i went the intention of buying calico for the elizabeth dress toile (not that i did one for the marie antoinette dress but apparently one can never underestimate the importance of a toile, or rather one doesn't get the extra marks from uni if i don't make a toile, so guess i have to do one for this dress)
unfortunately i saw a biiiigggggg box of marked down ends of rolls, discontinued fabric etc before i managed to get to the calico, and it had lots of pretty fabric in! i found 100% cotton velvet that would be perfect for the elizabeth dress, and marked down to £1/mtr i couldn't say no! I managed to find just enough for the dress, cut very carefully! found a few odds and ends of damasks and other prettys too!
luckily i did eventually manage to get to the calico for my toile at guess what, £1/mtr again!!
the OH wasn't too amused at my mass fabric buying, but i managed to justify it with 'i've bought it all now, so i won't have to go fabric shopping again this semester'!
paper pattern and toile will be done tomorrow, so pictures of those will be online tomorrow night!
You have to take me there next time I visit!
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martine
ohhh i absolutly definatly do its fabulous!!!you'll love it!!!!
ReplyDeletewhen are you visiting next? lewis was saying he wanted you to come up for his birthday if your free? We were going to come down but i dont have that week off :-(
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