Meet the Artist: ME Coco Designs

Published by NannetteD on 3rd Feb 2025

Bring your creative projects to life with the Awakening of Nature fabric collection by Maria Elena Coco, the artist behind ME Coco Designs. This vibrant collection celebrates the beauty of the natural world with intricate patterns and color-rich hues, designed to inspire everything from fashion apparel to home décor accents.

Each fabric tells the story of seasonal renewal—lush leaves, blossoming flowers, and fresh greenery—making this collection a perfect palette for mixing, matching, and layering prints across multiple projects.

The Artist Behind the Collection

"Ciao! I’m Maria Elena Coco, an Italian surface designer based in Florence, Italy. After years of collecting beautiful fabrics, I began designing my own—always inspired by the breathtaking nature that surrounds us. Awakening of Nature was born from my love of color and growth: an explosion of flowers and foliage that celebrates the rebirth of vegetation after winter’s rest."

— Maria Elena Coco

Color Inspiration for Every Project

One of the highlights of the Awakening of Nature collection is its wide variety of prints and colorways, giving you endless freedom to mix and match. Build your palette around greens and violets for bold statements, or soften with dusty rose, mint, and sage for a more delicate touch.

For Apparel: Try pairing flowing florals like Awakening Meadow with structured coordinates like Awakening Gingham for dresses, skirts, or lightweight blouses.
For Home Décor: Contrast bold prints like Awakening Roses with subtle designs such as Awakening Simple Leaves to create pillow covers, curtains, or even a stunning quilt centerpiece.
For Accessories: Smaller-scale patterns like Awakening Tiny Flowers are perfect for handbags, headbands, and scarves.

No matter how you combine them, these fabrics are designed to harmonize, giving you color cohesion across fashion and interiors.

Premium Fabrics, Lasting Quality

The Textile District offers the Awakening of Nature designs on more than 15 premium base fabrics—including quilting cotton, cotton canvas, home décor linens, blends, polyester, and cozy fleece. Every fabric is printed using eco-friendly fiber reactive dyes, ensuring colors stay vivid, soft, and fade-resistant even after repeated washing and wear.

Whether you’re creating custom garments, cozy blankets, or bringing a natural touch into your living space, these fabrics are made to perform beautifully in any project.

Explore the Collection

Here are just a few ways to bring nature into your designs:

Awakening Trailing Leaves – in deep greens, purples, and violets for bold statements.
Awakening Tiny Flowers – in pinks, greens, and purples for delicate accents.
Awakening Simple Leaves – soft dusty rose, mint, and violet for modern minimalism.
Awakening Scattered Flowers – layered colorways for lively quilts and apparel.
Awakening Roses & Coneflowers – romantic hues for feminine fashion or décor.
Awakening Meadow – fresh sage and violet to ground your palette.
Awakening Gingham – timeless plaids to coordinate with florals.
Awakening Flowers Damask & Carnations – intricate details for statement projects.

With multiple colorways for every print, you can create endless combinations to match your style.

Start Designing Today

Each colorway image represents 27" of printed fabric and clicks through to the product page for easy ordering:

Choose any base fabric (15+ options)
Select the colorway you love
Enter the yardage needed
Add to cart and order

If you’re unsure which base fabric suits your project best, explore our Base Fabric Guide, order a Fabric Swatch Kit, or reach out—our team is always happy to help bring your vision to life.

Awakening Trailing Leaves

Awakening Tiny Flowers

Awakening Simple Leaves

Awakening Scattered Flowers

Awakening Roses

Awakening Meadow

Awakening Leaves

Awakening Gingham

Awakening Flowers Damask

Awakening Coneflowers

Awakening Carnations

Meet The Artist: Maria Elena Coco

Meet Maria Elena Coco, the artist behind the "Awakening of Nature" fabric collections now available on The Textile District! Maria Elena's signature artwork style is inspired by the beauty of nature. Each design is available in multiple colorways as fabric by the yard on any base fabric you choose, from high-quality quilting cotton to versatile cotton canvas and home decor linens, cozy fleece, and more!

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How To Order Fabrics on The Textile District:

Each colorway image represents 27" of printed fabric and clicks through to the product page for easy ordering:

Choose any base fabric (15+ options)
Select the color way you wish to print (click the icon)
Enter the quantity you need (yards)
Add to cart to order

Note: All natural fiber substrates are steamed, washed, and dried to lock in our vibrant colors, and to deliver a superior wash and wear performance. If you need help choosing a base fabric option that is best for your project, please send us a note or give us a call. We'd love to hear from you!

Not sure which base fabric is most suitable for your next project?

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