I should be finishing that bodice- but it’s so very hard to stop buying fabric. Very hard. We bought a new mattress and full replacement bedding on Thursday…and I got some fabric.
We are painting the bedroom in grey and sage green, and the bedding shades are all grey, so we want/need a a throw to protect the new stuff from our ingenious moggies who consider the bed their territory during the day. They get in. I think Vita teleports, Oscar probably squeezes under the door like something out of the X-Files. We saw lots of nice throws, but resent the high cost of what is essentially a cat blanket. Then I remembered that, prior to buying the perfect grey silks for the 6Nap dress, I ordered some grey cotton from MyFabrics, using a voucher that made it free. So I thought I could use that, and just border it with something glam. Enter this rather William Morris-esque fabric from Dunelm. It’s called ‘La Belle Epoque’ but the saleswoman called it ‘Froggy Face’. Turn upside down to see why…
And this was nearby, and forced me to buy it.
I didn’t get much, but may be able to squeeze something like this out of it.
I also remembered that I haven’t shown you a couple of the cute fabrics I bought recently for the wife’s shirt collection:
Both are Alexander Henry, high quality cotton. The geisha one will only be a sleeve or back to show off its tattoo-ness.
Out of the goodness of my heart, I went to the market again today [AND Fancy Silk Store, AND Barry’s] to find a scant 1.5m of light grey velvet for a friend to complete an outfit. This proved much harder than expected, but eventually, Barry’s came through:
Nice huh? It’s shot with gold/yellow thread, and is very very soft and beautiful. It’ll be winging its way to Katie asap. I also succumbed to some trim and essential thread. The fringe is for something I have in mind, still at the stewing stage…
And while I was hunting for veg, I found a stall selling something I’ve never seen at the market before: African waxed cotton. Cool! Even cooler to find they were in 6yard lengths, for just £15. I got this for the wife, but she seems unimpressed. Oh dear, into stash it goes. She DOES like the chambray though, another gem at £2/m. So really, only the trims are for me, I’m not naughty really am I? Oh yes, and the clock stuff. And maybe the waxed cotton.
Bum!
Oh wow. That waxed cotton? Gorgeous! I want tunics and dresses in waxed cotton. Maybe go for the full hippie style and have tunic and trousers. My fave childhood summer dress is hiding in there (my aunt had been known Africa and we all had gorgeous wax print tunics. I’ve loved them ever since). And the clock fabric? So many possibilities. You know, part of me is desperate to go fabric shopping with you, as it will no doubt be great fun. And part of me is running gear away screaming “expensive! You don’t need it! Too much stash!” And then the first one hits the second with a baseball bat, and it’s settled. I need to go to market with you. *nods*
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I think you do too, so get your butt over here sharpish! And leave that baseball bat at home…
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No traveling with baseball bat. Noted. 🙄 But not needed, either. The fabric shopper won. 😆
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I don’t see any problems here. Clearly all those supplies are needed. Really needed.
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I would find it hard to not buy that fabric and those trims too. Likely impossible! I particularly love the froggy face fabric. Perfect for glamming up a cat blanket
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Shhh it’s a throw, not a cat blanket. Ahem. I have such delicious plans for the green fringe…squee!
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I love the froggies too – it rather reminds me of the shapes in Margaret Macdonald’s spook paintings.
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I have that froggy face fabric as a curtain in the flat!! I made them many moons ago but still love them even though they lost something in the wash……..
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Lol maybe that’s why it jumped [geddit? geddit?]out at me? I think it’s gorgeous…
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That’s a beautiful fabric; both colours and the graphics, and that’s before you meet froggy. Yeah, I think we have taste overlap. That Zen Charmer AH fabric is one of my all-time favourites and I wear AH a lot.
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These are my first AH purchases, but I suspect there will be many more…I do love a bit of kitsch!
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Oh your fabrics are so beautiful, I’m jealous!
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