Swatch Watch: Pretty in Pink

Striped, solid and floral outdoor fabrics create an elegant garden party. 

Build a bouquet of outdoor fabrics around the stylized peonies from Duralee #20850-137. Shown in Springtime, one of three colorways, the pink, coral, green and yellow blooms set the stage for this garden party. 800-275-3872, duralee.com

Woven of 100-percent fine-filament polyester, S. Harris’ Calypso looks and feels smooth. It’s also resilient. Shown in Willow, one of 37 colorways, Calypso also has a soft pile backing, keeping the fabric supple and breathable. 800-999-5600, sharris.com

Lee Jofa’s delicious Rumrunner Stripe suggests dishes of whole-fruit sorbet and the tea sweets to come. The fabric is shown in Petal. 800-453-3563, leejofa.com

Robert Allen @ Home’s playful animal-skin design called Cougar is woven for high-performance outdoor use. It is water repellent, resistant to mildew and exceptionally lightfast as well as 100-percent stain resistant and bleach cleanable. Shown in Azalea. 800-333-3777, robertallendesign.com

Knoll finally enters the indoor/outdoor fabric arena with two designs; Belize (shown here in Palm) is available in eight colorways. This simple dotted stripe is woven and resistant to the vagaries of outdoor use and ideal for transitional spaces from indoors to outdoors. 866-565-5858, knolltextiles.com

Turn to Chella’s Di Medici, a 100-percent solution-dyed acrylic that comes in 22 colors, when looking for a solid to complete any look. 805-560-8400, chellatextiles.com