Muted blue and cream plaid fabric with layered woven checks and navy intersections

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Isle Mill

Grantown Blue Jay

Name: Grantown Blue Jay
Brand: Isle Mill

Grantown Blue Jay has a softly muted blue-and-cream plaid with layered bands of navy, pale blue and warm ivory. Its finely woven surface gives the checks a gently softened, textile-led appearance rather than a stark graphic finish.

muted blue and cream plain medium smart both

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About this fabric

The design is formed from intersecting blue lines and broader shaded bands, creating medium-scale checks across a light cream ground. Deep blue accents add definition at the crossings, while the pale background keeps the overall colourway calm and airy. The visible weave slightly mellows the contrast, giving the plaid a relaxed, tactile depth. No performance features are noted for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Grantown Blue Jay to bring a cool, composed note to a country-style chair, sofa or pair of curtains. Balance the blue checks with chalky whites, natural timber and warm ivory upholstery accents.

A softly tailored blue-and-cream plaid that brings gentle pattern and traditional character to upholstery or curtains.

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