Friday, April 13, 2012

All Around and About yet , Here and There

I have been travelling and sewing and sewing and travelling. I have been in New York shopping for fabric, sewing for a client in Maryland, in North Carolina partying and have sewn up dresses for myself and have just gotten around to post.  I have also bought some shoes for the spring time and partying.
I won a Moods Fabric gift card from Sew Much Talent a few months a go and I have just gotten around to using it.  I found two fabrics after much contemplation and temptation.
I am in to designer fashion over the years have not been a fanatic about buying designer fabrics. Mostly due to cost and location of stores that carry them. I have travelled to Chicago and to the Vogue fabric store and to Fishman’s fabric store mentioned on The Mahogany’s Stylist blog.  Living I the Northeast the stores on Fabric row in Philly on 4th Street do carry designer fabrics but I am not one to plunk down $45 dollars or more  a yard for fabric based on a name even if it is gorgeous for myself.
So I got ¾ of a yard of the Missoni knit to make a skirt or a top.

 I do love the Missoni  prints and the simplicity of the clothing by Missoni
  

 

Then I found this luxurious feeling Italian rayon knit and being that I like bold prints I had to have this. It has a lot of the fashion forward colors for the spring in it. I got 1.50 yards. I will make a maxi dress.

I also dropped into Spandex House and bought the last of this brown and beige animal print.