This print depicting flowing trim was designed by Alastair Morgan for Horrockses Fashions in the late 1940s, and used to cover a promotional booklet for the company. Image credit: Archive of Art & Design at the V&A by Betty Newmarch. See my review of Horrockses Fashion: Off-the-Peg Fashion in the 40s and 50s by Christine [...]
Atomic age vintage terrycloth, from the collection of xinemetzger (shop) on Flickr.
One of {kimmymade}’s all-time favorites, strawberry or otherwise, from the amazing collection of Kimberly Niesz. It can also be found in {kimmymade}’s vintage apron collection.
The gorgeous designs you are gazing upon are the work of Jessica Gonacha Swift. I’ve been following her blog for some time now so it’s exciting to see that her patterns are going to be put on fabric. Her debut quilting collection Giselle is from Red Rooster — but not till this June. See the [...]
1940s butterfly floral from the collection of thefabricofmylife, aka Donna Flower, on Flickr.
Vintage fabric tulips with butterflies, c.1970s, posted by Niesz Vintage Fabric (shop) in the True Up Flickr pool.
Here is something bright and happy to start the week. Watercolor floral, part of my collection.
(Can’t see the slideshow, feed readers? Please click over, if you don’t mind …) I first heard about Polly Goes to Paris, an in-house line from Henry Glass Co., through Jenny. It has recently arrived in a few shops. It’s a great little collection and I hope it gets the love and sales it deserves! [...]
This dreamy Christmas color story is from Brooke, whose new blog Inchmark should be on your must-read list. When I asked for permission to post she not only said yes but offered to ID the fabrics for us! So this is a value-added post. All fabrics are from Purl Patchwork; not all are currently available. [...]
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