New Trim

I am still unpacking and putting away from my trip to San Francisco.

Today I unwrapped the trims I purchased at Aida Dalati.  I did purchase two fabrics, one that is for fall, and one that I am holding until spring as I came home to find that it perfectly matched a piece of Zegna silk I got from Michael’s . 

But it is the trims about which I am obsessing at the moment.

This trim is hand sewn amethyst nuggets.  I know exactly what I want to make, but I am not sure if I have the fabric yet (I haven’t looked).  Something this fabulous needs to be a simple trim on a simple garment.  I purchased something very close at Stone Mountain and Daughter, but it is not quite perfect, which is OK, because I was really not thinking of that fabric when I purchased the trim.

I have faith that the perfect thing will turn up.  It always does.

I also purchased a piece of this simple ribbon. I see it as a decorative accent on the front of a simple silk charmeuse or crepe top.  I have gray 4 ply in the perfect color, and I know I can get more of that fabric or get the same color in charmeuse or other silk fabrications from Mood fabrics.  I just need to narrow down my choices, and reduce the clutter of ideas that are currently filling my mind. Perhaps something with layered silks, or satin organza. 

I am always scattered like this, with too many ideas until I finally settle down and the perfect thing falls out of the mix.

Last but not least (actually the second thing I found after  the amethysts above) are these fabulous buttons:

They are cubes and you sew them on at the corner, so they look like dice.  I am having second thoughts.  I believed I knew what I wanted but then I started second guessing myself.  Perhaps I want to use them to make a jacket inspired by this one:

But then, if I do, I need twice as many buttons.  Perhaps I need to think about this.  Perhaps I need to call Aida Dalati and see if there are any buttons left.  Perhaps I was a mistake to post this photo of these fabulous buttons, assuming the ladies who participated in Power Sewing the week after me haven’t already scarfed them all up.