Meet the Artist: Rhonda Fargnoli
Rhonda Fargnoli is a watercolor artist, textile designer, fiber artist, and educator whose work brings together expressive color, botanical inspiration, traditional textile knowledge, and more than 25 years of experience teaching art.
Trained in fashion and textile design at Chamberlaine School of Design, Rhonda developed a career that has included painting, knitting design, natural dyeing, sustainable fashion, fiber education, and surface pattern.
As a former faculty advisor to the Hand Knitting Design Certificate Program at Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education, she helped students explore garment design, botanical dyes, indigo vats, sustainably sourced fibers, and the relationship between material, color, construction, and finished form.
Rhonda has also designed for yarn companies, contributed to fiber publications, and seen her work and that of her students published in respected knitting magazines. She continues to work as an artist and educator in Providence, Rhode Island, sharing her knowledge of painting, textiles, fiber, and creative process with new generations of makers.
Her fabric collection for The Textile District translates original watercolor artwork into vibrant floral, botanical, lattice, and stripe-like repeats offered in regular and Mini scales.
Every Rhonda Fargnoli design is printed to order in the USA on your choice of 15+ base fabrics with a 1-yard minimum.
Watercolor, Color, and a Lifelong Knowledge of Textiles
Rhonda’s patterns begin with her love of painting and color. Transparent washes, softly layered pigment, irregular painted edges, and subtle tonal changes give the designs the character of original watercolor rather than flat digital illustration.
Her textile and fashion background shapes how those paintings become fabric. Repeat, scale, direction, contrast, and color relationships are considered in connection with the final project, whether the fabric will become a quilt, garment, curtain, pillow, tablecloth, upholstered accent, or handmade accessory.
Rhonda’s experience with natural dyes and sustainable fibers also gives her an informed appreciation for the way color interacts with cloth. Blues, aqua, teal, peony pink, terracotta, garden green, golden yellow, plum, navy, and crisp white appear throughout the collection in combinations that feel both expressive and highly usable.
The resulting fabrics have enough painterly detail to serve as focal prints while remaining organized enough to coordinate across apparel, quilting, and interiors.
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Watercolor Floral and Botanical Fabric Collections
Rhonda’s Textile District catalog includes nine related designs that explore garden flowers, clover, vines, poppies, leafy stems, ornamental botanicals, and watercolor lattice structures.
Each design is available in a regular scale and a coordinating Mini scale, allowing customers to choose the repeat that best suits the size and purpose of the finished project.
Airy Garden Florals
Trellis, Clover, and Poppy bring together loosely painted flowers, trailing stems, leaves, clover forms, and decorative lattice arrangements. Open spacing and visible watercolor variation give the patterns a fresh, garden-inspired character.
Trellis creates an airy arrangement of winding vines and scattered blossoms. Clover uses tossed flowers and clover foliage for a more organic allover repeat. Poppy organizes rounded blossoms and curved stems into a decorative floral lattice.
These patterns work beautifully for curtains, bedding, table linens, quilts, dresses, blouses, children’s sewing, pillows, and relaxed home décor.
Reverse-Color Florals
Trellis Reverse, Grotto Reverse, and Poppy Reverse reinterpret Rhonda’s watercolor botanicals through crisp light-colored motifs placed against saturated grounds.
The reverse treatment creates stronger contrast and a more graphic appearance while retaining the irregular lines and natural movement of the original painted forms.
Ink blue, pool blue, blush, lettuce green, wine, crimson, grape, peach, sky, storm, and other richly colored grounds provide options ranging from calm and coastal to dramatic and expressive.
These designs are particularly effective for upholstery accents, curtains, pillows, apparel, quilt borders, table linens, bags, and projects where a stronger field of color is desired.
Rhythmic Botanical and Ornamental Patterns
Porto, Newport, and Grotto introduce more structured arrangements of leaves, flowers, mirrored stems, ornamental shapes, and repeating botanical bands.
Porto creates a rhythmic botanical stripe from mirrored leafy stems and stylized watercolor details. Newport offers a fresh floral repeat in coastal and garden-inspired colorways, while Grotto combines layered organic forms with richer Mediterranean-influenced shades.
