Cuddle up at home with a quilt made with Sweet Home! Sweet Home by Melly & Me for Riley Blake Designs celebrates the comfort and love that you can't get anywhere but home. Melanie of Melly & Me is here to show off her new collection, so keep reading for a closer look!
Q:
Tell us a little about the Sweet Home collection. What were you inspired by?
A:
When I sat down to design my new fabric collection there was only one theme I kept
feeling entirely inspired by - my sweet home! Home
is my haven, it is where I create, where I get inspired, where I love and where I am
loved. It is family, it's where the heart is. It is my
favourite place in the world!!
Q:
What is your design process when beginning a new collection?
A:
I generally sit down with no distraction, a ton of coffee and a completely blank canvas.
Of course my canvas is a digital one on
Illustrator, but I tend to just sit down and start digitally doodling. I always have a
theme or multiple themes in mind and just blank out a
week in my schedule to do nothing but doodle. When the first inspired image comes,
along with that excited nervous tummy, the rest
always flows so easily from there!
Q:
What design trends are you currently exploring?
A:
I don’t think it can be considered a design trend as such, but at the moment I am
feeling like I want to start exploring some bolder colors
and also want to start playing around with more designs that are perfect for little boys!
Q:
What projects do you hope to see made with Sweet Home?
A:
Oh goodness, Sweet Home is perfect for so many different projects! I have enjoyed
using it in softies, bags and in a quilt. What I am
really looking forward to is seeing some sweet clothing made from it. I can really see
the cutest girls summer dresses from this fabric
line!
Q:
How do you describe your style?
A:
I would describe my style as cutsie, fresh, fun and playful!
Q:What is the biggest sewing faux pas that has happened to you?
A:
Ok, so I have this terrible habit of never sewing the turning gaps in bag linings closed. I
get to the point of the bag being complete
visually (minus this step) and ready for photography and I just want to move on. It
feels finished and I simply always forget (or am too
lazy!!!) to sew it closed. So I think my biggest Faux Pas would have to be when I was
teaching a bag class and was demonstrating the
lining. As I was in front of the group trying to act all professional, I decided to show the
lining and explain how it was done only to reveal
my terrible secret habit! Serious embarrassment!
Labels: Baby Quilt, Riley Blake Designs, Sewing Projects