Venetian Gothic Bottle Glass - Craft Fabric

The second design of the Venetian Gothic quilt fabric collection is bottle (or crown) glass. Very common in Venetian buildings. Venice is world-renowned for its glass - bottle glass, white lead glass, crystal glasses, and chandeliers. All Venetian glass was manufactured on the island of Murano just north of Venice proper. Glass of various sorts and qualities was readily available to Venetians and as a result, even commoners had glass windows in their modest homes.

This is an all-over design of bottle glass with some color variation. The challenge here is to get a “glass” look - which I think this one turned out pretty good. I put the Silk Wall Covering design behind the glass. It shows through here and there, and sets off the colors that I put in the glass itself. I really like exploring blending colors this way. It also seems to help the “glass” look like glass, and not some solid object.

Bottle Glass design with coordinating fabrics. The Venetian Gothic quilt fabric collections features designs inspired by 16th century Gothic architecture in Venice. Available at my Spoonflower shop on cotton quilting fabric with 18 inch repeat, and on wallpaper with 24 inch repeat. It is also available in small size with 6 inch repeat on both fabric and wallpaper - perfect for quilting or making dollhouses.