Luxurious Fabrics

 One of my favorite places to shop is a fabric store.  I know you may

think this strange, unless you love pretty fabric, but it's true.  I can spend

hours walking around the store, looking at patterns, trim, buttons and

of course, fabrics.  I am like a kid in a candy store.  

This obsession came about early in life.  My mother was a seamstress.

She made clothing and altered clothing until about 2 years ago.  As a

child, I feel like I basically grew up in a fabric store.  When I was a

young girl, all stores had fabric.  Walmart, Sears, JC Penney, Target,

 and Woolworth's all had a fabric department.  Things have changed

a bit over the years, haven't they?  I guess sewing is becoming a lost art.  

A few weeks ago I found this wonderful fabric at Calico.  It absolutely

took my breath away.  It was a soft shade of robins egg blue with a 

beautiful cream tape that had been applied in a trellis pattern.  I 

loved it!  This simple fabric was so elegant and you know how

I love anything with a trellis pattern, I had to use it somewhere.

I didn't need it . . . but couldn't walk away!  

If I couldn't use it somewhere, someone else had to.  I called my

friend and told her about it, took her a sample and the rest is

history.  Well, she did want new linens in her master bedroom

anyway . . .  so . . . . this was a great find . . . right?

We used this wonderful fabric on the valance, panels, bed skirt,

and euro and king shams.  A silk check with a dominant cream

stripe was used as out box pleated ruffle.  We matched the

wider cream checks to form the box pleats.  This was a time

consuming endeavor, but well worth the time when you 

look at the consistency in the ruffle.   

 The fabric for the duvet was a  cream trellis matelasse.  A

small cord of the silk check was used to join the fabric and

also as the finished edge on duvet.  This fabric was repeated 

on the monogrammed insets on the king shams.  

Since the fabric is so gorgeous, we chose a simple box valance with

a covered button detail.  

I am so glad I got to share this lovely bedroom with you.  I hope you 

like it as much as my friend does.  Hope to see you soon in one of

our few fabric stores around town.  They all know me by name!