more collecting from south of the border, another installation from fellow design blogger, victoria of sfgirlbybay. i loved all these vintage fabrics she collects and asked if she would share them here:
why you collect these items and how your collection started?
I've been collecting vintage fabrics, drapery panels, tablecloths, dish towels, etc. for years now. I just love the vibrant colors, kitschy patterns and the happy feeling they give me. I think it's my inner domestic goddess coming out that drives me to collect these fabrics. I like sewing with them - making pillows has been easy, but now that I am learning a few more sewing skills my hope is to design skirts, dresses and summer tops from them.
how do you display them or would like to display them?
I have them stacked in bowls, and on vintage trays, and hanging in my kitchen. I have my favorite piece made into a pillow with red pom-poms that I added centered on my bed. I have used that particular piece of fabric in many incarnations - I used it as a window panel on the glass pane in my old front door, as a throw on my bed and now as a pillow, and since it's a large panel, I am planning to make a summer top from it.
what are your favorite pieces in the collection, is there anything unique?
I don't think so, but I love my aprons and wear them whenever I am playing hostess. It's fun and glams up an outfit, in a June Cleaver kinda way.
what piece are you most looking for, and what piece would complete your collection?
It's really just an ongoing collection that i add to whenever I hit the flea market. I rarely leave there without an apron, or a vintage tablecloth. They just make me happy.
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