Confession time.I got as far as delving into my fabric stash, and then got completely sidetracked looking at all the amazing vintage fabric. Boy, there are some treats in store there ...
Meanwhile, these two scraps came out of the lucky dip of fabric, right at the bottom of the bag - and the shape of the floral was so completely a soft tree in the making! It's sitting here, patiently waiting for me to construct it. I've paired it with a rather lovely taupey velvet that must have been a scrap from one of Nan's upholstery projects - I think I remember it on a straightbacked chair, one of the ones she used for bridge?
I'm not sure what Nan made with the floral - my memory is not clear on this one either - I can see curtains but I'm also thinking a shift dress. One or the other (leaning more towards the curtains)
The floral has to be from the 60's (perhaps even the 50's?) I have a larger piece as well. I think I remember a time that I didn't like this at all. Now, I think it is rather interesting and I'm even prepared to embrace the pink - it is only a very small amount. I'll print out the soft tree pattern shape tomorrow at work so I get this right - in my usual perfectionist, procrastinating way, I'm prevaricating! I know I could have done this today without the pattern ... but it's the thinking about it that is fun too.
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