Tag: Samarra Khaja

  • Stackable Ottoman Totem Faces!

    I designed these stacking ottoman totem faces for the debut of Spoonflower’s new gorgeous faux suede upholstery fabric! Thanks to Kate for sewing them up so beautifully and thanks to Spoonflower for showcasing them so wonderfully in great photos like the one above! Get the designs here and see more photos of all eight vibrant guys…

  • Great Gotham: In Stores Now!

    April is just about over and my new Great Gotham collection is out and available in fabric stores now!  If you have a thing for New York City, taxis, transportation, maps, and who knows, maybe even epically-detailed pen + ink illustrations, Great Gotham just might tick all those boxes for you in one fell swoop. Fuggedaboudit! Insider fun fact: When…

  • Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 9 Blog Tour : Meet Samarra

    Happy Monday, fellow Computer Screen-Staring People of the World! For those of you who don’t know me, what on earth took you so long? Hmmmm? Fine, fine, water under the bridge. Let’s move on, shall we? I’m so glad you’re here! I’m an artist, illustrator and graphic designer; the list is probably technically longer, but I don’t…

  • Couple O’ Quick Things

    I love illustrating recipes and maps. I wish I had more time to draw up more, but I’ve been lucky recently to create one of each for the great site They Draw and Cook (TDAC) and sister-site They Draw and Travel (TDAT).  First up is my recent set of three potato-centric recipes for TDAC: And…

  • Spoonflower Headquarters: An SK Tour

    I’ve only been obsessively designing and uploading my surface designs to Spoonflower for, oh you know, the better part of the last six years.  So when the opportunity arose last week to actually get my physical self to their North Carolina headquarters, I did just that. But wait. Before you think this post is going…

  • Modern Traditional Mini Quilt Challenge!

    Hey, hey, did you hear about the great Modern Traditional Mini Quilt Challenge announced yesterday over at Timeless Treasures and Dear Stella? If you thought you might enter but don’t have just the right Timeless Treasures fabric to add to your Mini Quilt entry, not to worry because here’s where I save the day like the…

  • No Foolin’: Recent Sewing Projects

    Firstly, Happy April Fools’ Day. Secondly, I have no pranks for you today. Sold out of them yesterday and getting restocked tomorrow, so today, you’re just plain outta luck. Sorry. Now on to more interesting things… Here’s another bunch o’ stuff I’ve been up to recently. I figured it would be nice to post these…

  • Is It Spring Yet?

    Don’t answer that. No really, don’t. What I will happily acknowledge is that the March/April issue of Generation Q magazine is popping up on bookstore shelves faster than daffodil blooms can make up their minds. Although I still haven’t gotten my dirty little paws on a copy (arghhhhhh, I’m too impatient for this!), I did…

  • Finished Project: Annual Report Design

    Along with various art projects, sewing and textile-related endeavors and whatever else, I also work regularly on graphic design projects for a variety of clients. I’ve done this for years now, but I tell ya, after all that work, the best thing is to see and hold the finished piece complete in all its printed…

  • Happy Valentine’s Day!

    What did I do this morning, after waking up to my wonderful husband’s sweet gifts for the children and me?  Well, after drinking my morning coffee, I realized that I needed to get on with some sort of gifts for everyone because I completely waited until the last minute. Let me say that I really…