Enjoy your Easter weekend with this adorable fabric!
Fabric Name- Some Bunny Loves You Bunny Baskets by Kanvas Studios for Benartex Fabrics
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- White
Theme- Easter, Spring
Description:
Adorable bunnies are sitting in baskets decorated with beautiful flowers while small birds are perched on top of colorful Easter eggs.
Check out the goody bag I made with this fabric here.
Happy Easter everyone!
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Having a young child, my family has come across many children on the Autism Spectrum in our school system. Everything from children needing to be tube fed and wheelchair bound, to those that have sensory sensitivities, to those that are absolutely brilliant. Some can hardly speak, while others are reading Shakespeare at 6 years old. We have witnessed the entire spectrum in our very small corner of the world.
I don’t pretend to know so much about Autism. I try to be supportive and understanding of the children and their parents. I know that every day can be struggle. We all need to be a little less judgmental, and a little more patient.
Be kind, everyone. Please enjoy this blue puzzle piece fabric in honor of World Autism Awareness Day, 2019.
Happy Spring!! I hope the sunshine and mild temperatures of spring reach you soon! It has been a long winter.
Enjoy this beautiful floral fabric while you’re waiting for the flowers to bloom where you are.
Fabric Name- Spring Theory by August Wren for Dear Stella fabrics
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- White
Theme- Floral
Description:
A beautiful collection of springtime flowers in a rainbow of colors.
Take a look at the bag I made with this fabric here. It would be perfect for mom on Mother’s Day!
March is here and it’s time to get ready for Easter!
Fabric Name- Carrot Patch Bunnies by Sharla Fults for Studio E Fabrics.
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- Multi
Theme- Easter, Spring, Bunnies
Description:
Adorable bunnies are dressed in their gardening clothes collecting carrots. A cute girl bunny is wearing a dress and a hat while playing with a bird. A boy bunny is dressed in overalls with pockets stuffed with carrots. Another bunny is juggling Easter eggs. The pattern has colorful birds, butterflies, flowers and Easter eggs scattered in between the rabbits.
This fabric would be great to use for a children’s Easter celebration. It would make an adorable skirt or dress. Check out the bag I made to use for an Easter egg hunt, a small purse for a little girl, or a gift for Easter.
What will you make with this fabric?
I am so excited about this new science and math fabric from Northcott Studio!
Fabric Name- Big Bang (Main Design)- by Deborah Edwards for Northcott Studio
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- Navy Blue
Theme- Science and Math
Description:
Big Bang is packed with colorful science and math icons on a navy blue background. It covers chemistry, physics, biology and math in a fun and educational way. This fabric would be great in a science classroom. Take a look at all the great things in this design:
“Mathematics- the study of numbers, structure, space and change”. The math icons include a ruler, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division signs, a set square (triangle ruler), a sine wave, pie chart, the pi symbol, a square root sign, a triangular prism, cylinder, cube, pencil, X+Y=, 90° and the word Equations.
“Physics- the study of matter, energy and the interaction between them.” The words Einstein, Electricity and Magnetism are featured here. There is a light bulb and a horseshoe shaped magnet with waves above it. The VIR triangle is for Ohm’s Law: Voltage = Current x Resistance. A small white notebook shows the equations E = mc² and V = I x R.
“Biology- the study of life and living organisms.” Biology is represented by a microscope and a leaf.
“Chemistry- the study of properties of, and interactions between, matter and energy.” The elements Magnesium, Helium, Carbon and Oxygen are displayed in hexagons. There is a ring stand holding a flask over a Bunsen burner, a round bottom flask with a green liquid, a test tube rack holding tubes of various color liquids, and single test tubes with bubbling green liquid. There are several ball and stick molecules, beakers and atomic rings. The beaker has the word Beaker over it. Carbon dioxide and water are written here as CO² and H²O. They should be written as CO2 and H2O. Finally, the words Chemical Bonds are written in cursive.
A few things didn’t fit into a particular category: a stack of books and the words Science, Discover, Learn and Experiment.
This fabric is great! It is so colorful and fun, and educational at the same time. Check out the bag I made with this fabric here.
Science is fun! Get out there and discover, learn and experiment!
Fabric Name- Love Struck Valentine Tossed Patch by Shelly Comiskey of Simply Shelly Designs for Henry Glass Fabrics
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- White
Theme- Valentine’s Day, Love
Description:
This adorable new Henry Glass fabric has tossed Valentine’s Day cards on a white background. There are six different cards on the fabric with red and pink hearts scattered in between.
What will you make with this beautiful Valentine’s Day fabric? Check out the Valentine’s Day goody bag I made here.
