Last week, we showed you Ro Gregg's two newest collections, Mountain View and Natural Beauty. Today we're revsiting those lines and sharing Ro's insight and inspirations on these lush, nature-focused fabrics.
Mountain View:
Q. Where did the idea for
this collection come from?
In 2016, I attended the Pigeon Forge Quilt
Festival in Tennessee and fell in love with the Great Smokey Mountain National
Park. I began doing research on this region and wanted to create a
comprehensive nature study of the trees, shrubs and flowers as well as its
panoramic skyline.
Q. Tell us about the
panel.
This 24" landscape panel is digitally printed
from hand painted art. This process exquisitely captures a myriad of realistic
details and a multi-tonal range of color.
It consists of several different scenes: the
pond and river bed, the winding river, spring trees and shrubs as well as a
timberline, mountain range and a spectacular skyline and sunset.
As an avid nature lover, the mountains
always symbolized a calm serenity. Climbing mountains, you rise to a new
heights, and it is almost a spiritual and mental rising.
Q. Tell us about the
coordinates.
The coordinates are also digitally printed
to keep the style extremely realistic. They vary in color and scale: all-over
pebbles, flowing river water, panoramic trees, and a sunset skyline.
Q. Do you have a favorite
coordinate?
The skyline sunset is my favorite pattern as
it has a heavenly and serene feel about it. The three different color
palettes are diverse and vivid.
Natural Beauty
Q. Tell us about the
panel. Why does in include vases, birdcages, butterflies, etc.? What inspired
it?
I wanted to infuse romance into this panel
by mixing lush roses with decorative vases and ginger jars as well as a
profusion of color and interesting textures.
Also included are the pretty song birds in
decorative cages, and of course butterflies.
Q. How did you come up
with the color palette?
The colors are both soft and vivid: gentle
corals and peaches, dark rich pinks, sprout greens, gray, sandy neutrals and a dramatic
black
Q. What can you tell us
about the different rose prints?
The focal print has the lush Natural
American beauty rose, and the small roses and birds are a reduced version, using
similar style roses on a smaller scale. The all-over abstract rose serves as a
modern water color floral texture.
Q. Which is your favorite
print?
My favorite print is the water color floral.
It is fun and fresh and adds the needed color blocking for quilting.
Q. The tonal coordinates
have such an elegance to them! Can you talk about their design?
The damask angel print is romantic and adds
high light color. The tonal bird print has an art nouveau feel and brings
subtle sophistication.
Q. What do you envision
these fabrics being used for?
Bring the beauty of the outdoors inside with
these romantic, nature-inspired prints by creating beautiful quilts, place
mats, and wall hangings. The possibilities for creative decorating and quilting
are endless as well as timeless.
Read the original Mountain View post here and see the entire fabric collection here.
Read the original Natural Beauty post here and see the entire fabric collection here .
