More and More.

Do you know that because I live in such a backwoods area as far as good taste and refinement are concerned  I have to source fabrics online?  I got these snazzy fabrics last week.  They are all heavy weight decorators cotton with the look of linen.  Okay, I did find the floral at the only fabric store in the whole city. (And they wonder why people shop online.)

I don't know why the gray fabric looks so light.  It's actually quite dark.    I'm going to put zippers in the covers and make them 18" square.  I do have a couple of 16" envelope back covers made because my minion forgot to cut them the right size.  Should I fire him? Should I make the pillows larger than 18"?  Will these pillows solve world peace? I'm in need of your opinions  people.

Close to Home

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I was reading the latest blog post from An Urban Cottage yesterday.  It was about wallpaper.  And Sassy.  Anyway the post reminded me of an alumni magazine we get regularly.  Daughter #2 attended Mount Allison University a few years ago and they send us a copy of their magazine I'm sure in the hopes that we will donate some money.

There was an article inside about this dear little lady:

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Her name is Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal ('64).  I just want to squeeze her.  This university has graduated some of Canada's most famous artists.  Ms. Rosenthal went to NYC upon her graduation from university and immediately got a job designing fabric and textiles.  Here is some of her work:

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Please excuse my poor scanning skills.  The design pictured on the left of the photo was one she did for P. Kaufmann.

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The top photo was a design commissioned by Ralph Lauren.  Bottom left is by Duralee fabrics and bottom right is a wallpaper design.
Ms Rosenthal always wears green and has green hair!  She is better known as "Sweetheart"  or "The Green Lady." She says "It(green) is the most positive colour I've ever experienced.  Every day I meet such awesome people who talk to me because I'm green."  Google her if you can and learn all about this amazingly talented lady.

** This post is Sassy approved.

* Photos are from the Mount Allison University's Alumni and Friends Record.

Cupboard Love

Gentle Readers,

Finally after much weeping and gnashing of teeth,  my handy dandy fabric cupboard has been constructed.

I spent today lugging fabric upstairs to the newly erected monument storage unit.  Here are some fabric arrangements:

I can't believe how much it holds.

Everything is sort of neatly folded.  I don't possess the folding knack like some people do.

I have a lot of Rachel Ashwell shabby chic quilt blocks.

I really like the pale, soft colours.
There is a lot of room in that cupboard.  I emptied two plastic crates, a laundry basket, and two cardboard boxes full of material. Now that I have freed up another laundry basket, maybe I can get some more washing done. not.

This is my 150th post! Yay me!  I'm planning a giveaway to celebrate.  Stay tuned.