Dreams of summer garden

A little bit of an unusual premise for this blog- fabrics & garment inspo that remind me of the gardens of Piet Oudolf (see more here and also here).

Piet Oudolf designed the high line garden/park in NYC, and all of the fabrics suggested here are from nz fabric stores.

Rickardi Viscose Lawn – Parrotdise Sky Blue $41.90/m from Miss Maude

• Botanical printed lawn from Valley Threads
• Floral printed apricot lace from Backstreet Bargains
• Hokkoh Japanese cotton print from Ribbon Rose
• Floral swim fabric from Nellie Joans
• Vintage liberty cotton from Nick’s Fabrics
• Iris cotton sateen from The Otara Fabric Shop
• Floral viscose twill from Harmer & Huff
• Floral posey cotton lawn from Miss Maude
• Floral viscose rayon crepe from The Fine Cloth Company

Designer End – Fun Spring Colour Viscose Lawn $22 pm from The Fine Cloth Company

• Floral viscose crepe from Drapers Fabrics
• Autumnal floral rayon from Backstreet Bargains
• Floral & foliage cotton from TFS
• Sevenberry floral lawn from Ribbon Rose
• Lady McElroy floral lawn from Harmer& Huff
• Yellow floral on denim from Backstreet Bargains
• Blue floral meadow cotton from Ribbon Rose
• Printed silk chiffon from Drapers Fabrics

Oval Shank Button etched vine floral design from Drapers Fabrics

Wintergarden Sateen Double Georgette – Night $26.00 per metre from The Fabric Store

Abstracty fabrics

• Printed silk twill from Drapers Fabrics
• Textured jacquard floral from TFS
• Lise Tailor viscose from Harmer & Huff
• Large abstract floralish cotton from Ribbon Rose
• Cotton abstracty check from Drapers Fabrics
• Dappled print cotton from TFS
• Abstract cotton/linen from Backstreet Bargains

Vertigo Floral Print Crepe – Mustard $28.00 from Fabric Box

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