My Fabric Spree

I finally took pictures of my new fabric and patterns. You can see why I’ve got some sewing to do!

Take a look at the fabrics and their corresponding patterns in my Fabric Insanity Flickr album. I’ve also got a photo in there of the baby floor pillow I just finished for Ben. Had to get that done before he gets much taller!

I have fabric for these patterns:

• Simplicity Wrap Shirt- making two of the second one down on the left with some very lightweight fancy knit material here and here. Am I sure about this? No. But it’s the only stretchy stuff I could find at Hancock that wasn’t a solid color or swimsuit material.
• Simplicity Swim Suit - The top from this pattern plus a skirt bottom from an older pattern in a brown floral fabric. They had some hip, crazy colored fabric I liked but this seemed like it would be the most flattering. I use the excuse that plus-size swimsuits are freaking expensive (like $75+) to justify half of my fabric purchase.
• Simplicity Lounge Wear - Bought this fabric to make the robe and camisole. I already have black pants - no sense in making more.
• Simplicity Cropped pants and tunic - with this fabric, similar to the model on the left.
• Simplicity Kimono Top - in this fabric and this fabric. Since I couldn’t find matching trim, I’ll make the one the model is wearing.
• McCalls Tunic - the one in the middle left in this fabric.
• McCalls comfy pants and shirt - can’t find the pattern on their site but it’s in my photo.

My first project is the tunic from McCalls. Before I could start on that I had to finish the baby floor pillow for Ben (see the front and back.)

Whew! One of Ben’s words sums it up - “Fabwick!” (I posted more of his toddler-speak here.)

I had a pattern spree too, but that post will have to wait ’till another night - baby calls.

There are spring knitting and crochet magazines popping up everywhere. I’ll post what I find as soon as I get them!

Hope you have a project-finishing kind of week,
Jen