Did you know I studied Interior Design in college? Not like my humble abode shows any real signs of it… it is much easier to spend other people’s money, you know.
Anyway, one of my favorite FAVORITE favorite sections to study was on modern furniture. Well, all the furniture fascinated me. But the modern furniture was really fun to study along with the designers behind the pieces.
So, to begin, let’s start with history’s finest places to rest your bottom:
The Louis XVI, armless (seen in the fabric as well):
A little French Fauteuil:
The Bergere:
And onto the modern; the Danish piece inspired by Shaker furniture, the J39 (the likeness of which is actually in the fabric):
The Brno chair, which I always want to spell Bruno:
And a personal favorite, the Tulip chair.
There were lots of other modern pieces I wanted to put in here, but since the line is Tufted Tweets, I thought it was only appropriate to include modern furniture’s heavily upholstered ancestors with all their curvy lines and minute details. As minute as you can get with some embroidery floss.
Can I say how much FUN this is going to be all finished? I mean, it is rockin’ now but it isn’t even done yet. I’m so excited. I need more fabric, though. Shame!
What do you think?
i love the bold colors. you did great work on the embroidery:)
ReplyDeleteWhat do I think? I think "awesome" doesn't even begin to describe this project!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these! I studied interior design in college too (well, minored in it). I love what you've done with those chairs. Have you read (or rather looked through) the book 1000 Chairs by Taschen? It's one of my absolute favorites!
ReplyDeletegorgeous embroidery! love the blocks!
ReplyDeleteCOOL! and as a finn I am surely proud abut the fact that you added a finnish peace of design there (tulip):D
ReplyDeleteThis is such a neat idea! I love the way the blocks turned out. Great theme. Can't wait to see the finished product:)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE what you came up with! I haven't stopped thinking about it since Christmas dinner!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh those are great, great, great blocks! I can't wait to see how the finished product comes together. I am simply drooling over these. LOVELY JOB! I would just love it if you'd share your images in my Flickr group:
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GORGEOUS! So beautiful! I want to copy it! I took 2 history of furniture classes and this was my favorite too :) I just want some barcelona chair fabric.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just introduced me to your site! I love this! I am a new quilter and I love your inspiration. What fabric line did you use for the blocks?
ReplyDeleteI used to work for a company that styled office interiors, hence lots of modern designer chairs. I share your love of them! What a great project and beautiful embroidery.
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