Shopping: The Whole 9 Yards, Portland, OR

funny!

The Whole 9 Yards has a great selection of fabrics for home decor. In the back, there are some wild combinations arranged on the display racks. (Sorry, no photos!).
They also have some unusual trims:

pink bling balls

girlie tulle as a trim: make a skirt for Barbie with it!

print design: good find

Isn't this print adorable?

It's on a vintage apron that I recently rediscovered. I had never really studied the print. I'm going to digitize it at work today. Borderline "work" appropriate.

Illustrator Blends

some samples:

this one has blend going from outside edges into middles

this one has clusters of radiating lines masked by individual flower petals