This morning, you could find me at my local JoAnn fabric store. I rarely shop at JoAnn fabrics, I dislike most of the fabric they offer, but since they currently have four separate coupons good for 50% off non sale items, the 20 minute trip was worth it since I planned to stock on some serger thread. Being an early bird I was there when they opened at 8:00 a.m. Oh by the way, the four 50% coupons are good until December 24.
I quickly browsed the store and found two bolts of fabric that I thought were acceptable.
I’m a huge fan of brocade fabric and so I choose the above fabric. If you’re looking for it for yourself, JoAnn calls it Brocade Fabric Red/Black Cherry Blossom. There was less than 1.5 yards left at my local store, so I’m guessing since the fabric is 44″ wide and I’m petite, I could make one item. I’m thinking a skirt or perhaps a shirt? We’ll see…
I was undecided about the next fabric. There was this lovely blueish green fabric that I really loved, but with my complexion, I didn’t think that it would look that great on me, and so after a short deliberation, I choose the above pale gold knit fabric. It’s 58″ wide. If you’re looking for it on JoAnn’s site it’s labelled as Famous Maker Lurex Cord Stripe Knit Ivory.
Can you believe that? Out of all the fabric they had, I only found three fabrics that I liked. I’m not overly picky, JoAnn has a super crappy selection. A huge amount of their fabric seems to be geared to quilters. Which is fine for quilting, but that fabric isn’t something I want to use for sewing garments! Years ago it’s selection was much better. My cart would be full of the most delightful fabric. But those days are long gone. With my online fabric shopping, I’m always finding fabric that I love. If those online stores were local to me, I’d definitely be shopping at them.
I’ve been seeing people rave about fabric from Mood. I imagine it’s so popular because Mood is the official store for Project Runway contestants. I rarely watch TV, so this is just one of the many shows that I don’t watch. Up until now I haven’t succumbed to purchasing anything from Mood, but that’s about to change. Just look at the above fabric, I’m in love! In love I say, with this cotton batiste fabric! And it’s 100% cotton! I love cotton. It has a hippy trippy vibe going on that I adore. I’m planning to purchase several yards. In my twenties I had a comfortable maxi dress in similar earthy colors. I received a lot of compliments on that dress. It complimented my complexion beautifully. I’ve always wanted to recreate that dress in numerous fabrics, but never got around to doing so.
I’m still searching for the above fabric. Yes, it’s another Mood find, but this time I saw Brandhyze Stanley showcase this fabric on Mood’s blog. That post was about a multi-colored scarf wrap that she’d made. She used the wool material shown above. Isn’t it gorgeous. Why oh why didn’t you link directly to this fabric in your blog post? I’ve searched through their wool fabric, but I have a sinking feeling this one is gone, gone, gone….
I’m planning on purchasing my Mood fabric after the Christmas holidays. If I’m fortunate, some of the items that I’m placing in my virtual shopping cart will be on sale.