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Thank you so much for your kind words on my Liberty quilts and as promised in my last blog post here an introduction to 'Stile', the new Liberty life style collection. The new collection is inspired by the Art Nouveau Movement and more specifically by Charles Rennie Mackintosh who was a Scottish architect and watercolourist (1868 - 1928).
Liberty's influence on the art nouveau movement was such that it was called 'Stile Liberty' in Italy and this inspired the name for the new collection. A few months ago the LMQG had the privilege of meeting Sholto Drumlanrig at Liberty headquarters who designed 'Bloomsbury' and the new 'Stile' collection. He explained to us the process of designing for Liberties. Often the design process starts in the vast Liberty archive. For the 'Stile' collection he found some wonderful designs that were the starting point for this collection. The search was broadened with a trip to Glasgow where a lot of the architectural work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh can be found. This research let to the design of new prints and the result is a fantastic collection of prints that wonderfully represent the art nouveau movement with a touch of modernity to it.
The collection comes in four colourways and each consists of eight different prints. My personal favorite is the blue one above. It reminds me somehow of old dutch ceramic tiles.
This collection has something for every taste when it comes to pattern and colour. And for those brown phobic people I am happy to say that even in the more earthy colourway there is hardly any brown at all. In fact the darker shades are black and almost black.
I have singled out a few prints that I are particular stunning.
The blue print to the left is just so fabulously retro and of course comes in all colourways. I used this print for the binding on each of the quilts I made for Quilt Market. And the colourful explosion of flowers and leaves next to it lets my thoughts wonder of to a tropical rainforest.
I will run a giveaway of two fat eighth bundles of this gorgeous fabric next week ! So stay tuned.
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Labels: 2012, Liberty, needlesandlemons, stile collection
JodiNovember 01, 2012 12:59 pm
Thanks for the mini Liberty education! I adore Liberty, and your leaf quilts ARE gorgeous!
www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comNovember 01, 2012 2:33 pm
ah Liberty fabrics, so lovely
Archie the wonder dogNovember 01, 2012 6:08 pm
Oh, they're divine!! Especially the blues...
Mrs Flying Blind...November 01, 2012 9:20 pm
Oh you are so lucky getting to handle those lovelies x
LeanneNovember 02, 2012 12:06 am
They are beautiful! Thank you for sharing them, I love the Bloomsbury Gardens prints just out but I love these even more!
Cheryl's Teapots2QuiltingNovember 03, 2012 12:37 pm
I agree, I like the blues best, but, all are pretty.
Thank you for your comments! I love reading them and will answer every question you have on my projects. But I have a very busy daytime job and am therefore not able to thank each and every comment. Please don't be offended if I won't reply.
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