This week in the Moshi Factory

This week in the moshi factory, I felt a bit like I was working through some biblical style tempest, the weather was crazy awful and the view from my studio window looked out onto torrential rain, giant hailstorms and all the trees and shrubs blowing about madly in the wind. But the moshi-elves did their best to inspire me and I dressed them all up in school uniform style pinafores and little blouses. We have also made some new Annie Hall Style shirt and ties and all this should be in the shop tomorrow, Sunday 29th April. Hope your week was a little more settled wherever you are, and hope the sun comes out soon!

Shop Talk..

NEXT UPDATE SAT 21st APRIL 7pm UK time

Spring colours and indecision..

This week has been an odd one, I started off with loads of ideas and then got distracted with redecorating my studio. And then once I got down to some proper work I changed my mind about all sorts of things I had planned. It's all come together now, but things I thought would work I was unhappy with and was then oddly inspired just as I was thinking I might go to bed! This is why I take my notebook to bed so that I can jot down any last minute inspiration before the thoughts disappear with sleep.

I wanted lots of flowery spring colours this week and had some gorgeous florals that were just desperate to be sewn, The weather had perked up and there was sunshine in my studio in the late afternoons. I also did a major overhaul of my fabric stash and that always gets me going in fresh directions.

This week's sewing adventures...

This week has been a good one. I was hugely inspired by a new fabric stash. Shop update tomorrow 5pm UK TIME.

sewing basket today..

sewing basket today.., a photo by little_moshi on Flickr.

Topped up my fabric stash recently, and am waiting for an order of linen to get here. But the colours of some of my new fabrics were so gorgeous together I wanted to try and combine them a bit, so these tunics have a lovely toning flounce with lace. I could wile a away hours of my day playing with fabric and trying out different combinations!

Shop talk..

bags..., a photo by little_moshi on Flickr.

I will be updating the shop today at 5pm UK time.

spring colours

spring colours, a photo by little_moshi on Flickr.

Last week was a bit of a washout for me and the elves, as what started as a cold turned into probable flu. I could be being melodramatic and it was just a bad cold, but I felt poorly enough to spend a couple of days on the sofa, with a bottle of day nurse and several boxes of tissues, so not a lot of creativity happened in the moshi-studio. But this week has been much better and the sun came out so I felt all springy too, so lots of colour. Though because of the slow start I think I will need a bit more time before the shop gets an update. I still have a few things I need to do, and some ideas to try out. Anyway, hope everyone else's week has been good and that the weather is as nice with you as it has been here!