21st April 2017
Having arty friends is always fun, seeing what they can create from materials- especially when it’s our very own licensed William Morris fabric. Recently our lovely friend Elaine showed us what she’d worked on as a gift to us- a beautiful quilt made of a mash up of our fabrics that were her favourites. All Morris’ patterns are very intricate and detailed, and honestly, sometimes we question if they’d go together- we have a Mallow blue window blinds in the kitchen and often switch out the tablecloths and the tea towel we hang over the oven- but would putting the fabrics in close quarters work? Well we’ve answered our own question with a big fat yes- the patterns in the quilt instead of looking too fussy and detracting from each other all work together seamlessly to create a much more interesting quilt. The colours all work together and draw the eye over the different patterns- leaving each to have it’s moment as their own entity within the design as a whole.
The quilt really livens up the day bed it’s pictured on to give it a refreshed feel- we’ve spoken time and time again about how such simple changes such as a lick of paint on the walls and new textiles within a room can make the entire room feel brand new- you really don’t have to spend a fortune to transform a place and often, when you think furniture looks tired, instead of replacing it you can often take some fabric and recover and revitalise it!
Posted in Crafts from our Products! by Laura