Getting back to project eye-candy, here's my finished chair. I went with St. Charles Bouquet in blue—which is perfect with my living room decor—and a distressed green finish to pay homage to the original condition of the chair. The contrast between the crisp new fabric and the lightly-weathered frame makes for a bold, yet elegant statement—in my smug and humble opinion.
St. Charles Bouquet is a modification of Rose Bouquet from my Pop Garden™ quilting-weight collection. Those of you who have collected my designs will note that the focal bouquets of the print are much closer together and the scale of the design is much larger. The artwork was re-created and re-colored with home decor specifically in mind.
The other prints in the Garden District™ collection are all new. Mockingbird is a print I put together at first for my Nicey Jane™ quilting-cotton collection, but it was swapped for Picnic Bouquet at the last moment, favoring the scale and mood of Mockingbird for home dec projects. Plus, Picnic Bouquet was too perfect for Nicey. It is one of my favorite prints in that collection.
I have received many pleas to release these home dec prints on quilting-weight cotton and laminated cotton as well. It would be helpful to know just which prints you're most interested in seeing in these other formats. They would need to be rescaled, paired with the perfect companion prints and recolored perhaps. There is a lot of thought that goes into balancing a cotton collection so the variety of prints can be mixed into the same quilt or craft project. It's complicated. But it can certainly be done.
This collection was inspired by the urban gardens and vintage architecture of historic New Orleans. The prints are distinctly romantic with an urban influence. A portion of the collection is printed on a luscious cotton sateen, and others are printed on a sturdy cotton canvas. (In my opinion, a well-designed and inviting room offers a variety of textures.) The sateen prints are 55"/56" wide and the canvas prints are 58"/59" wide. Think bedding, curtains, pillows, purses, jackets, skirts, nursery decor, and more. At $17 to $19/yard, they are considerably more affordable than most designer decorating fabrics.
That stack of chairs I just posted about… Garden District is the whole reason there IS a stack of chairs. My furniture-collecting habit reached new heights once this fabric collection was put into production.
Finally, great color for the home! I got tired of searching for the perfect fabrics for my own home and decided to give up already and design them myself. I am genuinely, personally relieved.
Wow – gorgeous fabric and chair! 🙂
Wow that turned out beautiful! I have an old rocking chair that was my great grandmothers that needs to be done, maybe you could come do that for me!
What a great chair! It turned out so well. And the fabrics – drooling here! I love that so many new fabrics are in home dec weight.
Wow! I love those colors. I even love the green of the painted wood. It.just.works!
Beautiful, love the fabric and the green on the wood. Also love that your husband was jealous of all the noise you were making and he fussed over you. What a sweet man.
Heather, I love how that turned out! Really nice. I have a need for some fabric in my living room. I’ll have to go look more closely…
It is stunning!
It’s beautiful!!! I picked up a chair off the curb a couple years ago and have yet to reupholster it! I’m scared to because I don’t know how… but this is inspiring!
Heather, this chair is gorgeous! I love the colors in the fabric and the green frame is perfect. Makes me want to redecorate my house! As for Garden District being available as quilting weight, every time I see Mockingbird in chartreuse, I wish it was a quilting weight, too!! Pleeeease…
these are beautiful prints-i have some of the garden district-it’s one of my all time faves 🙂
Heather, This chair is beautiful!! You have
inspired me to redo a curb side find I have- using your fabric! Your creativity is amazing!
How did you get started designing your own line of fabric?
That chair is beautiful! You’re right the new fabric and newly distressed chair frame go perfectly together.
love the fabric and the green on the wood. Also love that your husband was jealous of all the noise you were making and he fussed over you. What a sweet man.
Heather, the chair is fabulous. Your fabric is delightful and perfect for that chair. The overall effect is charming. What a gift you have!
Well done.
Aunt Muff
Oh my gosh! It turned out GORGEOUS! What a lovely chair…. :::Swoon:::
xoxo
Janee
http://www.yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.com
Wow, I’m late to the game as I just discovered your site but I have to say that chair is GORGEOUS! I really love it, is your fabric available in Canada?
Heather, Just found a pic of your chair on Pinterest–absolutely gorgeous! Do you recall how much fabric you used? I have it’s near-twin to re-upholster and I don’t want to get too little, but don’t want to get way too much either. It’s a project that I’ve put off for some time as mine is still functional, but now that I’m an empty nester and my grandson isn’t here daily I want to celebrate be giving it the facelift it deserves. Many thanks.