These patterns bridge the space between floral, stripe, and geometric design, making them versatile for curtains, upholstery, table linens, apparel accents, quilting, and coordinated decorative projects.
Visit the Rhonda Fargnoli Brand page to view every active design, scale, colorway, and printable fabric option.
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Regular and Mini Watercolor Floral Scales
Every active Rhonda Fargnoli design is available in two coordinated scales. Choosing the appropriate scale helps the watercolor artwork remain visible and balanced within the dimensions of the finished project.
Regular Scale for Statement Projects
The regular-scale designs use a 27-inch repeat that gives flowers, vines, botanical bands, and watercolor details more room to develop across the fabric.
Choose the regular scale for curtain panels, Roman shades, duvet covers, tablecloths, larger pillows, upholstered headboards, accent furniture, full skirts, dresses, robes, and projects with broad areas of uninterrupted fabric.
Mini Scale for Apparel, Quilting, and Accessories
Mini designs use a reduced 13.5-inch repeat, keeping more of the complete motif visible within smaller pattern pieces and quilt blocks.
The Mini scale works especially well for apparel, quilting, children’s sewing, napkins, placemats, bags, pillow backs, linings, pockets, bindings, and coordinated accessories.
Regular and Mini versions can also be used together. A regular floral can become the focal fabric while the matching Mini provides contrast for trim, cuffs, borders, reversible backs, and smaller project components.
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Watercolor Color Stories for Coastal and Garden-Inspired Projects
Blue, Aqua, and Coastal Colorways
Ink, Mermaid, Peacock, Pool, Sea, Celtic Sea, Amalfi, Storm, Nauset, Chatham, Indigo, and other blue-based colorways range from crisp and airy to deep and dramatic.
These shades work naturally for coastal interiors, blue-and-white rooms, curtains, bedding, table linens, apparel, quilts, and decorative projects that benefit from a calm but colorful palette.
Fresh Garden Greens
Lettuce, Emerald Isle, Garden Gate, Verde, and layered green foliage bring a lively botanical quality to the collection. Green is frequently paired with watercolor blue, yellow, pink, orange, and white for greater depth.
Use the green-forward designs for garden rooms, sunrooms, kitchens, children’s spaces, spring apparel, table linens, and nature-inspired quilts.
Pink, Peony, and Floral Brights
Peony, Rose Pink, Blush, Flowering Cliffs, Garden Party, Geranium, Crimson, and related colorways introduce magenta, rose, coral, red, lavender, and warm floral accents.
These options can create expressive dresses, romantic bedrooms, colorful quilts, garden-party table settings, pillows, bags, and handmade gifts.
Terracotta, Wine, and Earthy Warmth
Terracotta, Vino, Evening Vineyard, Pomfret, Peach, Sunshine, and golden botanical shades give the watercolor florals a warmer and more grounded direction.
These palettes work well for dining rooms, kitchens, autumn-inspired sewing, upholstery accents, table linens, and interiors that combine saturated color with natural materials.
What Makes Rhonda Fargnoli Fabrics Distinctive?
- Original watercolor artwork: Transparent washes, painted edges, layered pigment, and natural tonal variation retain the character of Rhonda’s hand-painted source material.
- Extensive textile knowledge: Rhonda’s background includes fashion design, knitting design, fiber education, natural dyeing, sustainable textiles, and garment construction.
- Regular and Mini scales: Every active pattern is offered in two coordinated repeat sizes for statement interiors, apparel, quilting, accessories, and detailed sewing.
- Floral and structural balance: Loose flowers and organic vines are organized through lattice forms, mirrored stems, botanical stripes, and rhythmic repeat structures.
- Light and reverse-color options: Airy patterns on white grounds are complemented by crisp botanical silhouettes and watercolor motifs on saturated colored backgrounds.
- Expressive, versatile color: Coastal blues, aqua, garden green, peony pink, magenta, terracotta, yellow, plum, wine, and navy support a broad range of project styles.
- Artist and educator perspective: Decades of teaching and working with fiber, color, and material inform patterns designed for both creative exploration and practical use.
