I finally succumbed to the lure of EmmaOneSock‘s new fabrics and ordered a couple of pieces. I was actually far more moderate than if I had jumped right in and ordered when I first started getting the e-mails about new Italian fabrics and sales and so forth. I would check out the fabrics a couple of times a week, dream about what I would sew, shop and sew vicariously through the posts on sewzine and otherwise remind myself that I have a big stack of fabric right next to my computer waiting to be sewn.
Nonetheless, the call of fabric is like a siren call — it cannot be completely resisted for the fabric knows who is most tempted by its lures and sends out its signals sure and strong. I placed an order this morning; the fabric will be shipped on Monday.
This is what I ordered:
You can see the details here. I am imagining that it wants to be a dress. I’m not sure and will reserve judgment until it actually arrives. I have sewn tops out of onionskin but have never sewn a dress and am not sure how that will work. It could be just the pattern that says "dress" and the fabric will say something else when it actually lands in my sewing room. It will be draped over Matilda and its true nature will come out.
I also purchased this cotton knit, one of the promised Italian knits:
Here are the details.
I think this one is REALLY COOL and must admit I looked at it for a week and drooled, but put it and aside in a folder and thought about it along with two other fabrics, this mosaic knit which sold out and is not really my color anyway, and this Matte Jersey, which I still love but decided not to buy because I have a couple of pieces of matte jersey I have never sewn and there is no point to buying more, no matter how pretty.
My initial thought on this is that it will make a really neat sweater set that will go with a lot of things in my wardrobe. Of course I still have to look at the actual fabric and see if I think I would wear it in that form, It depends on how busy the fabric looks draped over Matilda. I know I love the fabric but I have trouble translating how I imagine the print from a picture, to how I think I will like the garment. I need to let the fabric work its magic when it arrives, I know something wonderful will be born.