There has been no sewing this week, although I still hope to whip out a simple robe in the two days remaining before my departure for Tennessee and DSD's doctoral hooding.
However, a package arrived from Vogue Fabrics with my Chicago purchases. It included this:
The silk duopioni on the left is an odd shade of gray/brown/bronze that happens to pick up the colors in a group of fabrics around which I wish to build a small grouping or collection. In fact all the fabrics in this photo blend into that grouping and are in the color families I was seeking out.
The two left fabrics were on sale for $2.99 a yard. The two organzas on the right are 54" wide and were also on sale. I purchased more than I will probably need for my group, although I might use them as underlining. I am not worried about finding a use for these. Organza is a basic and these colors are perfect colors for blending with many of my fabric choices.
Then we get to the frivolous stuff, the fabrics that were not in the plan. One was on sale, one was not.
This cotton lawn was light and felt sinfully soft and smooth. It is a good shade of red for me and I love the geometric pattern. At $2.99 a yard it seemed like I would be foolish to resist. It will become a lightweight summer top.
I also purchased this lovely wool. Several of us looked at it and decided it wasn't quite right. When I went back for a second look it seemed like it was the perfect shades of gray with a touch of brown and muted blue that I wear well. When I saw that it was a panel and the size of the panels I knew what I wanted to make and so, after further consultation with Patti and Patty, it went into my bag. Since this will be a fall project I will not start it now but I am planning to put it in my bag for San Francisco in July, when I will be participating in another Sandra Betzina sewing week. It looks like I am developing a sense of what I will be sewing that week and I will start gathering together my projects and setting them aside the end of this month, when we get back from Tennessee and the Carolinas. I will update you more about the plans at that time.
The package from Fishman's has not arrived. One fabric needed to be ordered and I was told it would be about a week before they would be able to ship. If it arrives Monday I will post photos. Otherwise, since I am leaving for 10 to 12 days early Tuesday morning, it will all have to wait.
I DID finish one knitting project:
This is the tee I have been working on knit from Trendsetter's Binario yarn. The pattern is by L'Atelier in Redondo Beach, CA and is part of a set called "Compare and Contrast". It was the sweater-of-the-month for May 2007. Hey one year late, not so bad.
I have started the contrasting vest that goes with it, but I have already worn the tee once over a thin cotton turtleneck. It may be May but it is still cold here. Unfortunately it has been cold and gray, gray, gray, so photo ops have been limited. Perhaps by the time I finish the vest, the sun will have come out again.
Oooh fabric, fabric and more fabric! Great Trendsetter FO. The colors are spot-on "you".
Posted by: Gina | May 06, 2008 at 09:20 AM
I love that lawn print! My local independent has it, but at considerably more. I was looking at it for a Kwik Sew wrap blouse. On the end of the bolt, they have written "Betsey Johnson." $2.99! Wow.
Posted by: redhead | May 05, 2008 at 04:03 PM
Some beautiful fabrics there -- the silks, especially, make me think seriously about getting back into sewing. All I need is another project or 17!
Hope you don't mind, but I've tagged you for a book meme and linked to you back on my blog. If you visit today's post, you'll see the instructions.
Posted by: materfamilias | May 05, 2008 at 10:06 AM
ohh, vicarious shopping.
Lovely fabrics, I especially love that wool panel piece.
Ah yes, now I remember discussing where you're going and what you'll be doing. Sieve for brain must accompany broken bones. (That's my story anyway)
Posted by: Marji | May 04, 2008 at 06:47 PM
Hi Mardel...
Wow...Great fabric finds!
Haven't heard from you in a while...stop by my blog when you have a chance and see what I've been up to!
Pam from ~Off The Cuff Style~
Posted by: Pamela Erny | May 03, 2008 at 07:56 PM