Project Inspiration for Rhonda Fargnoli Fabrics
Curtains and Watercolor Window Treatments
Use regular-scale Trellis, Clover, Poppy, Porto, Grotto, or Newport for curtain panels and Roman shades where the watercolor repeat has room to develop across a broad surface.
Blue, aqua, and white colorways create an airy coastal direction, while wine, crimson, terracotta, peony, and garden-green options make a stronger decorative statement.
Pillows and Coordinated Rooms
Pair a regular-scale floral on the front of a pillow with its matching Mini scale on the reverse, piping, or gusset. Reverse-color patterns can add contrast while preserving the same botanical character.
This approach can be repeated across bedding, bench cushions, fabric baskets, lampshades, and other decorative accessories throughout a room.
Upholstery and Furniture Accents
Print a regular-scale watercolor floral or botanical pattern on an appropriate cotton duck, twill, sailcloth, linen, velvet, or other décor-weight fabric for accent chairs, dining seats, benches, ottomans, upholstered headboards, and decorative panels.
Use a Mini version for related pillows, trim, covered buttons, small cushions, or accessories.
Quilts and Coordinated Patchwork
Mini-scale Clover, Trellis, Poppy, Porto, Newport, and Grotto designs are well suited to quilt blocks, patchwork, sashing, borders, binding, and backing.
A regular-scale version can serve as a central panel or feature fabric, while reverse florals and smaller botanical repeats introduce contrast without leaving the watercolor collection.
Apparel and Wearable Color
Print Mini watercolor florals on lightweight cotton, cotton sateen, linen, stretch fabric, or another suitable apparel base for dresses, blouses, skirts, shirts, robes, scarves, and children’s clothing.
Regular-scale patterns can create expressive movement across simple garment silhouettes, while Mini versions keep more of the complete repeat visible across smaller pattern pieces.
Table Linens and Garden Entertaining
Use Trellis, Clover, Poppy, Porto, or Newport for tablecloths, runners, placemats, napkins, aprons, chair pads, and café curtains.
A regular floral can anchor the table, while its Mini or reverse-color counterpart can be used for napkins, borders, pockets, ties, and reversible backs.
Children’s Rooms and Nursery Sewing
The Mini florals and lighter blue, blush, pool, lettuce, rose, and garden colorways work naturally for children’s quilts, curtains, bedding, clothing, fabric baskets, pillows, and handmade gifts.
The painterly finish adds softness and color without relying on overtly juvenile imagery, allowing the fabric to remain useful as the room or child grows.
Bags and Handmade Accessories
Use Mini botanicals and reverse florals for tote bags, zipper pouches, cosmetic cases, book sleeves, fabric baskets, and travel accessories.
Coordinate regular and Mini scales or pair a light-ground pattern with its reverse interpretation for exterior panels, linings, handles, pockets, and bindings.
Find a Rhonda Fargnoli Fabric for Your Project
Printed to Order on Your Choice of Fabric
Rhonda Fargnoli designs are available by the yard on 15+ base fabrics, allowing you to select the weight, texture, drape, and performance best suited to your project. Options include cottons, linens, natural-fiber blends, performance fabrics, fleece, and specialty textiles for apparel, quilting, curtains, bedding, upholstery, table linens, and accessories.
- Printed to order in the USA
- 1-yard minimum
- Nine coordinated watercolor floral and botanical designs
- Regular and Mini scales available for every active pattern
- Multiple colorways available on individual product pages
- Natural-fiber fabrics are steamed, washed, and dried after printing for a soft hand and durable, colorfast results
- Detailed digital printing preserves watercolor washes, softly painted edges, delicate botanical lines, and subtle tonal variation
How to Order
- Browse the Rhonda Fargnoli Brand page and select a design.
- Choose the regular or Mini scale and your preferred colorway.
- Select the base fabric you would like us to print.
- Enter the number of yards needed and add the fabric to your cart.
Need help choosing a fabric? Compare specifications and recommended uses in Our Fabrics, order a Ground Fabric Swatch Kit , review our Frequently Asked Questions, or contact The Textile District for personalized assistance.
You can also browse the Floral Fabric collection for additional watercolor, botanical, and garden-inspired patterns by independent artists.
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Rhonda Fargnoli artwork available on The Textile District is licensed for printing and sale on this website.