First of all, when I walked into the Fabricland, I saw that they had Vogue patterns on sale. I am still looking for the perfect jacket pattern (actually something more than that but that's another story) and I sat down and looked through the patterns. I ended up with three different patterns - one for a short, swingy jacket with back pleats, one for a reversible jacket that looked interesting and one for a dress that I had seen at A Dress A Day.
Then I went looking for that pink-and-white quilting cotton for the piping. I had it in my head that it would be just the two colours and a sufficiently large print that you couldn't tell what was going on once it was piping. But of course, once you start looking for something you imagine, it doesn't always appear. I was torn between a pink with a tiny yellow flower on it and some pink and white mottled stuff when the sales clerk told me there was some other stuff on sale. I went to look at it and there it was.
The best thing was that it didn't have a white background. I saw right away that the cream worked better with the silk which has quite a lot of yellow in it when you look at it closely.
In addition, I decided it was time I had a rotary cutting tool and a self-healing cutting mat and I got those too. I have two sized of piping cord because I'm going to use the smaller on the inside with the lining, as suggested by Threads magazine, which I will blog about as I do it.
Julia, those patterns are just gorgeous! And the piping!! A good shopping day!
ReplyDeleteLovely- great haul! I love using my rotary cutter although I'm pretty wimpy when it comes to apparel (for crafts it's great)...for you, I imagine the ability to do that much more fine a cut will make a difference. Can't wait to see how you put that piping article from Threads into action!
ReplyDeleteThe piping fabric is lovely - nice match!
ReplyDeleteThanks all! I still haven't tried the rotary cutter but I am really looking forward to it. In days of yore, I made yards and yards of bias tape for drapery projects and pillows and I could have used one then. This time, I only bought the small mat but I don't need that much piping.
ReplyDeleteYour fabrics look wonderful together. Great matches :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll love your rotary cutter/mat :)
Ahh, that silk is beautiful, and the piping looks nice next to it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm of the opinion that rotary cutters are the best thing ever.
Thanks Ann. I am still happy with it, although, as they say, the proof will be in the pudding (piping, in this case). I have so much now that I think I may fiddle with it and only choose the paler parts. Maybe.
ReplyDeletee rega, you are right - I now adore my rotary cutter! Since I have to use it on a mat and only have a small mat, I won't use it for the bulk of what I do. But I will be experimenting with fiddly bits. It cut that cotton like it was butter.