The Daily Telegraph, Sydney



The Daily Telegraph, Home Insert, May 28, 2011

One of our fabrics, 'trailing leaves yellow' enjoyed a debut as part of the 'Get the Look' column in the Home Magazine in The Daily Telegraph, Sydney last weekend. Love everything about this compilation from the vintage, retro vibe down to the amazing furniture and inspiring decorating ideas! The main image is a great example of the way fabrics can be used to enhance the overall look of a room to create your own 'unique space'. 

NEW Alexander Henry Fabrics

Lovely new selections of Alexander Henry fabrics now available in store. Four small collections of coordinating designs Griffith, Barclay, Larkspur and Harajuku. Our extensive range of Alexander Henry fabrics are becoming increasingly popular for curtains and decor, in particular childrens bedroom decor but many designs are also popular for clothing. The great thing about Alexander Henry fabrics is there is something for everyone and many fabrics will suit a wide array of projects.

Griffith Park Pink and Blue



Griffith Song Pink and Blue

Rolling Hills Pink

Griffith Floral Pink and Blue

There is a funky 70's vibe to the Griffith collection in two wonderful colour ways, pink and blue shown above and a red, blue and yellow also available in store.

Barclay Snail Pink and Mustard

Barclay Flower Pink and Mustard

Barclay Snail Latte, Mauve and Duckegg Blue

Barclay Flower Mauve and Grey

 We are loving the Barclay Snails... who would have thought a snail could be so adorable!!

Larkspur Birds Verbena

Larkspur Circles Verbena

Larkspur Meadown Verbena

Larkspur is a stunning collection of designs featuring beautiful watercolour birds, circles and florals. This one is the soft muted colour palette but a stunning multi-coloured brighter version is also available.

Harajuku Peony

Harajuku Lady

Harajuku Lady is a stunning, quite detailed, large-scale contemporary asian-inspired fabric with a lovely watercolour look. This fabric would make lovely wall art to compliment an asian-inspired interior.

What is your favourite design and what would you create with it? Leave your comment and we will select a winner to receive a 'surprise' Alexander Henry fat quarter pack.

Shop til you drop!

Kelani Custom Made Cushions have featured in the latest SHOP til you drop magazine. I love this mag, always many things I would love to buy and it is such a great 'online shopping' reference! My children have fallen in love with the havaiana thong magnets in this spread!

Sherbet Pips Childrens Fabric

Sherbet Pips by Aneela Hoey for Moda is an irresistible children's fabric collection perfect for any number of projects from nursery and bedroom decor to sweet children's apparel and accessories. A clever collection  including whimsical designs of swinging girls and children scooting as well as the most delightful scarf stripe and fun play dot coordinate.

This is Aneela Hoey's first fabric collection for Moda and we suggest that if you love it as much as we do you purchase soon before it literally 'scoots out the door'! My girls are particularly taken with this sweet collection as their scooters and swing are the two things they enjoy the most and both have requested a scooter skirt to pair with their tights in winter, and a scarf of course!



Image courtesy of Aneela Hoey

Head over here for some wonderful inspiration and a free tutorial for a beautiful 'Girl on a Tree Swing Mini Quilt' tutorial shown above.



Echino Winter Collection 2011

                                                                               

Another superb echino collection by Etsuko Furuya. This time the Echino Winter Collection 2011 is printed on an extra wide width 'sheeting' making it ideal for quilt covers and bed linen. It is also a little lighter and softer than the usual echino cotton/linen blend as its composition is 85% cotton / 15% linen. This weight still works well for cushions and homewares and also has a beautiful drape for skirts. An extra wide spot makes a great coordinate or quilt backing to accompany these stunning designs.

One of the great things about echino is that the colourways between collections match back with each other making for some beautiful unique design combinations for your projects.

Gypsy Caravan - Kristen Doran

Kristen Doran has done it again with this amazingly detailed whimisical gypsy caravan design! Hand screen printed in three colours on an eco-friendly hemp/organic cotton this decorator fabric is a knock-out when framed or sewn into cushions. See further inspiration from Kristen below.

I have also framed a gypsy panel in an IKEA 50 x 40cm RIBBA frame and this design has come up a treat! In fact, many of Kristen Doran's designs look amazing framed or stretched over a canvas or you might like to try our custom made features and we will create a gorgeous cushion or 6" cylinder table lamp just for you.

Custom Made Lamp Shade Launch!

Well after months of hard work and planning we are excited to launch the Kelani Fabric NEW Custom Made Lamp Shade service! We are particularly proud of the way we have designed this feature alongside our Custom Made Cushion Service. 

Simply browse any of our extensive fabric collections, select your fabric choice and click on the 'create a lamp shade' icon to view further details and pricing. Your own unique lamp shade or table lamp designed by you in the comfort of your own home will be directly delivered to your door in no time!

The fabric ranges Kelani offer are perfect for lamp shades as their light to medium weight compositions allow for generous transparency through the material bringing to life the colours of the textiles and designs. We offer 3 popular sizes online but are more than happy to work with you on a particular size you may be looking for.

Lamp Shades and Kelani custom made cushions is an easy way to decorate a living space instantly giving your room a personalised style and enhancing your interior environment.

Now, where to next... many other ideas we are hoping to introduce this year to maintain the Kelani 'innovative' shopping experience that our customers have grown to love! But first... back to uploading many, many more new and exciting fabric ranges to the store. Pop in for a visit soon and please keep your feedback coming as we always love to hear from our inspiring customers!