Sort of but not entirely OT: Folk art
Question:
My son leaves home next week to join the RAF and I can have his bedroom (more like a shoebox really) to do my stitching in, but I want to decorate it in a sort of Folk art style but I really don’t know where to start or what sort of colours should I paint the walls and what type of curtains to put at the windows. I like those long, floopy eared rabbits and bears but I would like to make a patchwork wall hanging in a folky sort of style and stitch something in that style too. Anybody got any suggestions or can anybody point me in the right direction? TIA joy — live long and prosper
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Hi, Tia, One designer house that I think of as very folksy without being childish is Shepherd’s Bush. Their style is very much English countryside /Folksy, and is very, very addicting. (!!!) Good luck! — Suzanne XXXXXXX Love is all you need. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My son leaves home next week to join the RAF and I can have his bedroom (more like a shoebox really) to do my stitching in, but I want to decorate it in a sort of Folk art style but I really don’t know where to start or what sort of colours should I paint the walls and what type of curtains to put at the windows. I like those long, floopy eared rabbits and bears but I would like to make a patchwork wall hanging in a folky sort of style and stitch something in that style too. Anybody got any suggestions or can anybody point me in the right direction? TIA joy — live long and prosper
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<snip I like those long, floopy eared rabbits and bears but I would like to make a patchwork wall hanging in a folky sort of style and stitch something in that style too. Anybody got any suggestions or can anybody point me in the right direction?
You may like some of the quilting books by Debbie Mumm. Real folksy and Cute. Also gives many projects using Wonder-Under. And has her own line of fabrics to compliment the patterns. Her books are pretty easy to find, too. If you need more info, feel free to e-mail me! Lee O’Neil
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I love the primitive folk art styles of needlework! But my favorites are the old sampler ones with the quaint little houses and animals. Ewe and I and Friends is one company of xs charts I’ve recently discovered with these type of motifs. Try looking through the http://www. hoffmandis.com site and do a search for folk art/country xs charts and similar words. I know Alma Lynne Designs has many floppy eared rabbits in xs and cute country motifs—-she also has a line of fabrics with similar designs. — Lula from Wooly Dreams Design http://home.earthlink.net/~woolydream/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – <snip I like those long, floopy eared rabbits and bears but I would like to make a patchwork wall hanging in a folky sort of style and stitch something in that style too. Anybody got any suggestions or can anybody point me in the right direction? You may like some of the quilting books by Debbie Mumm. Real folksy and Cute. Also gives many projects using Wonder-Under. And has her own line of fabrics to compliment the patterns. Her books are pretty easy to find, too. If you need more info, feel free to e-mail me! Lee O’Neil
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