Presents for moi!
September 29, 2007I just LOVE getting packages in the mail so I was very excited when the postman brought me a box from Hot Patterns this week! In it, of course, were my two purse patterns and a beautiful cotton/lycra from HP’s Ebay store (link in previous post). Those of you who know me know that I am always on the lookout for fabulous quality knits - this one is really beautiful! It is so soft and the print and colors are beautiful. I would generally expect to pay $18/yd for a cotton/lycra of this quality so this one, at $12.45/yd was a real bargain. Since the print is so pretty, I think I’ll just make a very simple scoop-neck top with elbow-length sleeves.
My friends know that I generally steer clear of florals, preferring abstract designs instead. On someone my age, an inappropriate or incorrectly used floral can be either matronly or juvenile so I generally use them with caution. I was attracted to the stylized flowers and open spaces in this print. It definitely does not look little-girly or old-ladyish!
I’m with you on the florals! I like this one, too, for the roses and the abstractness of them. I’m sure you’ll make it into something wonderful!
That is a really pretty fabric. I am loving florals at the moment and this one is so sweet.
It is such a pretty print. I can picture a lovely mock-wrap dress out of this lovely print. It looks very much like spring.
oooh this one is gorgeous and I second Summersets guess, that you’ll be making something gorgeous out of it!
Wow, I really love this fabric. So feminine
I avoid florals (most prints, actually). As a larger woman I find that patterns of all kinds give me more a Mrs. Roper and/or (Drew Carey’s) Mimi look - not something to which I aspire. That said, that particular print is rather fetching, isn’t it? I think I’d like it as a shell or cami.
You inspired me to “take a chance” on a print I wouldn’t usually order…it came in and is great! The fabric is a doubled, not double knit in the classic sense, picot jersey with tiny flowery dots against a grey background on one side and grey-green and off white tiny stripes on the other side. Very cool possibilities!