TULA PINK - PARISVILLE DÉJÀ VU is a first recolor collection.
Parisville was Tula's first collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics which was originally released in 2010. This collection marked the start of a new partnership that has gone on to last more than a decade!
The collectability of Tula's print fabrics has continued to rise over the years. Tula's goal is to make some of these older, hard-to-get, prints more accessible to new makers while preserving the integrity of the original collection. She has learned a lot about color and fabric design since Tula designed hery fabric collection in 2006 and she is bringing all of that knowledge and experimentation to the new "Deja vu" collections that she hopes to continue releasing once a year.
The first installment of the "Deja vu" series is a favorite of Tula's. Parisville marked a directional change for Tula as an artist into bigger, more colorful designs that had a larger story telling quality. Tula have breathed new life into Parisville using a dreamy color palette of bright pastels and rich citrus colors. The design of Parisville was based on the story of Marie Antoinette, in all of its unnecessary decadence, as seen through the lens of what a young girl might think is "fancy". It was only natural to pull the new color palette from a buffet of ice cream colors and dessert treats. This collection is like frosting, its sweet, decadent and entirely indulgent.
Tula has left the designs largely intact in an effort to preserve the original qualities of the prints that made them popular in recent years. She made one notable change to the main print. The Cameo print had 3 different hair styles when it was first released and the new print focuses on only the most coveted and classic sailing ship hair style that best represents the narrative.
