Vintage quilting

Lily's new summer-weight sleeping bag with cute vintage-style toy patterns, softly quilted fabric and a gathered waist. One of my latest thrifted finds.

Recycled and reclaimed

The second artist I want to feature from the Dulwich Artists' Open House event is LeilaBadblood, aka Leila McMillan, who creates new products from recycled, reclaimed and salvaged materials. She uses printed fabrics, tea towels, embroidered linens and napkins to create all kinds of things - I love the baby booties, wash bags and the quirky detailing on shirts. I also spotted some great vintage card pin brooches made from kids game pieces.

See my first post from the Artists' Open House here.

Pram prints

*Footmuff from John Lewis designed by textile guru Celia Birtwell (who I was lucky enough to interview for work) ....and half the price of the iCandy one!

*Anorak 'Kissing Stags' shopping bag

*Travel changing mat free from Mother & Baby magazine!

*Lily's new lunch box in a cute vintage doily print from South of the River in Crystal Palace

9 months vac-packed

Who knew vacuum-packed clothes could be so inspiring?! I love the squished and shiny textures and mismatched patterns....although there's a lot more pink than I thought we had (I just hope any sibling that might come along is partial to a bit of pink!). I finally decided to try and pack away all the mountains of outgrown clothes that were hanging around the drawers, under the changing table, folded up and pushed to the back of the wardrobe. It was so sweet to see all the newborn and 0-3 month babygros, the tiny socks and scratch mitts, the silly Christmas outfits we put her in when she was 5 weeks old!

Picnic patterns

1. Anorak

2. Cath Kidston

3. Handmade by my mum!

Tote bags on location

Some photos from a recent shoot I did to showcase my friends line of handmade tote bags, made from vintage and sourced fabrics, contrast lining, leather straps and quirky fashion illustrations inspired by London. 

Bags by Lucy Leaver. 

Photographed at the South Bank on a windy Sunday in October.