Inspiring fabrics

I love finding a range of fabrics that contain all my favourite colours. The Sacre Bleu, French General, fabrics have beautiful hues of blue and beige, along with pretty small prints.

I wanted to design a pattern that would showcase the lovely soft hues and shading of these fabrics. Of course it needed to be needle turned appliqué. I have worked out the main panels and will design what type of sashing treatment is needed after I have completed the panels.

The design is inspired by old Spanish lace patterns, simplified and drawn so that the appliqué pieces create a floral design. The centre panel depicts flowers and leaves radiating from a main stem with birds perched on the branches.