I Make Applique Wall Hangings With Strange Sayings On Vintage Fabric Backgrounds

A few years ago I kept thinking of phrases over and over in mind, and wondering why people in their homes tend to go for the same old ones: LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE and the like. So I started to create banners and pennants with the slogans I wanted to see. I drafted my own alphabets, cut out fabric letters by hand, and sew around each one with my sewing machine in a process that can take hours. My favourite pieces are ones where I use vintage or found fabrics, cut out the motifs and layer them to create scenes, like “You’re Gonna Go Far Kid”, where I took a space print background fabric and layered an African wax print that looked like craters, and finally added a spaceman from a vintage sci-fi fabric piece. Sometimes I make smaller pieces that can be used as mini wall hangings or big jacket patches. I hope you like them!

What slogan would you like to see?

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You’re Gonna Go Far Kid- black cotton on white bars, over a space background with layered African wax print and vintage spaceman

Power to the Proles- gold velvet on a printed Russian scene

Kids These Days Just Wanna Cry and Fight God- Black cotton on white bars, on an art nouveaux African wax print

Humans Need Art- red cotton on a hand painted mixed colour background

All Buds Must Break To Bloom- rosebud print cotton on a terracotta background with layered vintage floral motifs

This Is Not The End- white cotton on floral background

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My Mom Thinks I’m Cool- white cotton on vintage Hawaiian shirt

Run Into the Woods and Don’t Look Back- white cotton on African wax print

Don’t Panic- pink batik cotton on space print background

Be Gay Do Crime- gold velvet on pastel unicorn print

Get Lost- pink and purple batik cotton on world map print background

Hearts Can Starve As Much As Mouths- yellow velvet on vintage candy stripe cotton

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