flekka journalshop

Super Summer Sale

nina — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:35:16 +0000

I will be closing the shop in two weeks, 07/01 and reopen it sometime late August. So…. go on over for a Super Summer Sale – a discount of 20% on your purchase. Think of it as an early 4th of July Sale!

Use coupon SUMMER2011.

Happy Shopping!

newly listed vintage fat quarters

nina — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:44:57 +0000

available now in the shop. yardage might be available too, if you hurry!

new in shop – stripes and plaids

nina — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:11:50 +0000

Finally I had some time to go through a mountain of sheets that has been growing in my studio. I had planned to bundle the stripes and plaids together, and here they are:

You can find them in the shop.

new napkins

nina — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:09:09 +0000

When I bought some of the vintage sheets, specifically those with delicate flowers, I thought they would make really nice napkins. But they were too thin, too flimsy to stay on their own. Then I remembered seeing this tutorial from Purl Soho. And I thought – linen. I love linen. Love the look of it, the feel of it. And I had some lying around. I cut it up, and here are the napkins…

They are about 16″ sq and instead of linen being framed by contrasting fabric (as in the tutorial) in this case, I framed the vintage sheet pieces with linen. I used a very soft linen (not sheer though) in natural.

I said I like linen, but working wit it, sometimes, can be a pain. This linen in particular. It is a bit stretchy, and silky, so it moves a lot; changes shape. Pair it with a super-soft and delicate vintage sheet… ah… it took forever to pin before sewing. I need to invest in some starch. I’ve been told it helps when working with linen.

But I am happy how they turned out. Really happy. I like the combination of linen and vintage sheets. Next one will be in blue tones…

These will be listed in the shop shortly.

the shop is back!

nina — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:14:42 +0000

OK, one of the goals for this year has been accomplished. The store is open again!

Enjoy the vintage sheets!