Everything is Coming up Poppies

Do you ever need a little design inspiration? Well I do - and sometimes playing in my fabric stash will do the trick, or taking a walk and looking at all the designs of nature fit the bill. Last week I saw a gorgeous lone poppy, and I started thinking...

Here are some dynamic color combinations that one lone flower had me dream up:

The fabric shown under the ribbon is a hand painted Silk Chiffon with Chiffon petals:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=SIL-12563&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

The ribbon is actually called Poppies:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=Ribbon-12188&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

This red purple cross dyed silk dupioni is just beautiful:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=DUP-5121&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

and ribbon:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=Ribbon-12193&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

And who doesn't need a deep red and black cross dyed dupioni in their stash?

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=DUP-7120&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

Yarn:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=Yarn-12184&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

Oh my, of course - the most poppy-inspired ribbons I have ever seen. The top five are hand dyed gorgeous hues. The bottom ribbon is a sweet woven field of pink poppies.

Ribbons from top to bottom:

1.Hand dyed silk velvet in color Hot Flash:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=Trim-10067-RibbonSilkVelvet&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

2. Hand dyed silk ribbon in Hot Flash

3. Hand dyed silk ribbon in American Beauty:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=Trims-5221-Ribbon&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

4.Hand dyed silk ribbon in China Doll:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=Trims-0978-Ribbon&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

5. Woven Ribbon with Pink Poppies:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=TRIM-10445&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

Last but not least - you need buttons to go with your vision of poppies - so here are a few that I just love that fit the bill:

Top to bottom:

1 & 2. Plastic Button with Brown Squiggles:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=PLA-6922-10798&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

3. Art Deco Resin Flower in Brown and Grey:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=PLA-12216&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

and 4. Art Deco Resin Flower in Ecru:

http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WSS&Product_Code=PLA-12215

I hope you found plenty of inspiration to keep you going during these dog days of summer.

Happy Dreaming and Sewing!