This week marks the launch of our Monsoon collection for Guildery, which uses traditional Indian hand block printing to create a mix of digitally printed patterns that evoke the very essence of nature.
Our part-time marketer and friend, Lindsay Meyer, recently took the time to tell us how she used fabric in the Compass pattern to accent homemade holiday gifts she created for her friends and family.
Offering consumers a gateway to trade-quality textile designs was a huge attraction. The ability to order over a dozen different weights and grains of fabric was ideal for this custom project. I selected the Compass pattern in the Gaya colorway because it had mossy green accents that conveyed a Christmas vibe while weaving in cool tones for a more sophisticated palette.
Show us what you made!
With the help of my neighborhood seamstress I turned four yards of Cotton Twill into a grand collection of four dozen napkins plus one long, luxe table runner. The napkins were 15-inch squares and we finished them with an overlock stitch. To bring the corners to perfect points, we reinforced the stitching with a simple hem line, a quarter inch from the edge.
These are gorgeous, and we love your packaging!
I do have an eye for presentation and selected plain white cigar boxes that perfectly accommodated a quantity of six folded napkins plus my signature set of recipes. For the last five years, I’ve made it a tradition to share my kitchen’s creations. I added splashes of watercolor paint to the exterior of the boxes and finished the package with a grosgrain ribbon and a hand-lettered gift tag. I’m already considering ordering more fabric for curtains for my studio or tea towels to have on hand as hostess gifts!
Follow Lindsay on Instagram @lindsaymeyer.
Shop the seemakrish for Guildery collection here.
