Friday, December 14, 2012

friday fabric finds

happy friday everyone!

after a few setbacks, i'm finally getting to work on christmas sewing projects. i picked up some fabrics last night which are totally adorable and then i got home and realized, UH OH, i completely spaced out and only measured for 1 pot holder each! of course, i want to make matching sets of 2 potholders. sooo i really needed double the fabric. through some crafty placement, i managed to squeeze it all in! how about that! i wasn't able to be as concerned about the placement of the fabric design, but i think it will work out just fine. whew. i'll post photos of the fabrics and hopefully the finished products soon!

so that reminded me, i picked up some fabric when there was a 50% off sale recently and i thought i'd let you see. these will not be used for pot holders!! got any ideas what i should make with each of these?

i think i got around 2 yards of each. they're all very drapey, too. this one might be polyester or some type of blend, but it ended up being only about $6 for 2 yards, so yay! it has several purple colors in it with kind of a medallion print…




and this one was also around $6 for 2 yards. i love the colors (navy, light blue, light green, and little orange dots) and it's a really interesting pattern. hmm a dress maybe?




this next one was a bit of a splurge. i justified the purchase because it was half off, buttttt even at half off it was a lot more than the others. but it's soo pretty. is it silk or maybe a blend with silk? it feels like it. and i think for the price i hope it's some type of silk. maybe another long sleeved alma top?




hopefully i'll get a lot of work done this weekend! then i have 2 days of real work next week and then it's officially vacation for me! oh and my super awesome husband ordered me something super awesome for christmas! any guesses?




6 comments:

  1. Like all the fabric, especially the "splurge" one - it's so pretty. It would make a lovely dress if you have enough... Think hot summer evenings, cool silk against your skin - perfect!

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    1. oh a dress would be pretty! i wonder if i should line it though? probably

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  2. I adore your taste in fabric! I always say, DRESSES. I love making dresses because it doesn't take much to style them. Or how about some sweet 1990s flowy pants? :P

    As for the hubby's gift...hmmm, a dress form?

    -Sara, Road to the Heart

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    1. Good guess, but not a dress form. maybe that will be next christmas!!

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  3. Loving the splurge fabric! It's always wonderful to get yourself something lovely :D

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    1. hopefully i can make something lovely out of it, so it doesn't just sit on the shelf!

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