New fabrics to admire!

I just love getting packages in the mail, and even more exciting are packages that contain sewing goodies.  I ordered a few pieces during the Elliott Berman annual sale, which is a whopping 50% off everything.  I ordered from last year's sale, and am ashamed to admit that I have only sewn up one of the pieces.  Their fabrics are just so beautiful that I am afraid to cut into them.

Here are this year's treasures:
Top left I have a two yard piece of Missoni knit.  That's right, the famous Missoni, in my hands.  Not only that, on bottom left is yet ANOTHER piece of Missoni marvelousness.  The bottom piece is a wool blend, and there is only one yard as it is a remnant.  I have no idea what I am going to sew up with either piece.  Being the most expensive fabrics I have ever purchased, even AFTER I subtract the 50% discount, I imagine it will take me a very, very long time to get up enough nerve to cut into them.

On the top right is a 1 yard piece of a viscose knit.  The turquoise and orange, as well as the splashes of grey, will go with a lot in my wardrobe that I have planning for this spring/summer.  I have found that I can squeeze out short sleeve tees for both myself and my young DD, so I am planning two Jalie tees with this.

Finally, on the bottom right, I have a woven butterfly print.  This lightweight piece will likely be a tank of some sort.  I am undecided as to whether it will be a Colette Sorbetto, a free download from Colette Patterns(which I am probably the last person in the world to try) or a Sewaholic Pendrell Blouse, which I am also way behind the eight ball on.  My reason for purchasing this is that last year I purchased a stretch woven butterfly print that my DD has had her eye on ever since.  I imagine I will break down and use the other piece for her, claiming this one for myself.  The things we do for love...

To be honest, I'm not sure which I prefer: actual sewing or fabric accumulation!  For now, I'm going to keep these lovely pieces in close view so I can admire them and daydream about what they may become.

Comments

  1. Steph AMay 5, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    What a fantastic sale! Fabric accumulation is necessary, especially for gazing at when you're too tired to sew!

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  2. Tia DiaMay 12, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Ha ha! I never thought of it, but I too spend time caressing and dreaming about my fabric stash when I'm too tired to sew! And I haven't done either the Pendrell or the Sorbetto yet, either, so we're both last to try.

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