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05-26-2011, 07:42 AM

#41

Jere

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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics

And if you do, have you made any quilts with that look?

I love the look but the pastel colors would never work with 2 cats and a husband who is not the cleanest person (works outside comes in with sawdust or river mud on himself and sits down in a chair) Painful.

05-26-2011, 08:29 AM

#42

misseva

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shabby chic looks like what i call early depression and i like it.

05-26-2011, 08:29 AM

#43

kpelletier83

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Originally Posted by dlong

I have never understood why anyone would pay big money for a piece of furniture that looks like it's worn out. That's what I already have for heaven's sakes!!!

Well now you can say your style is Shabby Chic and everyone will say you did a wonderful job of decorating. We have to go with what we have so may as well make the most of it. :-)
I love Shabby Chic BTW

05-26-2011, 08:36 AM

#44

vivientan

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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics

Well, guess what... in September one of the fabric manufacturers will be making a line of OFFICIAL Shabby Chic fabrics. Not look-alikes, they will be designed by Rachel Ashwell herself.

It's a rather large grouping of damasks, floral stripes, simpler stripes, florals in several scales from tiny to large, and "solids".

White backgrounds, and then pink/green/blue/lavender florals/stripes/damasks.

I got a chance to see the sample cloth and it was wonderfully smooth and silky feeling.

OMG! I will definitely look forward to this! I'm a huge fan of shabby chic and love stuff from Rachel Ashwell and Laura Ashley. In fact, I have a collection of shabby chic fabrics and will continue to buy fabrics to add to my collection. I've not sewn any shabby chic quilts yet but will be doing so pretty soon, once I've found a suitable pattern for my fabrics. My favourite fabrics are from Lecien...love the soft and romantic colours!

05-26-2011, 08:41 AM

#45

vivientan

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Originally Posted by coffeegirl

There is even a quilt shop that specializes in that "look." I think it is beautiful. Enjoy!
http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Default.aspx

Yeah I absolutely love the collections from this website! Just ordered some fabrics from them and watching my mailbox eagerly for the package to arrive!

05-26-2011, 08:47 AM

#46

vivientan

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Originally Posted by SueSew

I think this is like my old farmhouse looks, except that our stuff is all genuinely shabby old vici-coloni stuff inherited from long-dead rels, furthrer worn out during my 30 years of marriage. Why , I just LOVE shabby chic!! I'm all over it! It will blend right in. And confession time - I just bought a lot of Robyn Pandolph Scarborough Fair. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I hope they bring out something 1890-1910ish shabby for the bedroom, because that old-hotel-oak bedroom set is going to be around for while.

Scarborough Fair is a beautiful shabby chic collection! I just splurged on the fabrics too! ;)

05-26-2011, 10:32 AM

#47

usewgirl

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Love Shabby Chic, and Rachel Ashwell. Several years ago I won Ashwell Fabric on ebay totally misread the add thought I was buying 3/4 yard of seven fabrics for $47.00 plus shipping from UK. Received 7 pieces that were 3 x 4 inches. I have never used them, keep in a very safe place, that is the most I have ever given for fabric. I will however be looking for rachell's new line here in the US.