In the previous post, I had a few pieces from the stash that are the right colors plus a whole lot of swatches from Banksville Fabrics. Today, the new fabrics arrived.
Silks in the top row - drapey, with a sheen, three prints and one solid. Below them an interesting super-dark brown wool - it reminds me of double gauze. The green wool crepe below it has a lovely twill-weave look, and the black/gray zebra print is a cotton knit. Pretty, eh?
Then I brought out the stash fabrics from the previous post and arranged them together. With the color fan on top, you can see how well the fabrics coordinate. They may not be the exact shades from the fan but they come very close.
I put all the fabrics on the shelves in my sewing room. I don't keep much fabric there, only pieces for upcoming projects. I organized the fabrics by type: on the top shelf are the silks and the white shirt-weight cotton. On the middle shelf are the knits, and on the bottom are the wool wovens. Here's how it looked:
Looking at this arrangement on the shelves, I was reminded of a few other fabrics that would work with this grouping. A little bit of stash-digging later, it started looking much more like what I had in mind, with a greater proportion of black and dark brown.
To the silks I added a black/white dalmatian print, the cotton got a solid white friend. Two pieces joined the knits: a black rib-knit cotton (the smaller piece) and a super-dark brown viscose/poly/lycra knit from a recent Michael's Fabrics mailer. The newcomers to the bottom shelf are black wool crepe and a plain weave, a small piece of green wool gabardine, and a fuchsia wool crepe (or maybe 80/20 blend of wool and poly, I'm not sure).
I really like all these fabrics and looking at them organized like that makes me want to sew. In the next post, I'll address the patterns. I am very close to finishing up the fitting adjustments so that everything will be ready to go when the semester ends in two weeks.
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5 comments:
You may have answered this earlier only I don't remember. Where did you get your color fan from? The cupboard of fabrics - beautiful, full of potential. Have fun.
So pretty and cohesive! That view could get anyone in the mood to sew, I think. :-)
It is a very pleasing palette and should be fun to sew with!
Your planning and co-ordination is amazing. I think I need some of that in my sewing room. Oh - colour matching perfect!
You have such a great eye for colours. Love your choices!
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