I am a huge fan of "Made With Love By Hannah" -- a terrific artist, designer, and clothing maker. Her original print skirts are the best -- with their flattering aline shape and gorgeous patterns. And while most of her work trends toward European styles (Polish dotted prints, fairy tale themed prints and Hungarian flower embroidery prints) -- I was really happy to see the cactus shirt, one of her latest offerings. Gettin' it! Once I make up my mind which color I like best! Also check here on her blog for more new patterns...all of them fabulous. If you see one you like -- don't wait too long. They are made in limited editions.
And here are some other skirt patterns mentioned above:
And finally, I recommend her facebook page as it seems to be a meeting place for all kinds of people engaged in original textile design. And for fun, I love this quirky little Etsy video of Hannah -- her amazing house filled with inspirational knickknacks and her studio. Awesome.
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Cactus Skirt...Perfect for a Tucson Monsoon
I am a huge fan of "Made With Love By Hannah" -- a terrific artist, designer, and clothing maker. Her original print skirts are the best -- with their flattering aline shape and gorgeous patterns. And while most of her work trends toward European styles (Polish dotted prints, fairy tale themed prints and Hungarian flower embroidery prints) -- I was really happy to see the cactus shirt, one of her latest offerings. Gettin' it! Once I make up my mind which color I like best! Also check here on her blog for more new patterns...all of them fabulous. If you see one you like -- don't wait too long. They are made in limited editions.
And here are some other skirt patterns mentioned above:
And finally, I recommend her facebook page as it seems to be a meeting place for all kinds of people engaged in original textile design. And for fun, I love this quirky little Etsy video of Hannah -- her amazing house filled with inspirational knickknacks and her studio. Awesome.
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