Welcome to the World of...
LillyBelle. For me, a whole world came to life in a fabric line. It's LillyBelle's world. I imagine her gathering flowers in her gorgeous garden estate on a quiet morning. She peacefully reads in a cozy library while she waits for the noon chime of mora clocks. The chateau is gracefully decorated in moire silks and beautiful lace. Here and there there we find pieces collected from trips to far away lands. Sweet and smart LillyBelle drinks her afternoon tea on the lawn sitting in a beautifully worn rocking chair. She gazes at fields of bright wild flowers. It's a whimsical fantasy, this land of LillyBelle. For if you are going to dream, dream it all, take liberties. Dream bright and lush. Dream soft and airy. Let worlds collide. In my imagination, colors of the past are transformed as evening falls into modern brights that pop like joyful rockets creating a "warm sunset". By morning colors languidly fade back to the soft hues of yesteryear soothing and relaxing for a "cool sunrise".
LillyBelle. She's strong and fierce, bright and clever, sentimental and soft. LillyBelle goes where I dare to dream she can go.
Pull up a chair. Rev up your sewing machines. Create a bit of LillyBelle's world for yourself.
Coming to stores June 2012. Retailers and manufacturers can order now through Art Gallery Fabrics.
You've stopped at the online journal of Bari Ackerman (the J. is for Jill, my middle name). I am a fabric, sewing pattern and surface designer. I love to create. And, I love to share ideas and dreams with other creative people. I hope you'll stay for a visit. And, feel free to chime in on the conversation. You know, so I don't think I'm talking to myself. Thanks for stopping by!










