When I was little, my parents gave me a book called Clever Gretchen. It was a collection of traditional folk and fairy tales in which the girls saved the prince/saved themselves/outsmarted the villain/fought the dragon. I loved it dearly, but I can't help but love non-girl-power fairy tales, too. If nothing else, they're great for inspiring a discussion, and for inspiring charming fabrics. This modern, independent 32-year old woman needs a pillow made of that Sleeping Beauty fabric, stat.
• Heather Ross created a Princess & The Pea print that I adore, and she has designed some pretty adorable fabrics as well. This Sleeping Beauty fabric is my favorite- the colors are perfection, and the illustration is daintily delightful. She's dreaming sweetly under lilies-of-the-valley!
• Her Snow White fabric is quite charming as well, with little vignettes such as the dwarves chopping wood, Snow White sleeping, and little laundry out to dry.
• Speaking of the seven dwarves and their laundry, Heather has created an entire fabric around that motif, with union suits and plaid shirts out to dry- and a mischievous owl stealing their polka dot underwear!
• Cean Irminger designed The Black Forest fabric at Spoonflower. It appears to be a mash-up of Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel & Gretel, and a story I don't recognize involving a girl riding a bear.
• Wendy G's Little Red Riding Hood fabric at Spoonflower is intended to be used to make a L.R.R.H. costume, but I think it's too good not to use for other projects, too. It also might be a bit scary for some kids, but it is definitely stylin'.
• I'm not sure if Heather Ross's Under Water Sisters pattern for Free Spirit Fabrics is based on The Little Mermaid, but for our purposes I'm going to say that it is. It is definitely cute.
• Lisa H.E. sells this Little Red Riding Hood linen from Japan in her Etsy shop. It comes in a few different colorways, and I appreciate that it's a less ominous take on the story- and Little Red is absolutely darling.
• There are lots of fairy tale fabrics from Japan available on Etsy, and the Hansel & Gretel versions are particularly kawaii. This one is from Matatabi's shop, and features pretzels in trees, cygnets, hedgehogs with parasols, and other delights.
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LOVE the "Under Water Sisters" fabric. Need to find something to make with this, stat.
I stand in line behind KELLEYALEE. The Under Water Sisters is cool. Maybe on e-bay?
The girl riding the bear is probably from the story "East of the Sun, West of the Moon."
The fabrics in the first row are SO cool; I am fully grown up and want pillows or bolsters or SOMETHING.
Kids rooms? I want these in my living room!!!
Yeah, forget the kids - I don't even have any, and I'll take a roll of each, please! Adorable.
These are so sweet and pretty. I want them in my room on a blanket or on my sheets.
East of the Sun West of the Moon! Woo-hoo! That's one of my fav stories! Tale of the Oki Islands is also a great tale that has an awesome female hero. I think it's great that we have so many wonderful female hero fairytales! I hope to see more fairytales where the male hero learns kindness, grace and patience in his quest to free the maiden. I lalso long for a day when it doesn't matter what sex the hero is, only what deeds they accomplish and what lessons they learn along the way.
I would also like to see that gorgeous Heather Ross fabric on my couch pillows!
Snow White and Rose Red also features a friendly (enchanted) bear. If the other details are Snow White-esque, then it's probably that story.
The Hansel & Gretel fabric is great. Children would love this as there is lots to look at.
I see Baba Yaga too! My kids are grown, but I'M not! I want this fabric for something
This is a lovely selection. Thank you so much for featuring the Hansel & Gretel fabric from my shop!
The first red riding hood fabric is delightfully dark. I love it!
Thank you so much for the mention of my "Black Forest" fabric! It's a huge thrill to be included in this wonderful list. The bear part of my fabric is a reference to "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" and extra points to sistervashti for catching Baba Yaga! I've always loved Heather Ross's style and her "Underwater Sisters" was the first fabric I ever bought and made me want to try my hand at design, I love it!