Fall Quilt Market 2011: Kei – La Vie En Rose
La Vie En Rose is from Kei Fabrics … a mix of florals in different styles, from retro 60s to Liberty-esque to modern and graphic.
Posts tagged ‘floral’
Black & White Floral by Yuko Furutani
Here’s a simple black & white retro floral, from the Mono Cloth collection by Yuko Furutani for Daiwabo. It also comes in black on white. From Japan Lovely Crafts on Etsy.
Roses for Your Weekend
Happy weekend everyone! I’m going to try to catch up on some sleep … you? ( 1960s painterly rose on blue cotton, from Retro Age Vintage Fabrics )
Scattered Blooms Lawn
Thank you so much for all the love on the blog birthday post! I hope you didn’t think I was fishing for it, but nonetheless your comments made me so happy throughout the weekend (and through my 10-hour tax-doing marathon yesterday — uuuuhhhngh). I feel like you all have my back, and that I can [...]
Retro Outdoor Fabric
So you know how I was wishing for outdoor furniture last week? I went into IKEA just for breakfast yesterday and rolled out with the Tullerö set. Total impulse buy (I mean, what a bargain!), and even though it’s smallish it should suit our needs. The cushions, sold separately, were cruddy, so I passed on [...]
Digital Fabric of the Week: Free Pattern by Wolfie & the Sneak
Earlier this month in this column I featured Wolfie and the Sneak‘s hand-drawn designs … now they’ve got this beautiful floral pattern available to download for free, to print on fabric or use for anything else. Follow the link for the full resolution image. Thanks for sharing, Renee!
Horrockses Fabric Prints at the V&A
When I reviewed the Horrockses Fashions book recently, I didn’t realize that the Victoria & Albert Museum Shop would be selling yardage of a couple Horrockses prints (well, metreage!). Be still my beating heart. I might have to brave the terrible exchange rate and international shipping for these, and for the Liberty + V&A fabrics [...]
Daily Swatch: Fabric From Horrockses Fashions
Floral stripe in three colorways by Joyce Badrocke for Horrockses Fashions (date unknown). Badrocke created the o’s with a manual typewriter. Image credit: Archive of Art & Design at the V&A. Book review of Horrockses Fashions: Off-the-Peg Style in the ’40s and ’50s by Christine Boydell here.
Daily Swatch: Dekoplus
1970s Dekoplus floral, from Something Fine on Flickr. Vicky has the largest collection of Dekoplus fabrics I’ve seen — check out this Flickr gallery for more.
Daily Swatch: Seersucker
Floral seersucker, c.1930s, from themarkmakers on Flickr. This is the Flickr stream of A +/- Piece of Cloth, who sells vintage fabric at markets around Australia — see the blog for the schedule.
Daily Swatch: Vintage Sheets
Green, Brown, Yellow & White Pattern Vintage Textile fromKaiser Tia on Flickr.
Daily Swatch: Vintage Sheets
Vintage floral queen sheet complete set, $22 from Accessory Addiction on Etsy. Someone buy this before I do, please!
Daily Swatch: Vintage Sheets
Floral Pink, Olive, and Gold pillowcases, labeled Tex-made Canada by Dominion Textiles Montreal. Found in Tumbleweed Cottage’s Flickr stream … she sells vintage linens and other vintage goodies on Etsy.
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