It's funny how textiles can bring out emotions in people, how fabrics can mean so much to someone, but can also make you feel unhappy. A lot of factors can be considered as to why a fabric can mean something to someone.
It can be a print that the owner has fallen in love with; this often happens to me, or an heirloom, a print designed by a textile artist that one favours. It can also be a fabric from an item that has haunted you. I personally dreaded a certain printed curtain from my childhood that has recently been brought back from the dead, so to speak.
In any case these fabrics bring out emotions in people, and it inspires me to use beautiful fabrics to bring joy and positive emotions into people's lives. Whether it is an item yo use every day or occasionally.
This is why, I adore hearing from someone that they have a prized fabric which they would like refurbished because the item or the print means so much to them.
I have been handed over an oriental inspired blouse. It no longer fits the owner, but she wishes to hold onto the item. It was hand-stitched by the owner with a fabric she fell-in love with in the early 1990's. It would pain her to have to give-it away.
The cotton fabric is a liberty inspired print, a cut-off found in a quilting and patchwork shop. The very intricate detailed floral print in reds and greens is brought-out by the oriental inspired red details including Chinese buttons and red piping.
Step-in Marie V.
My initial thoughts were the focal points of the blouse. The red piping and oriental details. These details needed to be the focal point for a cushion. I also felt the tailored darts were essential to keep as a reminder that this has a hand-made garment.
With these designs in mind I've been working the fabric into a rectangle to fit a cushion.
More to come soon...
Marie V
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