When you see this image, do you immediately recognise it as being synonymous with that gorgeously simple, educational and brilliantly illustrated world of Eric Carle?
We actually don't own the most famous of his books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but Fern just might find it in her stocking this Christmas! We do own a couple of the others though, including a little miniature box-set of hard cover booklets that Fern quite literally carries around and stares at for hours. With just one image on each page, this book has gone a long way to assisting Fern to recognise scores of animals and I constantly find these little books all about the house...
Then, yesterday I made an exciting fabric discovery...
A quick google search revealed some very funky designs using these fabrics:
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Isn't that little girl's dress just the absolute sweetest?
... and I got to thinking - couldn't you design an awesome and gender neutral nursery from this range of fabrics? Covered lampshades... curtains... cot quilts... the ideas are endless! Well, the ideas are endless, but unfortunately the spare hours in my day are not.
But with resolve for the new year, I'm off to Etsy (unless you know somewhere local I can source it inexpensively) to see if I can buy me some of this fabric, I really really want to make Elliott a little pair of nappy covers out of the spotted fabric and a little matching decorated singlet from the caterpillar cutout. Wouldn't that just be the cutest on little Eli? Surely I can manage that?!
wow, it is so gorgeous, especially the bag and the little dress...
ReplyDeletewhat a find! and yes...a great book, we must add it to our collection soon too
Gill xo
I love the hungry caterpillar.
ReplyDeleteOne of the Mums in my Mothers Group themed her sons 1st birthday around the book.... perhaps a good idea for little Eli? All the food was the food from the book... little cocktail sausages, watermelon (lots of fruits so not un-healthy)... the cake was the caterpillar and she had butterflies hanging from the ceiling. The opportunities are endless.. You could even have a little craft table where the older kids decorate caterpillar egg cartons (a row of egg carton painted green with black pipe cleaners as the antenna... they then glue sparkly things on them..) I will stop now.
I cant wait to see what you create for the kidlets to wear x
i am currently sewing christmas pyjamas from the 'very busy spider' fabric at the moment. so cute!
ReplyDeleteThat dress is positively adorable!! I remember seeing one of those fabrics somewhere locally but can't for the life of me remember where it was! Might have been a quilting store...
ReplyDeleteThose are too cool!!!! xoxo
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ReplyDeleteThank you for posting the wonderful fabric ideas! Eric Carle fabric is for sale at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Free shipping during December! All purchases help to support The Museum! www.carlemuseum.org/shop Thank you!
WOW. Love that fabric. Pity I don't have any sewing skills what so ever. My husband laughed at my attempt to sew on a button!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the girls dress and that quilt as well. Gorgeous!
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What a fantastic find!! That dress is the cutest ... I so wish I could sew!!
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