I’ve got love in my tummy for this fabulous fabric. (Maybe one has to be born in the 50s to know that song.)
When’s the last time you made something you loved so much you couldn’t wait to finish it before wearing it? That was yesterday for me! Ann Steeves had a knit sale this weekend. (If you’re reading this on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 13, runrunrun to GorgeousFabrics.com where the sale’s still on.)
I picked up some of this poly/rayon/lycra blend from Gorgeous Fabrics last week, and it is to swoon over! Every time I put my hands on it to pin a seam or run that seam under the presser foot, I can’t wait to finish and wear it. Our traveling buddies called last night to see if we wanted to go out to dinner and, before the final pattern piece of Katherine Tilton’s Butterick 5925 was in place and before any hems were sewn, I threw the top on over a pair of Eileen Fisher stretch crepe black slacks and adorned the V-neck with a great necklace I picked up in Paris in May, running out the door in glee. (And very disturbed to learn I didn’t document in my travel blog the store where I found the necklace – must find that store again!!)
Anyway – get some of this fabric while you can. It’s just fabulous. I’ll review the pattern in a day or two. It’s fabulous, also!!
Found the website for the necklace. Artisans of Lebanon, at 30, rue de Varenne in the 7th Arrondissement, not far off Boulevard Saint-Germain and not far from Musée Rodin. Fabulous long necklace, embroidery floss crocheted onto a copper chain, with clusters of beads and sequins crocheted at random intervals. Long enough to wrap three times around one’s neck— or leave long à la roaring twenties.
Brought this bracelet from the same store to DGD for her 10th birthday and almost didn’t give it to her. Of course I had to wear it several days on my trip to make sure it was good enough for her. ☺
