Tucson Shopping

We returned from Tucson yesterday and I am busily catching up with life but have not yet found the time to greet my sewing machines in more than the most cursory fashion.

I did indeed go to Leandro fabrics and you will get an update on that excursion when the package arrives, either the end of this week, or more likely, early next week.  Needless to say, several pieces of fabric were purchased, at least one of which was planned because I had perused their website before I left New York.  The new store is much smaller than the old one, and many of the fabrics are only available as swatches in the store, but they were very accommodating and went to the warehouse to get a couple of bolts I needed to see in larger scale while my DSDIL and I went next door to El Charro Cafe for margaritas and guacamole.

After Leandro we continued on to ButtonsNBolts  where I was much more restrained. I love Buttons N Bolts and it would be the perfect local fabric store if I had a local fabric store.  I was very attracted to some lovely rayon batiks when I first entered, visions of sundresses and flirty summer skirts danced in my head, but I managed to flick the mental "off" button and walk past them.  I was on a mission for knits and I promptly headed to the back of the store where I actually saw several things I liked.  I only bought one piece though, some rayon jersey in a lovely glowing purple.  Although I was tempted by many things, and although the store carries many fabrics that fit into my lifestyle very well, I have a large enough collection of fabrics for casual clothes, one large box of which I purchased at Buttons N Bolts last February (and we know how little sewing I did last year) so I had to remind myself that "there will always be more fabric".

Besides which, with a couple of pieces from Leandro, that purple jersey, and a little bit of jewelry, I had pretty much done my shopping for that trip.  Here is the fabric with my new earrings:

We picked the earrings up in Bisbee on Sunday.  They are Bisbee turquoise in a chocolate matrix, set in gold and I absolutely adore them.

How could I resist?  Dark chocolate brown and turquoise is one of my absolute favorite color combinations — so you know these will be getting lots of wear.  Besides, they are set in gold, which I prefer and have gold wires so that I can actually wear them without having to have them reset.  Silver and my ears are not compatible.  Obviously these were just waiting for me to take them home.