Vintage Fabric Cushions

I’ve been looking on the internet at Australian designers and artisans selling vintage fabric cushions and I’m sharing my list of favourites.

First is the fantastic Funky Fabrix website.  In addition to a great range of ready made cushions they also have a custom made cushion service. You can choose from a huge range of fabulous vintage fabrics from their sister site 100% Vintage. My favourite vintage fabric cushion is this one.

Funky Fabrix Vintage Fabric Cushion

I also love this one from the 100% Vintage website.

100% Vintage Fabric Cushion

I’m pleased to say my website page, Fabulous Vintage vintage cushions, came nearly top in Google’s ranking. My hard work on S.E.O. has at last paid off. My favourite Fabulous Vintage cushions are of course Floppy Poppy and Rhea, both are vintage Sanderson fabrics.

Fabulous Vintage Floppy Poppy Cushion

Fabulous Vintage Cushion Rhea

Sally Campbell’s gorgeous website is also a favourite. Sally has some beautiful vintage fabric cushions made from vintage handmade textiles as well as amazing vintage throws. Sally sources her handmade textiles in India and they are made by artisans. All quilts, throws and cushions are either ‘hand-dyed’, ‘hand-stitched’, ‘hand-woven’ or ‘hand block-printed’. As a result they fade naturally and imperfections are part of their charm. Here is a selection from Sally’s website.

Sally Campbell Vintage Textiles – Cushions

A quick look on Etsy and I find Moth Cushions, a range of one of a kind and limited edition, beautifully crafted cushions. Each cushion is created from vintage and retro fabrics, bedspreads, curtains, tea towels and tablecloths sourced from linen presses around the world.

Moth Cushions (Etsy)

So ends this week’s little blog, I do hope you enjoyed it.

Until next time

Bridget

Vintage Fabric – Latest Delivery

I’ve had a wonderful weekend sorting through my latest delivery of vintage fabric. Three huge boxes arrived from the UK and it was such a thrill to pull out the pieces one by one to see if they met my expectations. As always there were a couple of disappointments – a couple of pieces had holes and fading which I wasn’t expecting – but on the whole I was delighted.  I have bought some really beautiful vintage fabric for children (mainly Sanderson) this time. The children’s fabrics will be wonderful for quilts, cushions and lampshades. More on that in my next post.

For now, here is a sneak peek from my latest delivery.

As always, do contact me to order or visit my online shop to buy.

I was so lucky to find three meters of the wonderful Sanderson ‘Floppy Poppy’ from 1967. I already have orders for cushions and lampshades so snap it up while you can as this fabric is very hard to find and just so beautiful.

I had an idea that the fabric below was a Grace Sullivan design but I couldn’t be sure until I had it in my hands. Now I know for sure that it’s ‘Ophelia’ and I have four glorious meters, enough for a pair of fabulous curtains.

Another favourite and also designed by Grace Sullivan is ‘Desdemona’. The orange colour-way is so striking. So far I have found this design in orange, turquoise, green, yellow and pink.

This vintage Sanderson print ‘Paramount’ below is fantastic. The colours are so vibrant. I absolutely love this fabric, it would look amazing as a lampshade or cushions. I have two meters so plenty for a significant project.

This Sanderson fabric ‘Tansy’  was a bit of a departure from the bold stylised floral prints I usually go for.  I was in two minds whether to buy it but I’m so glad I did. It’s a beautiful satinised cotton with gorgeous rich pink and yellow shades on an olive background. I will happily send you a swatch if you’re interested.

Finally below, the ever beautiful ‘Heidi’ by Genia Sapper. Another iconic print from the 1960s. Gorgeous in brown this fabric is equally lovely in the red colour-way as pictured in my vintage fabric gallery.

These and many more beautiful vintage retro fabrics will shortly be available in my vintage fabric shop.

As always, thanks for reading.

Bridget

Beautiful Poppy Fabric – Vintage & Modern

I love poppies and any textile with a poppy print immediately grabs my attention. Here is a gallery of favourites.

First (of course) is the fabulous Sanderson ‘Floppy Poppy’, an iconic Art Nouveau inspired print designed in 1967 for Sanderson Fabrics by Diana and Derek Collard. lt’s a vibrant pink, red, gold and green psychedelic furnishing fabric in a gorgeous medium weight satinised cotton. This design provided the inspiration for Fabulous Vintage and my logo. I’ve found 3 meters of this fabric recently and it’s on way to Sydney from London as I write.

Another favourite is Sanderson’s ‘Rhea’ from the 1970s. It’s a stunning vibrant screen print of stylised poppies and foliage on an off white background. So far I’ve found it in three colourways. This fabric is also a wonderful satinised cotton.

Sanderson released ‘Athene’, another flamboyant poppy design, a few years ago. It is based on the 1970s print ‘Rhea’ above and has a retro feel reminiscent of that era.  It was woven in cotton and viscose onto a beautiful satin. This image of ‘Athene’ below is taken from Home Portfolio. 

Other favourite (modern) poppy fabric includes ‘Oriental Poppy’, also by Sanderson and pictured below.  Huge open poppy flowers in an exuberant arrangement, available in five colourways in both dark and light backgrounds.

The fabric below is ‘Tree Poppy’ from Sanderson’s vintage collection. As I understand the design is from the 1920s and it’s Art Deco style would have been considered very contemporary when first produced.

Marimekko

Marimekko was founded in 1951 by Viljo and Arimi Ratia. Armi asked some artist friends to apply their graphic designs to textiles. In order to show how the fabric could be used, the company then designed and sold a line of simple dresses using their fabric.

Marimekko’s bold fabrics and bright, simple design strongly influenced late 20th-century taste. Many of the early Marimekko designs, including Maija Isola’s Unikko (below), remain in production today.

Another favourite poppy fabric is ‘Big Poppy’ by Laura Gunn for Michael Miller fabrics. I love the deep red pink colour of the flower petals.

Susy Pilgrim Waters is an illustrator, designer and painter whose work is used extensively in print advertising, book and magazine publishing, and commercial licensing. These images are taken from her website.

I’m currently researching for my next blog post about retro crochet fashion and home décor. Check back in a week or so to see more fabulous colourful pictures.

Thanks for reading.

Bridget

Fabulous Vintage

‘Floppy Poppy’ Sanderson Fabrics (1967)

What better way to start my blog by introducing my all time favourite fabric ‘Floppy Poppy’.

‘Floppy Poppy’ is an iconic Art Nouveau inspired print designed in 1967 for Sanderson Fabrics by Diana and Derek Collard. lt’s a vibrant pink, red, gold and green psychedelic furnishing fabric and was part of an attempt to attract the growing youth market at the time.  ‘Floppy Poppy’ provided the inspiration for Fabulous Vintage and my logo. I have found this fabric 5 times in the last 10 years and I am always on the hunt for more. To buy cushions visit my online shop.