"Thank You Angela"

Angela from RiAnge Creations has found some of the fabrics I was looking for at her local Jo-Ann's Fabric Store.  Angela kindly offered to buy some and send it to me.  I received my fabrics yesterday ~ I was sooooo pleased .

It still amazes me that people we only know through blogging and have never met would be so kind and do something like this. I can't Thank Angela enough and I truly appreciate what she has done. 

"Thank You" again Angela   :)

The fabric is a light weight sheer and it does look somewhat different from the dress on the McCall's pattern, however I will line it with a white fabric ~ the white really makes the colors brighter.....I love the large floral print ~ I will make this fabric work!

I told Angela, I normally don't name my garments but this dress will be my Angela dress.

                 Picture from McCall's site.

The description on Jo-Ann's site of the other  fabric Angela sent me , says it is a polyester but to me it  feels like a soft cotton. In real life, the colors in this fabric below, are as bright as the colors appear in this picture.

The colors are beautiful and it is a very nice fabric weight for a dress.

Picture from Jo-Ann Fabric Store.

Martinique Collection-Garden Peachskin

I am very anxious to start my garments.

 Thank You Angela!

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My son is graduating this year so we are busy with Prom and Graduation activities this week!

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*** Fabric source Found ***

The fabric I wanted has been found. Thank you so much  Peacock Chic.

She commented that she found and had already bought some of this beautiful fabric at her local  Jo-Ann Store

I can't wait to see what she makes.

The fabric is part of the Martinique Collection.

The on-line store does not have the print  I really wanted ~ however there is this print from the same collection that would be just as beautiful.

Martinique Collection-Garden Peachskin

Picture from Jo-Ann on line site

Unfortunately there are no Jo-Ann stores in Canada and the on-line store ~ Joann.com ~ only ships within the United States, its territories and possessions. 

So for those of you who also  liked the fabric, you may luck in :) and find some at your local Jo-Ann Store..

Have a great day :)

Ann's Coat- The Great Coat Sew-Along

I kept reading everyone's post on the Coat Sew Along site and was getting very nervous that I still had not found my fabric. Everyone has such nice fabrics for their coats. So today I was going to find something.....and I did.

I was being very stubborn and wanted to buy my fabric here instead of ordering on line. Only because I wanted to feel the fabric before I bought it. So the choice was limited because where I live the winter fabrics are not out, all but one little table of about 10- light to medium weight wools -that was it.

Not exactly the wools I was looking for. So I just changed my plan from a heavy winter coat to a lighter fall- to mild winter coat. It was very hard to photogragh this fabric.

This fabric is somewhat medium weight. The clour is a dark charcoal with specs of different colours running thru it. The red is a bright red, not pink as it appears in the picture. I was actually going to be bold,(for me) and get the matching red Kasha lining, but at the last minute went for the grey tone, which matches perfectly with the grey in the fabric.

This colour is more accurate. I love the colours, the feel and the weight of this fabric. It will make a very comfortable coat.

I am still very undecided on the pattern. It will be either Butterick 5145 (View B), McCall's 5247 (ViewC) or Neue Mode 23215 (view B). I bought enough fabric for whichever one. I'm leaning towards B5145? I would change the pockets to welt pockets with a flap.

I'm also still looking thru the few BWOF magazines I have just in case something catches my attention. All in all a great day!

**Decided on Butterick 5145.