Rifle Paper Co. and Cotton + Steel Fabric
If you've read this article, you know how much I loved Rifle Paper Co. and Cotton + Steel collaboration fabric, Les Fleurs collection. It is such a beautiful collection, and Cotton + Steel makes great quality of fabric.
Their second collection, Wonderland, just made its debut and it is just as beautiful as the first one!
I just wrote that I'm a fan of Alice in Wonderland themed prints in the Alice Outfit article, and it's probably easy to guess I got some from the Wonderland collection too!
Just like I wrote in the last article, I normally like Alice prints with delicate lines with a bit of dark vibes. You could say that Rifle Paper Co. illustrations of Alice are a bit more cartoon-y but they're really detailed and I love the colours.
This collection draws from illustrations Anna Bond (founder and creative director of Rifle Paper Co.) did for Puffin Books' 150th anniversary edition of Alice in Wonderland.
I have the book and it's the most beautiful book!
Ever since they announced about the Wonderland collection, I've been looking at photos of it on online stores to decide which ones I wanted to get... At first, I wanted to get whole a lot, but since I already have an Alice themed dress and a skirt, I narrowed it down to three. (I thought to myself, "I really don't need that many Alice printed dresses.")
So here are my choices! I ordered mine from Thread Count Fabrics which is a Canadian online store.
L to R: Garden Party Navy, Magic Forest Neutral, Wonderland Periwinkle Metallic.
They're all quilting cotton but just like Les Fleurs collection, I find them lighter, softer, and more drapey than regular quilting cottons which is perfect for dresses.
They're so much prettier in person! I'm very happy with them.
Garden Party in Navy is the only one that I ordered in dress-quantity. This is one of my favourite prints of the collection, and since it doesn't have an obvious Alice illustration, I thought I wouldn't feel guilty for sewing another Alice print dress. Love the tea pots and cups and fans...with pretty Rifle Paper flowers. Sigh.
This one I bought only 1 yard. I'm planning to make a tote or a clutch. I'm thinking of adding a bit of colour by filling in some lines with embroidery. The unbleached cotton would make the colour pop and I think it'll make it look really fun. I've been wanting to do more embroidery so I can't wait to try it!
This is probably the signature print of the Wonderland collection. The gold is metallic! So amazing. I also bought just a yard of this, but I might need to order more (just because.) Not really sure what I would do with this yet, maybe a pouch, or lining for a purse... either way, it's going to be beautiful.
Finding these illustrations in the book was really fun (yes, I spend a good amount of time looking through pages to do that.)
I probably shouldn't post photos of pages inside of the book for copy right reasons, so I'm just going to share the one on the cover.
It seemed like the last collection got sold out pretty quickly in Canada, so I'm not sure how long Wonderland will be available, but I'd love to order some more in the near future. Maybe "Follow Suit" in lawn, "Paint Roses" in rayon, "Mad Tea Party" in cotton....
Have you gotten any of Wonderland collection? What did you think?
Mar 26, 2017
