Welcome to June’s My Five Favorites, the monthly series I host along with Kris of Driven By Decor, Pam of Simple Details and Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles! This month we are so happy to have Sarah of Life On Virginia Street guest hosting with us!
Sarah has such a beautiful home (don’t miss her newest tour that she is sharing this week!) One of my favorite spaces of Sarah’s is the guest room she recently revamped, isn’t it gorgeous?
I think the first time I came across Life On Virginia Street it was for a tutorial for sewing a throw pillow with a zipper, which actually convinced me I could drag out the sewing machine and make another attempt to conquer it. I love how Sarah changes up her home with fabric, she is truly so talented, her blog is full of do-able projects and inspiration, and it’s so much fun to have her join us today!!!
I tried so hard to narrow down this list to only 5 fabrics, but you guys, for someone that can’t sew a lick, I have a serious love affair with fabrics! I thought hard about 5 go-tos that I come back to time and again. Here is a roundup of some of my favorites, with a little something for all sorts of budgets. I shared a lot of pillows so that you could see the scale and imagine some of these beauties in your home.
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Tommy Bahama Swaying Palms
I have this indoor/outdoor fabric on my deck and it makes my monochromatic-loving heart so happy….plus this fabric works with every color flower or tablescape. Fun fabric doesn’t have to cost a fortune!
By The Yard: $8.95 on sale at Galorious Fabrics | Etsy • Pillows: 2/$30.60 at Twisted Bobbin Designs | Etsy
Braemore Secret Gate
By The Yard (Silver): $12 at SouthernLoom | Etsy • By The Yard (Sapphire): $19.95 at Galorious Fabrics | Etsy • Pillow (Sapphire): starting at $28 at KathleenAnnHome | Etsy
Annie Selke Links
By The Yard (Slate): $24.99 at Joann Fabrics • Pillow (Pink): $35 at PillowChix | Etsy • Pillow (Citrus): starting at $25 at PillowTimeGirls | Etsy • Pillow (Indigo): starting at $25 at PillowTimeGirls | Etsy
John Robshaw for Durable Mani
By The Yard (Aqua): $42 at Suburban Home | Etsy • Pillow (Indigo): starting at $35 at PillowTimeGirls | Etsy • Pillow (Aqua): starting at $35 at PillowTimeGirls | Etsy
Aurora Ikat Multi
I’m still obsessed with this one since I wrote about watercolor fabrics over two years ago!
By The Yard: $46.50 at Online Fabric Store • Pillow: starting at $37 at Stuck On Hue | Etsy
Okay just a few more because I can’t possibly stop at 5!! Five bonus honorable mentions……..
Kelly Wearstler for Lee Jofa Channels
I loved this one so much I painted my own $8 version. Still think the real deal is pretty sweet though 🙂
Pillows: starting at $48 at PillowTimeGirls | Etsy
Tonic Living Courtyard
My parents-in-law used this fabric for the living room drapes in their new house and it’s gorgeous in real life. Such a nice drape and the color is a really pretty neutral.
By The Yard (Oyster): $29.42 at Tonic Living
Celerie Kemble for Schumacher Bleecker
Pillow (Peacock): $32 (flawed) at OrangeOliveStudio | Etsy
Ikea Sofia
By The Yard: $7.99 at Ikea
Nate Berkus Baltic
I made a cornice board for our bathroom with this fabric and used the remnants for two napkins, mixed into a tablescape with my white linens.
By The Yard: $9.99 at Joann Fabric
If like me you are inclined to love the MOST expensive fabrics, satisfy your fabric craving with these ideas that use a yard or less: cover a cornice board, make cloth napkins or a table runner, cover a bulletin board, or make a pillow (you can get two pillows with a yard if you use the fabric on one side with a solid back).
Don’t miss the fave fabrics at Driven By Decor, Simple Details, Dimples & Tangles and Life On Virginia Street, they are sure to be gorgeous!
cassie @ primitive & proper says
oh these are awesome picks! i love the multi ikat and i don’t think i had seen it- so fun!
Sarah says
Your picks are all perfection. I honestly think I have every single one of these on my ‘some day’ fabric wish list 🙂 Thank you so much for including me on this tour this month. It was a total blast – although I agree – it is super hard to only pick five favorites!!
Lisa says
So glad to have you join us Sarah! You’re my sewing super hero! I have been hoarding a yard here and there of fabrics I love but I’m terrified of ruining them with my hideous sewing skills. I need to find the time to take a class and every time I visit your blog I promise myself that will be next on my to-do list!
Pam @ Simple Details says
Oh my gosh, what a fun collection – I just made a bunch of combos In my head with all of those pretty blues and the watercolor goes with everything!! It was SO hard choosing five, I love your ‘honorable mentions’! 🙂
Becky says
Beautiful picks Lisa!
Lisa says
Thank you Becky!
Stephanie @ Casa Watkins Living says
Beautiful picks!!! I love the palms and the watercolor ikat is stunning!!! In going to have to find a place for that one. 🙂
Lisa says
I have been in love with that one for a few years Stephanie……I need to work it into my house soon!
Kris {Driven by Decor} says
OK, so I’m now officially obsessed with that Annie Selke fabric – love it! And I’ve had that John Robshaw pillow on my “want list” for ages – it’s awesome! So funny that we have the same outdoor pillows – when I found them on Etsy I remembered seeing them somewhere before but forgot that it was in your house! #twinning 🙂
Lisa says
I have that Annie Selke fabric in the brown & white color way from back when I was in my chocolate brown phase. Such a nice fabric.
Vel says
Love it all! I actually ordered the Tommy Bahama swaying leaf pillows from Etsy, but has not come yet in time for my Summer home tour! love all of your choices dear Lisa, and hope you have a wonderful birthday my friend! Mwah!
Tiffany says
I kinda love all of these! I’m in a total green phase right now so I’m loving the palm and the annie selke. Of course you can’t go wrong with Kelly Wearstler and Celerie Kemble;)
Cristina says
What a great selection! I tent to gravitate towards geometric designs and you have plenty of those in here! I would love try something more colorful like the Aurora Ikat, it’s very pretty!
Lisa says
Cristina, that’s my favorite one, and of course the most expensive!! I need a small dose of it somewhere!