Apple Blossom Romance

I have a penchant for resplendent vintage sheets, festooned with floral booms and gorgeous illustrations.  

I think the whimsical style of vintage sheets should have a design come back. Who wants boring plain sheets when you could go to sleep on a bed of adorable apple blossoms and young romance.   

Vintage sheets found in excellent condition, I keep in their entirety.   The ones with rips and stains get salvaged in pieces and used in various sewing projects or sold in my Recycled Gallery.    

I found this particularly sweet printed cotton fabric in among a box of cut up vintage sheets generously given to me.  

A small section of the print now features on a custom ordered cushion. It looks right at home, nestled among some brighter colours. 

While cutting and stitching away, I became totally enamored with this illustration of yesteryear. How gorgeous!  

The choice of citrine green, orange, brown and dreamy cream make me think this is possibly a 1970's design but it could be even earlier. 

These days the explosion of printed textiles mimicking the popular vintage style, makes it hard to tell if a piece of fabric is genuine vintage or a modern imitation. However, the tactile nature of vintage cotton is unmistakably soft.  And there is just something about the colours. 

I wish I had more of this fabric. But I still have enough left to make a couple more nostalgic cute things. 

Until next time, 

xx Isabella