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February 6, 2007
Crafty bling
K. and I had hours and hours to kill on Saturday while strangers wandered through our house. We went fabric shopping.
A few weeks ago K. and I had a conversation about how everyone should know how to sew. I told him that all of the kids would learn how to use a sewing machine, even if just to sew something very easy. We also decided that the kids all needed to know how to: cook, do laundry, and use a hammer, screw driver, and saw.
A week later K. said, "I want to learn how to sew. Can you teach me how to sew?" Which is all well and good on the old machine, but on the new machine? I can't really sew yet. Plus K. is a Big Idea Guy, and so he wants to sew complicated things.
Anyway, he bought his fabric and I bought mine. I have no projects in mind. I just bought whatever struck my fancy.
The logical side of me says that this borders on offensively stereotypical. But it's just so cute. Perhaps I will never use it, I don't know. It's just so cute. Did I mention that it's cute?
The tattoo fabric. It's a bit gory, but I. Had. To. Have. It.
Fun 50s-ish kitchen fabric. For some kitchen project that I have not yet dreamed up. Or an apron of course, but that just seems so obvious today. Perhaps another day it won't.
I have no idea what I will do with this. But isn't it cute? I keep having an urge to make E. and Z. little matching outfits a la The Sound of Music but I doubt I will torment my kids like that. Perhaps just for some photos?
I love Hawaii. This fabric is a bit too pink for me, but I saw the words "Volcano House" and "Kona Inn" and the bolt was in my hands and I was on the way to the cutting table.
I love bamboo. In almost any form. Except those pitiful little Lucky Bamboo plants you can buy at the mall.
K. and I fell in love with winter blossoms while we were in Changsha falling in love with Z. This fabric reminds me of winter blossoms.
P.S. I am on some kind of terrible novelty fabric kick. I will never sew with 90% of the fabrics I am attracted to right now. Perhaps I need some kind of intervention?
Posted by grrlTravels at February 6, 2007 10:27 AM
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Those fabrics are FABULOUS! Man, they only have '80's quilt calico at my fabric store. The one that I have to make a four-hour trip to get to. Hmph.
So when you're just buying fabric with no project in mind, how much do you buy? I always struggle with that. How much is enough for some unnamed future project? I really want to know.
Posted by: Mrs Figby at February 6, 2007 11:04 AM
I love them all....I'm a fabric whore, too. haha
Are you going to show us K's purchases????
Posted by: Stacey at February 6, 2007 11:50 AM
I think the states fabric would make cute curtains for the kids' rooms? Or maybe a blanket or pillows for them? Maybe to help them learn their states?
I love the last fabric at the bottom, the red one!
Posted by: Lisa at February 6, 2007 3:51 PM
Very cute fabric. Love all of it. You know what is funny? I came this close to buying the 50ish fabric for you. I found some that is coated in plastic and it just looked like something you would like. I was right!
Posted by: Shelba at February 6, 2007 9:58 PM
Cute, very cute. I had a little love/hate thing going on with that fabric with the faces too. I first saw it at repro depot. I couldn't decide. Mostly I think it is cute, but then it drives me a little crazy too. Fun stuff. Yes, what did K buy?
Posted by: Heather at February 7, 2007 11:01 PM
fun fabrics!
Posted by: Jen at February 11, 2007 11:33 PM