stash infusion gloat :)

Hey All,

Had to gloat a little. ;) I was in wal-mart yesterday for all the normal,
boring stuff. Cruised through the $1 table just to looksee. Keeping my
eyes out for some twill to do a vest for my DBIL. (looking for some heavy
weight black twill, may order some from fabric.com but right now I'm
looking for cheap twill to do a mock up. Anyway....)

Found two pieces of gorgeous stuff. Got a little over 3 yards of a deep
red, buttery soft knit. I'm sure it's probably poly, didn't burn test it.
But it feels and acts like a rayon knit. Gorgeous stuff. I was thinking
of a top for me and maybe DD. Although, it's 60" wide and 3 yards would do
a pajama set for me. (I'd probably never get dressed again.)

Then I found a bolt of a really gorgeous stretch twill. (won't work for the
vest since I want something sans stretch for that, but oh well.) It's
black. About skirt/jacket weight. Slight stretch only. 2" crossgrain
will stretch to 3", really good recovery. The wrong side looks like a
crepe, but the face of it is gorgeous! It feels like the softest brushed
twill I've ever seen. Not really napped, like a moleskin or anything.
Just a brushed twill. But beautiful. I got 6 yards. (45" wide.) I have a
jacket cut out of it already, and I'm thinking a skirt to match. I cut
view E of Simplicity 4099. (which I got on a $.99 sale.)

So 9 yards of fabric for $9! And it's gorgeous stuff. I'll post a link to
pix when I get stuff done. We have a snow day today, so I may just take
that as an excuse to play in my sewing room all day. Or at least after I
get the little bit of housework done first. (then I can play guilt free.
lol)

Sharon
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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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