Fabric Porn

Oh look what the nice postal boy brought for me today.  It is my winnings from the Girl Charlee giveaway! I believe there is at least 19 yards of yummy knit fabric in these pictures.

The white fabric with black birds is really lightweight.  Not sure what I am going to do with that.  The deep burgundy is also super lovely and a lot heavier than the others.  The red fabric to the right is actually a bit deeper and less orange red than the picture suggests and is going to become a dress.  Not sure about the rest yet. 

I think my favorite is the blue grey one with the yellow birds on it.  It is very pretty and the colour matches the blue/teal fabric really well. I also got 6 yards of black cotton jersey for more black dresses. 

I made this Cynthia Rowley dress with straight long sleeves a couple years ago and I wear it about once a week still.  It is great for both wearing alone with a cool belt and using it under other dresses I have for warmth or to add extra length to a dress which is not as work appropriate otherwise.  Unfortunately the black is no longer as black as it used to be.  I am looking forward to making up another one.  Also, the dress only took a few hours to make which is really awesome!

On the weekend I was super lucky and some friends took me to Terrace to go to Fabricland! 
I was super happy as I have been craving some new fabric and a chance to get some real Burda patterns.  There are some many cute ones I want.

I settled on this sweet 60's dress with sleeves and pockets.  I am really looking for clothing items with pockets as at work they are a godsend. 

I bought some really cute pink cotton for this pattern.  I am thinking cute summer dress!.  I can definitely see this pattern in heavier fabrics as well like linen and even a suiting of some kind.  It really looks like something I could make a few times.  I am always excited to find a pattern I can use more than once.  Patterns are so expensive now.  I have the lining for this cut out already as I want to check the sizing before cutting into my good fabric.  I hope to get it together this weekend.  Maybe I can wear it to the end of tax season party!


In general I find that I like the 1940's clothing/
style the most but I tend to look better in stuff that is more 1960's I think.  I also like 60's clothing as it tends to be more versatile and does not stand out quite as much like you are wearing some sort of costume when you wear it in your everyday life.  There is also a cool cleanness about the styles that I like too and you can really play with fabrics and colour as a result of this simplicity.  And pockets.  I really do love pockets.