Saturday, January 30, 2010

Got it!!!

My fabric arrived from Banksville. It was in a box in a plastic bag in a raging blizzard on my back porch. Since my ride home was one of the worst of my adult life it was a great treat to come home to find my fabric surprise. Did I start ripping the box open. NOOOO, first pour a litttle pinot grigio, (that drive was unnerving), prop myself up in a quiet room on a fluffy pillow and start to pick apart the tape. Yippee! Caroline and Lindsay have had some great posts and commentary on buying on line lately. I seldom do it. But I think I will again with this particular vendor, Banksville. It seems we each have our vendor we feel comfortable with and buy from them. It feels risky handing over the plastic and crossing the fingers. Swatching is the way to go IMO. So without further ado here it is:


I had a horrendous time getting the lighting and therefore color right. DD, an amateur photog, told me to take the picture in morning light outside. So, I draped the fabric on the back porch and clicked away. Oh, did I tell you it was 8º below? See, Dawn, your not the only nutty, brave stitcher out there!

The silk lining is a gorgeous taupe with a definite pink cast and the combo looks very rich. The boucle is pink, a pretty brown, taupe, and off white. Some of the threads glisten which I like and you can see that here:
I have decided that what I would really like is an edge to edge no collar jacket, the classic. Vogue 8259 is quite structure, IMO, and I think the collar gives it a more formal look that will not give me as many opportunities for wear. So still thinking about it all....Bunny

8 comments:

  1. Beautiful, soft, feminine fabric, it'll make a gorgeous jacket.

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  2. I love the lining it seems to have such a nice drapability (I am not sure about the last world)

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  3. Just beautiful! So soft and feminine. Looking forward to seeing this made up.

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  4. Ooh, that's really beautiful, Bunny. Can't wait to see it take shape.

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  5. Bunny - this looks gorgeous - totally classic and great for the spring season!

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  6. Bunny...very nice fabric. I see you are in the ADK's. I'm in the lower ADK's near the Great Sacandaga Lake where are you located at?

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  7. I love this fabric. This will go with so many things.

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  8. I am up near the Canadian border, literally, on the Deer River. We are quite close to Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. And there are no great fabric stores up here either. We do have a great little JAs, however. Nice meeting you, mimi o ! and everyone else too!

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