Science Fair is the latest collection of science fabric from Robert Kaufman. Look at all of the scientists on this pattern!
Fabric Name- Science Fair SRK-18000-5 YELLOW (I call it Famous Scientists.)
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- Yellow
Theme- Science
Description: 19 scientists are featured on this black and yellow fabric. Each scientist is accompanied by the year they were born, and an icon representing some of their most important work. If you’d like to know a little bit more about each of the scientists on this fabric, read on.
Thomas Edison 1847 Lightbulb- He is known for electric power generation, and the invention of the light bulb.
Isaac Newton 1643 Telescope- built the first reflecting telescope, discovered the laws of motion and laws of gravity.
Richard Feynman 1918- shown with the Feynman diagram in quantum electrodynamics. He was a theoretical physicist.
Marie Curie 1867 Radioactive Symbol- A physicist and chemist who researched radioactivity. Continue reading Famous Scientists Fabric
The first science fabric I ever bought was this very colorful pattern called Good Chemistry. It is one of my absolute favorites! It just makes me smile 🙂
Fabric Name- Kanvas Academic Club Good Chemistry by Maria Kalinowski
Material- 100% cotton fabric
Background color- Black
Theme- Science
Description:
This colorful fabric features classic examples of a chemistry lab. There are Bunsen burners heating flasks held on ring stands, bubbling test tubes, round bottom flasks, beakers, dripping medicine droppers, and stop watches. On another ring stand, there are two flasks connected by a curly tube, perhaps running a chemical extraction of some sort. Colorful stacks of books are scattered throughout the pattern, including Physics, Algebra and Chemistry. Also, there are many chemical elements: Copper, Magnesium, Zinc, Sodium, Carbon, Helium and Calcium.
This fabric is so much fun! I just want to run to the lab and do some experiments!
If you are interested, check out some of the bags I made with this amazing fabric here and here.
Science is fun!
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Zinnia’s Closet began in 2015 when I opened a shop on Etsy. I didn’t start selling because I had some new or trending idea. I wanted to learn how to run a small business without the pressure of depending on the income generated from it. Sure, I could have read a bunch of books. But nothing beats hands-on learning.
At the end of every year, I like to take the time to reflect on what I’ve learned, and what I would like to achieve.
So, here we go. What happened in 2018?
I started a website! I didn’t even know where to begin one year ago. But I took the leap, chose a web host, and here I am. Blogging isn’t easy for me. I tend to internalize everything instead of sharing it with the world. I’m definitely stepping out of my comfort zone when I write. Will this get easier over time??
I also started an Instagram account. I haven’t mastered the art of attracting attention there, but that’s something to work on in 2019. I just read an article about how to save a draft Instagram post, so at least that will take away some of the pressure 🙂
Photography has been an interest of mine for quite a while. I bought a camera a few years ago and have slowly been learning how to take photos without the “Auto” setting. Practice, practice, practice. My photos are getting better as I gain better control of the camera. In 2019 I plan to re-take many of my product photos to make them look more professional. Along the way, I’ve learned a little bit about how to use photo-editing software. I’d rather take a good quality picture with the camera, instead of a not-so-great picture that needs to be edited. But, it doesn’t hurt to learn how to fix a picture if needed.
This year I started designing my own fabric! I made a few test drawings and printed them using Spoonflower. Next year I hope to start selling bags with my own fabric designs. I’ve already had a request to make bags with a custom fabric design!! I’ll have to write another blog about my adventures in fabric printing. I am very excited about this opportunity.
My sewing skills have increased this year! I took a deep breath and learned how to install a zipper. Wouldn’t you know, I had a customer ask for a bag with a zipper only a few weeks later! What a coincidence! Then my sister asked me if I knew how to sew a snap. I didn’t, but I figured it out!
Zinnia’s Closet hit some amazing milestones this year. In March, we hit 100 sales on Etsy. In December, we had our 100th order on Etsy, and 50 orders in just one year. There’s still a few days left in 2018, maybe we can squeeze in another order or two. I am sincerely grateful for all the wonderful customers I have had this year and am looking forward to another great year in 2019.
I have a few plans for 2019. I will continue to work on my social media and website. Of course, there will be new products. If all goes well, I’ll be offering products made with fabric that I design myself. I have BIG plans for my current customers. I’m not going to reveal my plan just yet, I want to make sure I can implement it 🙂 Eventually, I would like to make this website an e-commerce site. I don’t think that will happen in 2019, but I plan on learning enough to make that happen by 2020.
All in all, 2018 was a great year. I’m looking forward to the many lessons that 2019 will bring. Thanks, again, to all of our wonderful customers. I can’t wait to work with you again soon!
Happy Holidays!