Summer fabric: bold and bright

A barrowful of fresh flowers

From the elegance of muted blue to bolder pinks and yellows, this  fabric collection is the colour palette of summer...

Cushions on grass (from left): pink floral (behind barrow) in Miya linen-mix fabric, £30 a metre, The Tamika Collection, and solid pink in Tamika silk, £38 a metre, both Harlequin. Large floral in Mandara silk, £115 a metre, Malabar. Cushions in wheelbarrow (clockwise from left): Habanera blue and ochre silk-mix fabric, £25.80 a metre, JAB. Fuchsia taffeta pleat (just seen), £8.99, Coloroll. Mauve fabric, £42 a metre, The Tamika Collection at Harlequin. Lesina pink and orange silk-mix fabric, £47.50 a metre, JAB. Akira gold damask silk/cotton fabric, £46 a metre, Harlequin. Margot blue/cream/brown, £55, Designers Guild.  Yellow Arletta Honeydew silk fabric, £53.75 a metre, Romo. Pink/cream rose silk fabric, £35 a metre, Laura Ashley. Wheelbarrow edged with Mandola trim, £60 a metre, Designers Guild. Silk rose bouquet, £15.99, and tiny rose garland, £5.50, both Withycombe Fair. Ribbon (around handles), John Lewis

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