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05-26-2011, 06:54 PM

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Jan in VA

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My condo was done in pale floral/"shabby" decor....some antiques, but none of it actually shabby. Here's the quilt I made for my tester bed during that time, all floral prints, 90% from my stash. Have shown it here several times, actually.

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05-26-2011, 07:43 PM

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gramadona

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Wow Jan. That's beautiful!

05-26-2011, 09:05 PM

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waquilter

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I love Shabby Chic and can't wait for the "official" fabric. I think anything by Robin Pandolph is beautiful.

05-27-2011, 01:55 AM

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vivientan

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Just to share that the Shabby Fabrics website is now having a 15% off for all pre-cuts & remnants for Memorial Day till next Monday! Go check out those shabby chic fabrics!

http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/SHOW-ALL-C636.aspx

05-27-2011, 10:41 AM

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Bev

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics

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

I like Shabby Chic, but it can be taken to an extreme. I use a lot of her ideas and sort of mix it up with all the rest of my stuff. A quilt in Shabby Chic would/should be quietly flowery and sweet looking, at least that's MHO. No bright colors. I made my DD one once for her first apartment. It wasn't a particular pattern, but just followed the idea of large soft colored flowers like Cabbage Roses. If it looks faded it's right, I think.

8-)

05-27-2011, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TonnieLoree

I lean more towards the Eclectic. My mom asked me what that was and I told her it means I have no style. After looking around my house, she agreed with me.

So funny. I was going to say I grew up with the shabby look and haven't quite made it to Chic! LOL

05-27-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TonnieLoree

I lean more towards the Eclectic. My mom asked me what that was and I told her it means I have no style. After looking around my house, she agreed with me.

So funny. I was going to say I grew up with the shabby look and haven't quite made it to Chic! LOL

LOL

05-28-2011, 05:53 AM

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I love shabby chic, Kaffe Fassett, farmhouse and eclectic, and almost every kind of decor It's hard to pick just one. I found a book at the library this week called "a perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life". The book makes you feel like being a hoarder is OK. Every time my husband goes out of town he never knows what he's going to come home to lol!