Ok, so while down in Virginia visiting my brother in January the local fabric store chain was having a clearance sale.
Fabric calls to me when it's cheap......and when it's $3 or less a yard I listen! lolz
So I bough a few lengths--
This piece, though it's not usually colors I choose(or the subject matter-horses!), the combination of shades and design spoke to me. I'll probably make a shirt with this one.
This design was a bit on the large scale size but I like it. Unfortunately there isn't enough here to do what I want to do, so I'll have to pair it with another fabric or a solid in these colors. It's bound to be a shirt or a sundress if I figure out that right companion fabric.
Love the color of this one though the fabric is a bit on the "rough texture" side. Not sure yet what I'll make with it.
This was the "bargain of the day" at $1 a yard. It's a rayon challis, very nice quality. And because it is adorned with swizzle sticks it's screaming to become a "Hawaiian type" shirt! lolz
And then last week Hancock fabrics had a good sale. Unfortunately they don't have a retail outlet located anywhere around here so I went online to shop the sale.
In celebration of keeping our credit card bill under $600 for February I splurged on 3 more pieces of fabric. These were about double what I usually spend per yard but rayon is hard to find in great patterns/colors, so I still consider them a deal.....
Black and white Ikat type pattern.
A cool batik but rayon not cotton so it has better flow....and it's purple!
I thought this owl pattern was cute in a rayon fabric. It turned out the scale of the design was a bit larger than I thought or would have wanted. But I can make this work anyway.
Now I just have to get on cutting some shirts out and sewing them.
Too bad the fabric buying is so much easier/fun.....lolz
Sluggy
Fabric calls to me when it's cheap......and when it's $3 or less a yard I listen! lolz
So I bough a few lengths--
This piece, though it's not usually colors I choose(or the subject matter-horses!), the combination of shades and design spoke to me. I'll probably make a shirt with this one.
Love the color of this one though the fabric is a bit on the "rough texture" side. Not sure yet what I'll make with it.
This was the "bargain of the day" at $1 a yard. It's a rayon challis, very nice quality. And because it is adorned with swizzle sticks it's screaming to become a "Hawaiian type" shirt! lolz
And then last week Hancock fabrics had a good sale. Unfortunately they don't have a retail outlet located anywhere around here so I went online to shop the sale.
In celebration of keeping our credit card bill under $600 for February I splurged on 3 more pieces of fabric. These were about double what I usually spend per yard but rayon is hard to find in great patterns/colors, so I still consider them a deal.....
Black and white Ikat type pattern.
A cool batik but rayon not cotton so it has better flow....and it's purple!
I thought this owl pattern was cute in a rayon fabric. It turned out the scale of the design was a bit larger than I thought or would have wanted. But I can make this work anyway.
Now I just have to get on cutting some shirts out and sewing them.
Too bad the fabric buying is so much easier/fun.....lolz
Sluggy
