I sewed these lovely cushion covers with fabric from Memi Designs. I bumped into Melanie, who screen prints the fabric and sells gorgeous homewares made from this and other delightful prints, at the Rose Street Arts Market ages ago. Strangely enough, she remembered me from an article in Renew Magazine about my house! When I asked her if she'd sell me the fabric, she explained she doesn't normally sell the fabric by itself - just as the goodies she sews.
But then she suggested we could do a swap - I could show her my house in exchange! Unfortunately though, we haven't been able to work out a time when we're both free and in Melbourne to do the house tour, and I was getting so desperate for her fabric I offered her a copy of my book, The Grimstones - An Artist's Journal, instead.
Lucky for me she took me up on this, and a few days later, I got the package of exquisite fabric in the mail. Hooray! I couldn't wait to get started. I used almost all of it on these cushions for our couch. But I've a few patches left which will make their way into future projects.
Sustainable Living
- How to preserve local food for winter
Eat delicious, local, sustainable food from your pantry all year round. - How to really grow food in your backyard
Here I share with you the secrets that have transformed me from a gardener with a not-very-productive vegie patch, to growing most of my family's fruit and veg. - A simple composting toilet
Find out how to make a really simple but effective composting toilet for very little money.
About Asphyxia
- Guide to this blog
Read this to help you find the posts on my blog that will be most interesting to you.
The Grimstones
- My Shop
Buy my books about The Grimstones: Hatched, Mortimer Revealed, and the Artist's Journal. Also available: postcards and CDs. - The Grimstones
The Grimstones is a gothic fairytale about a girl who can read dreams, a baby boy with three legs, a mother who sew garments lined with warmth and joy, and a grandfather who heals people with his magical concoctions. I created The Grimstones as a marionette performance, and now it's a book series too.
Food and Nutrition
- Traditional Foods
My health has dramatically improved after changing my diet for a more traditional way of eating, as advised by Sally Fallon. - Food Flower Poster
Forget the food pyramid! It was developed by the agricultural industry, not by nutritionists. Instead, print this Food Flower poster, which shows a visual guide to choosing nutritious and satisfying traditional foods. - Sourdough bread Recipes
I make delicious sourdough bread in my bread machine - recipes and tips here. - Raw Food
Should we be eating a diet of 100% raw food? Here's what I found by way of "scientific proof". - Raw garlic to cure colds & flu
If you feel a cold or flu coming on, eat a whole clove of raw garlic, three times a day - it works miracles.
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01 June 2011
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