Hello Blend Blog Readers! I want to take a second to introduce myself... I am Sarah Watts. I am an illustrator, a surface designer and a fabric designer for Blend. I live in Atlanta with my husband Scott and our dog Buffy...who loves to wear sweaters (the dog, not my husband)! I have a BFA from Ringling College of Art and Design, majoring in Illustration. I have worked on all sorts of things: children's apparel, stationery, kids' books and gig posters. Currently I am illustrating a young adult book for Simon & Schuster, designing a new collection for Blend and working on some kids' clothing. My favorite things are live music, the smell of burning wood and thrift junking. I also love coffee and enjoy a good craft beer! Below I attached a few images of my work... You can find me and see more of my work on my website or my blog, or you can find me on Twitter.
I am the designer of Feather N Stitch (you can find it here)! It was so awesome to see my collection by Blend at Quilt Market this past October! It was actually the beginning of a CRAZY two weeks for me... One of those times when all sorts of plans collide together by accident / happenstance. I went to Quilt Market first, then I went to Las Vegas where Scott and I got married... After being together for nine years, we finally did it! He wore a cowboy costume and I wore a saloon girl outfit since it was Halloween. After Vegas, Scott and I went home to visit family, which was nice and relaxing. Then, since I am a trustee of my college, they had me come down to a meeting, where I did a presentation about my career to the Illustration Dept... But wait, the fun did not stop there. We went to Costa Rica for our honeymoon... It was absolutely magical! We saw iguanas and sloths and all sorts of creatures. What a whirlwind two weeks, with the Blend launch being the kick-off! Sheesh! Now I am back in my bat cave cranking out work... and my next fabric collection... Cushion & Dust.... Stay Tuned...
Here I am geeking out over my collection, Feather N Stitch. Those quilts in the booth were very comfortable!Here are us ladies...Jessica Swift is on the left and Jules Davis on the right.
Recently I had a booth at ICE, a craft show in Atlanta and the neatest thing happened... A girl buying one of my prints realized that she just bought my fabric collection online. It was so cool to meet someone that had already purchased it. A real person. Haha!!
For my last ramble...I wanted to share with you a few things that I made out of my collection, Feather N Stitch. My sewing process is a bit hodgepodge...I like the raw edge look and I like to just dive in and not really exactly measure anything sort of like how I approach my artwork. The spontaneity is the fun part. My friend, Diana, sent me this awesome demo and I thought it would be really cool to make my own out of my fabric... It's a lamp! How crazy is that? I also made a fish animal...that is probably not the first thing someone would think of to make from Feather N Stitch, but I figured since birds eat fish... I hope you enjoy! One day I would love to make little "how to's" out of these projects I do. I will keep you posted on that.
Here's the link to the Fabric Critter Lamp demo... http://matsutakeblog.blogspot.com/201/10/electrified-fox-lamp-tutorial-and.html
And of course the stuffed fish...Haha!!
I hope you enjoyed my post. Check out my website and blog, and keep an eye out for my next collection with Blend in 2012. Have a great holiday and thanks a ton to the Blend bunch for making all this happen!!
~Sarah Watts :D:D
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