’s fabrics, the ‘dragon-knight-castle’ one, and the ‘space-robot-rocket’.
For babies and toddlers, there are fantastic reusable fabric wipes, bibs and pacifier straps, always customized with names. A highlight for us is a really kawaii peach colored diaper bag, with the loveliest outer fringe and pockets made using a sweet children’s parade print.
Marine also makes small backpacks for young children, and comfortable-looking face masks in many different designs. Which do you like best?
What a lovely pillow!
We love how these are personalized!
Isn’t this adorable?
This backpack is awesome!
This bib is kawaii and practical!
Very handy!
This is great for parents with babies!
Wonderful facemasks
A truly fantastic diaper bag!
We at our kawaii shop modes4u are paying homage to the season today with a magnificent free sewing pattern that celebrates autumn colors. It is a quilt design by Ariga Mahmoudlou that makes the most out of a gorgeous panel panel fabric by Robert Kaufman featuring a lovely birch copse in all its splendor. This nature fabric will indeed dazzle you with its metallic gold embellishments: check out the images below for a golden close-up!
Birches are slender thin-leaved trees with a delicate appearance, sometimes white-barked like those in the panel. They love boreal and temperate climates, and humans have found a great diversity of uses for their wood, bark and leaves since prehistory. Due to their beauty, especially during autumn, birches are also used for ornamental purposes.
This charming quilt will measure about 107cm x 152cm when finished. The sewing pattern is recommended for beginners, who will have to be extra careful when cutting and assembling the elaborate frames around the birch wood panel, with many little triangles in different shades of brown, red, orange and yellow. If you decide to give it a try, make sure to send us your photos of the finished quilt, as we would love to see and share them! We have included some solid color fabric suggestions as well!
Learn to make this beautiful quilt!
metallic gold fabric with Autumn birch trees by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman Kona cotton fabric light snow cream
Timeless Treasures wine red mini grid design fabric
shimmery solid white Cosmo cotton sheeting fabric
solid mustard yellow Alexander Henry Ghastlies fabric
solid dark olive green fabric by Cosmo
We at modeS4u can’t help but stare and feel thrilled when certain fabric designs come into view. This is what happened when multicolored fabrics from the Patina Handpaints collection by Robert Kaufman arrived in the shop! Now it happens again, as we found a magnificent sewing project for an artful quilt featuring those same colorful designs. Of course, we had to share it with you here!
Thanks to designer Ariga Mahmoudlou, you can easily sew an impressive quilt with a clever structure of strips and square blocks that makes for a really strong visual effect. Even though it implies quite a lot of pieces, this free sewing pattern is rated as suitable for beginners, and will undoubtedly hone your quilting skills. You just have to be extra careful with all those straight lines!
The finished quilt measures about 140cm x 162.5cm, and would suit any environment that welcomes a good dose of energy and dynamism. The ideal bedroom for such a contrasting quilt would favor neutral light shades, and have just a few strongly colored elements.
These lovely fabrics in the Patina Handpaints collection look a bit like marbled paper, and are a pleasure to look at. Check the images below for some close-ups of these gorgeous designs made to look like rainbow fabrics and enjoy! If you decide to give this sewing project a go, make sure to send us your photos when it is finished, we would love to see and share them!
Isn’t this quilt awesome??
orange pink ombre batik stripe fabric by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman blue purple batik stripe fabric
brown purple batik stripe fabric by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman lime green periwinkle batik stripe fabric
turquoise green Robert Kaufman batik stripe fabric
hemp fabric in solid black by Robert Kaufman
We have an awesome TAPE SALE just for you, starting NOW!! These deco tapes are incredibly cute, feature various patterns and are available in many colours and different widths! Use these tapes for DIY projects, at school or at home etc., it’s up to YOU! Grab your favorites before they’re gone for good. Stock won’t last long for sure. This sale ONLY lasts until October 21.
We have lots of adorable tapes for you to check out!
At modeS4u we have gorgeous new Christmas fabrics, so you can start to choose your favorites if you are planning on any sewing project for the upcoming holiday season 😉 Feel like making a fabulous quilt for kids? Then do check out this awesome free quilting pattern featuring Robert Kaufman fabrics from the lovely collection Neighborhood Pals!
Designs in this collection revolve around winter woods, so you will find animal patterns with foxes, bears, rabbits, deer, raccoons and owls, as well as an enchanting winter palette. This includes colors like white, light grey and blue, and exquisitely pale green on the lighter side, which are perfectly balanced with stone grey, warm dark yellow, vivid light green and a pinch of orange. All the cute forest creatures are wearing winter clothes and look just adorable! We’ve included some fabrics for you to take a look at if you’d like to give this quilt a try!
