(Hint: In one of the questions, all three answers are correct.)
1. This fabric was inspired by:
a. Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts
b. A chaotic bookcase
c. stacks of ceramic tiles at Royal Doulton
2. This fabric was inspired by:
a. The garden writings of Vita Sackville-West
b. Princess Diana's favorite flowers
c. the grounds of Glencot House in Somerset
3. This fabric was inspired by:
a. Cotton candy in Hyde Park
b.Pink champagne bubbles at the Dorchester
c. "Portrait of a Lady" (1465) by Alesso Baldovinetti
4. This fabric was inspired by:
a. crockery, framed pictures of ceramics and drinking afternoon tea whilst drawing
b. a trip to Glencot House in Somerset
c. it's loosely based on another Liberty print called "Dancing Ladies"
5. This fabric is based on:
a. the Art Deco architecture in the film "Metropolis"
b. the urbanization of Eastern Europe
c. a traditional ikat from Uzbekhistan
6. This fabric was inspired by:
a. an old underground map of London
b. the French film "Breathless"
c. the children's game "Parcheesi" ("Ludo", to those of you in the UK)
7. This fabric was inspired by:
a. the film "A Clockwork Orange"
b. the rural countryside of poet John Betjeman (1906-1984)
c. Queen Elizabeth's kitchen garden at Hatfield House
8. This fabric was inspired by:
a. the tidal pools of Cornwall
b. cave drawings and photography from Wookie Hole in Somerset
c. the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"
9. This fabric was inspired by:
a. an old piece of stumpwork at the V&A Museum
b. statues of lions around England
c. the London Zoo
10. This fabric was inspired by:
a. a tablecloth made of Madeira lace that belonged to Queen Victoria
b. the character of Sylvia in "La Dolce Vita" who wore a provocative top
c. the novel "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. a, b and c
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. b
How did you do? (Brilliantly, no doubt. If you got 3 or more correct -- because I made them hard, I know -- I give you a royal curtsey.)
xx/Lisa
14 comments:
This was fun Lisa, to read the inspirations and I love to see new fabric designs
xoxo
Karena
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Jeepers.
These are fabulous.
I want them all. Especially #1.
#8 reminded me of chickens.
Start curtsying! Those are some pretty cool fabrics. Fun quiz.
I got a few right and loved some of the fabrics. Thanks for the fun! Jane x
They were all so charming and gorgeous, daydreams in color, I was totally bewitched and thus totally failed...
Gosh, some of those are breathtaking! I find it hard to believe that 7 could be inspired by something so unpleasant as Clockwork Orange...
Many of these would make lovely endpapers for Persephone. Indeed, no.7 would be much nicer than the print they did choose for Few Eggs and No Oranges.
Simon
These "gobbled my mind" (a favorite of my French husband) and being sleep-depraved (from taking care of a sick boy) didn't help! They are all pretty stunning and it is so much fun to know about the inspirations behind the patterns. Thank you for the fun! Cynthia
wowowwwoooo!
which was
the most fun???
a. looking at the fabric
b. reading the choices
c. selecting the correct answer
d. wanting a wrong answer
to be the correct
one
instead...
♥
What a brilliant creative well thought out post, and a lot of work! You never stop amazing me with this type of series. Thanks Kev
I would like a large throw pillow of all these fabrics please.
Sackville! Do you happened to know the little poem she wrote to her seeds? You must know! I thought it was on the first page of Garden People but it is not. You probably know by heart.
No 2 is going to be my bedroom curtains!
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