Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Fabric as Far as the Eye Can See. . . . .


Alas, I have left the city for the summer and I find myself back in my hometown for a short time. Before the semester gets too crazy, manic and hectic, I’m spending a few days with mi familia!

My mother and I planned to hunt for new fabrics for my shop and try out a few new patterns while I was here during the week. I kid you not, less than 24hrs after my arrival, we found ourselves elbow deep in yards upon yards of remnant fabrics and linen prints.

It's a bit ridiculous, but my mother and I are somewhat like two children in a candy store when we step foot into a fabric store. . . . .Look at this one! Wow, check out this one! OH MY GOODNESS! LOOK AT THIS FABRIC! I MUST HAVE IT!

We have too much fun in a fabric store. (our bills and receipts are proof!) When I got home, all the fun managed to spill out onto our living room floor and engulf a large portion of it. Later in the evening my mother and I paired all the fabrics together and determined which tote or clutch the fabrics would soon become.

At this moment, there are THIRTY potential bags nestled together on my living room floor. I counted and recounted, and I still counted THIRTY bags! I will be a busy, busy bee the next week turning out all THIRTY bags – Keep an eye out for them!