This splendid print, using 1880s fashion plates as it's source, is from The Gilded Age by Aimee Stewart for Michael Miller fabrics. Highly detailed, and really nicely printed, I thought it would be perfect for fussy cutting for some English Paper Pieced 'Grandmother's Flower Garden' rosettes - and it was. We used 2 1/2in hexagons for a very economical use of the fabric, and fussy cut the ladie's portraits, in 'Bonnets Hats'.
I have made several quilts inspired by early C19th British quilts, and I'm always on the look out for fabrics like these, which are accurate reproductions of the cottons of that era. Although, strictly speaking, this isn't a repro fabric, but a print from fashion plates, it does work very well with C19th style prints.
107cm (42in) wide (approx).
100% cotton
NB - sold by the half metre, so order '2' for 1 metre, '3' for 1.5m etc.
DDC11312-MULT-D 'Bonnets Hats' The Gilded Age, Michael Miller, by 1/2m
Aimee Stewart is a self-taught artist from Washington State, who has been creating art in a wildly eclectic studio in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains since 2008. Using antique ephemera, photography, photomontage and traditional art skills, Aimee's Xanadu imagination brings her unique and transporting visions to life, whether they are surreal, storybook, or something plucked from 'otherwhere'. Her art has touched the hearts of fans around the world, and she enjoys staying in touch with them on social media. She scours thrift stores, antique shops, estate sales and more to find unique treasures to use in her artwork, and is continuously inspired by life's adventures.
