Why stop at a little
bit of patterned fabric when you can create a DIY Rag Fabric Banner with scraps from your stash?
At that time I was also making these tiny paintings with transparent fabric, rabbit skin glue and
bits of patterned fabric.
I just love the little
bit of pattern the fabrics that you chose add too.
Not exact matches
Since the
pattern of the
fabric is designed with large blooms, I decided against a floral centerpiece and instead inserted a silver dollar bunch into a large glass dome and for a
bit of magical twinkle, I wrapped my battery operated LED fairy string lights inside.
With the delicate pastel
pattern and frilly, winged straps, something lighter might be expected, yet these larger bottoms with panels
of floral
fabric and mesh are there instead; it makes it look a
bit vintage, and really makes the whole ensemble on the quirkier side.
One
of the tricky
bits about jeans is laying out the
pattern on the
fabric so the pieces are absolutely on grain.
I was a
bit unprepared for how much
fabric this
pattern takes, and I had to make a slight modification to the back by making it two pieces instead
of one (just add the seam allowance to the center cuts).
The
pattern works extremely well for cotton
fabrics that have that added
bit of stretch... and soooo much easier to do the belt loops etc..
The
pattern of «Elwood Thunder», the
fabric we chose, was perfectly placed across the chair to highlight all
of its classic details, a little
bit of extra fluff was added to the cushion to return the seat to its former glory, and the floral pillow (in Ralph Lauren's «Ashfield Floral») in that coordinating carbon and cream colorway is even more fun with the buffalo check than I thought it would be.
Ive gotten ahead
of myself a
bit, on a recent ski trip, I brought along a bunch
of thrifted
fabric and cut out some
patterns.
In Burberry Prorsum, heart - printed silk and calf hair was paired with sassy leopards, sheer
fabric, and leather linings; meanwhile, Aquilano.Rimondi introduced intricate heart
patterns that played with proportion and alignment, reminding us a
bit of what the Queen
of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland would wear if she were a modern day fashionista.
In Suzanne Joelson «s confrontational new paintings the conflicting forces
of order and disruption animate a lively hash
of vinyl photographic banners, paint,
patterning, hollow - core wood panels, broken
bits of debris,
fabrics, geometric sequencing, and idiosyncratic markmaking.
August 22 - December 13, 2014 Opening: Friday, August 22, 2014, 5 - 8 pm in presence
of the artist WORKS With painting as its point
of departure, Manish Nai, born 1980 in Gujarat, India, developed his practice into a unique form in which he pasted gunny cloth onto canvas and created increasingly complex
patterns in the
fabric by cutting out
bits of the warp.
Although I really loved the curtain
fabric &
pattern I chose, sometimes all those panels
of fabric just feel a
bit much.
The third room will be a
bit of a diversion with the color story, but it will be tied together through
fabric patterns and an overall neutral design.
At Hally's café in London, we went for a Californian vibe, but the whitewashed raw brick and simple wood - panelled walls felt a
bit bland, so we dip - dyed the tops
of bentwood chairs in pretty colours and used
patterned fabric for cushions to give it a lift.