Lillian Blue

Lillian Blue belongs to Village Life, the Tilda collection that looks back to old wallpapers and pretty vintage dresses. The print is small and evenly spaced – blue leafy sprigs dotted with red berries on a light ground – and, as one of the collection's blenders, it is made to fill in around the larger designs and let them breathe.

It suits the small pieces of a quilt, borders, linings and drawstring bags, and works for clothes and aprons too, since from a distance it reads as a lively background rather than a busy print. It sits happily with the winter side of the collection, among the burgundies and the other blues. Pre-wash the cut before sewing so the slight shrinkage happens first.