Dark Brown Fabric ... is hard to find

I love fabric. It's hard to sew without it ... but I do have a decent little stash now, and don't constantly need to buy for each project. I did have to run out yesterday to get some coordinating solids to go with prints I had, in order to sew for Orchid Place's stocking this Tuesday. I had a great toile from Michael Miller, this one in fact, and wanted to make a carrier from it. But, there is no dark brown fabric dark enough to go with it. So I bought a buttery soft cord instead, and made it with a different fabric from the same toile collection.

I also bought this fabulous Cream & Black print, I think it'll be a skirt for me, although the lady who cut it at the store suggested I just stretch it over a canvas and hang it on the wall. It's that lovely. Too bad you can't touch it thru your monitor.

Aside from that, all the other fabrics I got are for fairly specific projects to sew within the next few weeks (or months), either to list at babyGO, or to sew for Finn.

Finn's going to have a great little wardrobe if I can squeak out enough time to sew around homework, housework, and our busy schedule. My Ottobre patterns are finally getting the love they deserve, and Finn is the wearer of some new raglan testers as I made modifications to the pattern, and overalls, which were made almost completely as the pattern was written. A pair of mittens is also completed, and a fleece jacket awaits zipper & hem. I'll be making more raglan tees now that I've got the pattern to a point that it's a good fit for Finn.

Knit fabrics & I will be getting along much better now that I have a serger.