The quilt design by Ariga Mahmoudlou is recommended for beginners. It is all about squares and rectangles combined in easy but clever blocks, so it can also work as a great playing mat for many children’s games. The finished quilt measures about 120 x 146cm. If you are not an experienced quilter, this could be a wonderful chance to practice your skills! Should you decide to give this pattern a try, remember to check out our kawaii shop for fabrics and a wide selection of sewing notions, including Gütermann threads in hundreds of colors.
And do not forget to send us pictures of the finished project! We love to see and share what our customers do!
Learn how to make this quilt!
animal town map fabric in white by Robert Kaufman
Christmas fabric in light blue with winter animals by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman light grey Christmas fabric with winter animals
light blue Robert Kaufman fabric with white clouds
solid white fabric Robert Kaufman USA White
cream Alexander Henry fabric Christmas A Sugar Mountain Trail Map
Some flower fabric designs make us feel like there is something magical floating about them! Hyun Joo Lee is one of the designers working for Robert Kaufman fabrics whose Asian-style floral works usually have this effect on us. Some of her gorgeous designs from the series Florentine Garden recently arrived in our kawaii shop, and we find them just stunning!
If you like sewing and Asian style fabrics, like those in the well known Imperial Collection series, here is a treat for you: a free sewing pattern for a quilt, using the absolutely beautiful fabrics by Hyun Joo Lee! Patterns feature different lovely flowers with metallic gold embellishment, and her chosen colors are ivory, turquoise, purple, and blue. We love each and every single one of them! The finished project is a square quilt measuring 157 x 157cm, and will be a magnificent addition to anyone’s bedroom.
This free pattern is recommended for sewing enthusiasts with intermediate skills, and you will be using many different fabric cut shapes arranged to form a central star alternatively surrounded by complex and simple frames. Go for it if you have some quilting experience and are ready to keep on perfecting your abilities! We’ve included some fabrics for you to check out and try in this pattern, plus a solid color fabric suggestion!
And do send us photos when you finish this fabulous quilt: you know there is a kind of magic in sharing what you do, too 😉
You can make this lovely quilt!
metallic gold and cream fabric with blue poppy flowers by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman dark blue and metallic gold poppy flower fabric
sky blue and metallic gold poppy flower fabric by Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman metallic gold and cream sakura flower fabric
solid dark marine blue Kona cotton fabric by Robert Kaufman
Check out our Arts & Crafts SALE for all the goodies you need for your DIY projects. Japanese clays like Padico, Kutsuwa etc. are AWESOME if you want to make fine little sculptures! Use molds and tools to define them, and then embellish them using high-quality accessories like decorations or resins, which you’ll find plenty of in our shop. We also have lovely DIY eraser sets, and MUCH MORE for you to choose from! Grab your favorite arts & crafts items at VERY LOW PRICES now! We won’t restock items that sell out! Our sale ONLY lasts until Sept. 16!!
Get super cute supplies at great discount prices!
If you are a beginner in the art of sewing and you have never tried to sew a backpack because you think it is too difficult, here goes a free sewing pattern for you to start creating a simple but very cute backpack. This pattern is made available by the Japanese textile firm Kokka, and features their beautiful fabric with hearts. If you prefer other motifs, you can choose your favorite among the many prints Kokka fabrics: it will always have that unmistakable kawaii style!
In addition to the outer fabric, you will need some bias tape, acrylic tape and buckles to mount the fastening straps at the rear, a 50cm zipper, and another fabric that will become the inner lining. As you can see, these are the minimum elements. This backpack is designed for young children so the final size is small, but thanks to the large upper opening, it is spacious and they will easily put their things in and take them out.
In our kawaii shop we carry a selection of Kokka fabrics, as well as many useful sewing notions, including Gütermann threads in hundreds of colors, zippers of different lengths, elastic etc. If you like sewing, we recommend that you check out our textiles: you will find high quality fabrics from world class suppliers known for their fantastic designs.
We’ve included other fabric designs you can use to give this project a go!
If you decide to give this backpack a try, please send us some images of the finished project. We love to see and share what you do with our products!
We LOVE this little backpack!
red twill fabric with white hearts by Kokka
red heart twill fabric in white by Kokka
Kokka grey twill fabric with light pink hearts
black twill fabric by Kokka with white stars
twill fabric by Kokka with white and blue checkered pattern
red dot twill fabric in white by Kokka
United Kingdom flag twill fabric by Kokka