I have always loved the color purple and chintz.
I have always loved the color purple and chintz.
When I was little, I wanted a purple dress. My mother said I could not have one, because purple was a color old ladies wore, and I was not an old lady. Over the years I also heard that purple was a royal color, not to be worn by commoners such as myself, but only by those born into a royal family who were deserving enough to wear the color purple. I am old now, and I can wear whatever I want to.
Chintz is a wonderful thing. It is pretty in all forms I have ever seen of it, and there are infinite forms of chintz. I recall walking through the furniture department at a high-end store when I was young, and they had a set of chairs that were covered in chintz fabric. They were not covered in a floral design or a combination of many blended colors, but they were striped in two colors that I can't even recall. What I remember most is the feel of the chintz fabric. It was smooth to the touch, tightly covering the padded seats and arms of the chairs, and it felt so luxurious.
Teapots and cozies should all be made of chintz. It suits them. I have many teapots that I love, and yet not one of them is chintz. I am really not sure why that is. I do have some tea cups and cream and sugar sets that are chintz. They are among my favorites and match beautifully when used with my non-chintz teapots and cozies. Some day I will create a quilted table runner with a matching tea cozy of chintz, to use on my tea table. It is on my long list of projects to do.
~C
When I was little, I wanted a purple dress. My mother said I could not have one, because purple was a color old ladies wore, and I was not an old lady. Over the years I also heard that purple was a royal color, not to be worn by commoners such as myself, but only by those born into a royal family who were deserving enough to wear the color purple. I am old now, and I can wear whatever I want to.
Chintz is a wonderful thing. It is pretty in all forms I have ever seen of it, and there are infinite forms of chintz. I recall walking through the furniture department at a high-end store when I was young, and they had a set of chairs that were covered in chintz fabric. They were not covered in a floral design or a combination of many blended colors, but they were striped in two colors that I can't even recall. What I remember most is the feel of the chintz fabric. It was smooth to the touch, tightly covering the padded seats and arms of the chairs, and it felt so luxurious.
Teapots and cozies should all be made of chintz. It suits them. I have many teapots that I love, and yet not one of them is chintz. I am really not sure why that is. I do have some tea cups and cream and sugar sets that are chintz. They are among my favorites and match beautifully when used with my non-chintz teapots and cozies. Some day I will create a quilted table runner with a matching tea cozy of chintz, to use on my tea table. It is on my long list of projects to do.
~C
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