Thursday, October 8, 2015

Introducing: Pink Pony Design!

 I'm very proud and happy to introduce to you all today, the new me: PINK PONY DESIGN!


Time for a change and an exciting update! This is the start of my very own line of real patterns! I've with this also decided to update my "brand" name a little to represent me more, and to be a little more easily recognisable. I'm changing name from Not Only Quilts to Pink Pony Design.

Those of you who know me, or have followed me for a while, know how much I love designing bags and quilts and other things, and I'd love to do it for a living. This is a major, exciting step in that direction! I've made a number of free patterns in the past, and I will of course continue doing free patterns and tutorials. I will however also be releasing high quality patterns for purchase!

I've had precious little time for sewing the past few years due to my work. However, my work situation has changed and I'm left with a bit more free time and I'm therefor able to pursue this dream of mine =)

My new patterns will be released in Swedish and English and available as both PDF versions and paper patterns.


Follow the new me on Instagram!

To see what I'm currently working on or thinking about, follow me at: PINK_PONY_DESIGN or click the image below. =)

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Progress @ Borlänge Sycentrum!

So we've been working away all day Borlänge Sycentrum, carrying, building, ordering a ton of beautiful fabrics, and we're slowly getting closer to the big day!



We started out with getting this loaded and unloaded today, and it's just a little of it, you'll get to see on Thursday what we ended up with =)


Trust me when I say, trying to get these into nice and manageable rolls, is not all that fun! :-P


But it's is sort of doable *beams with pride*


And most importantly, we laugh and laugh! It's so much fun!

Monday, September 28, 2015

Building a Quilt Fabric and Sewing Machine Store!

Despite the best intentions of getting back in the swing of things here with sewing and blogging, life has recently shown that it doesn't always let everything go according to plan. However, I'm happy to say: Stuff is happening now! Pink things! =D

My mother and her husband is opening up a brick and mortar quilt fabric and sewing machine store this very week! Borlänge Sycentrum (situated in Borlänge Centrum in Sweden) will open it's doors on the 1st of October! So I'm currently in Sweden helping out and having a blast, despite the hard work and late hours =)

It's slowly taking shape now, sorry for the poor quality images, it's from my phone.




I've been folding a ton of adorable FQ bundles! =)


And we've been having so much fun! Major changes are coming and I've actually been sewing a lot lately, so much exciting news to come soon <3

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Necessary Clutch Wallet - Fancy Version

I just love this wallet/clutch! Such a pretty and easy to follow pattern from Emmaline Bags. This is the first one I made and my fancy clutch for when I go out ^^

You can read a bit more about it here from my first post about this pattern: Everyday Necessary Clutch




Love the interior! All the little card slots and pockets, it's perfect! Choose the fabric so I'd always get a little happy chock from the pink and the silver stars, which contrasts quite a  bit from the classy outside =)


Friday, May 15, 2015

Free Motion Quilting Practice - Borders

I've had to practice some more FMQ before I dared to start quilting the borders of my quilt.  It was so much fun to be doing feathers again! =D

Here I'm starting to be happy with the results, please excuse the "ugly fabric", I tend to try use up the non pretty ones for these things ^^


It was quite difficult to get back in the swing of things and it was more then a little wonky to start with ^^


Saturday, May 9, 2015

Back to Quilting!

First I got my little stash in order and got my Ikea Benno DVD shelves up. I'm so happy to have my little rainbow back up! =D




Secondly I realised that I was terribly out of practice when it came to FMQing, so I brought out a test piece and played a little. It was embarrassing at first but I quickly got somewhat back in the swing of things. Sorry for the bad photo, it's late ^^


And I actually have been nibbling away at my totally psyched project! I love this new pattern I have in the works so much and I can't wait to share it with you all! =D

Monday, May 4, 2015

A Brand New Life!

My personal life has undergone some major changes this past year and due to these among other things, not much sewing has been possible for me sadly. Which has resulted in me banking a million and one ideas for new patterns and things I want to create, which is fantastic now that my life finally permits it!

My sewing machine is finally with me again and the sewing table arrived a few days ago now, it's an Ikea Malm. The lovely flowers are from my new love with whom I just celebrated 5 months with! <3 It's a really tiny (but adorable) one bedroom flat we live in now so the table is squeezed in between the kitchen counter and the sofa ^^


And yesterday I retrieved my Ikea Benno shelfs and I could finally unpack my fabrics! I'm so happy!! They will very soon been filled with a rainbow these FQ's and half yards that I now have refolded and sorted, I was so ridiculously happy to finally be playing with my fabrics again!


I just can't wait to start creating again! =D