The fabrics I ordered from the Fashion Fabrics Club wool sale arrived today! I was completely surprised; I had almost forgotten I had ordered them.
The taupe wool is lovely:
I had ordered it with some trepidation because taupes can be difficult. True taupes are a great color (non-color??) for me, but often I see something described as taupe and it comes looking much to yellow. This one is quite nice, has a lovely texture and a nice light spongy, crepey feel that will work very well for a versatile suit. I really have no plans for it right now, the color and the price were right, and I can always use a good taupe wool.
The other fabric I ordered was kind of a menswear plaid that I hoped to use for a dress. Here is the fabric with the proposed pattern:
The fabric is not quite what I hoped from the description and the online photo, but it is still nice. I am not sure if I will like it for the dress, but I might, and the price is right.
We’ll see. As well you know, my plans for sewing seem to be way ahead of my actual sewing success of late. It’s not that I haven’t planned and set aside time for sewing, I have. And it’s not that I then fritter that time away doing other things either. It just seems that no matter what plans I make of late, life gets in the way, things come up and my schedule is shot to …. well, you know where it shot to.
Well, tomorrow is another day.