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Two Free 5-Yard Assortments From FabricMart

Mon, 07/04/2011 - 09:04 — Maggie

Two Free 5-Yard AssortmentsTwo Free 5-Yard Assortments I ended up placing two orders during that time when FabricMart was sending out free 5-yard assortments with any order over $35. And this time it wasn't even dfr's fault! When that turquoise linen went on sale, I just had to get it. (Along with some of the oatmeal-colored linen with the floral print.)

Since they're free, I obviously can't complain, but the first one was three yards of a synthetic coral fabric and two yards of a strange thick black-and-lime-green houndstooth knit. It feels like one of those reversible knits that's actually two knits put together, but the back just looks like a wrong side. I think it's synthetic, but of course knits are a lot harder to pull threads off of than wovens are. The houndstooth stuff might make a cute light jacket. I'm not generally a fan of coral, but I'm thinking the coral stuff might work quite well for grocery bags.

The second assortment, however, I'm quite happy with. There's 2 3/4 yards of the black plant-based (seems like cotton) fabric, and 2 5/8 yards of a nice thick brick red-brown wool flannel. I may not be a big fan of brown in general, but I'm absolutely thrilled to have some good wool flannel! I've drooled over wool flannel before, and the stuff could make a really great lining or interlining. Not to mention the fact that my entire outlook on brown changed with that mushroom brown linen. Brown may not be such a pretty color on its own, but it's the perfect color for floral embroidery!

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My Latest Mystery Bundle (June 2011)

Sun, 06/19/2011 - 10:23 — Maggie

Mystery Bundle -- June 2011Mystery Bundle -- June 2011 I got an order from FabricMart last week, and I still hadn't posted about the mystery bundle because I've been a bad bad blogger who hasn't kept up with posting. I was gardening and reading some zombie books. Yes, I know I've gotta put up more garden pictures too.

So anyways, here's the bundle. It's not bad, but definitely not the best bundle I've ever gotten. The two on the left are synthetics, 1 5/8 yards of a light blue polyester satin and something that's synthetic and navy blue. I'll have to see what it thinks of water; if it's water repellant, it might be useful. Then there's 1 3/8 yards of this "heirloom" cotton print, 2 1/2 yards yards of this cotton/spandex shirting, and 2 yards of the same strange silk print I got in my last mystery bundle. Generally I'm happy with any silk.. but I really have no idea what to do with this stuff! The print is strange and I didn't know what to think of two yards of the stuff, let alone four!

I'll have to do a "best of mystery bundles" post one of these days. I got some really good mystery bundle fabrics last fall, like the green silk gazar and the blue charmeuse.

A Belated Fabric Post

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 09:29 — Maggie

Mystery Bundle -- April 2011Mystery Bundle -- April 2011

Someone bumped the mystery bundle thread on PatternReview, and I realized that I still hadn't put up any pictures of my last mystery bundle! I guess this was a fairly typical bundle, useful but not one of the really great ones. That fabric on the left is silk, but I'm not sure what to make of it. It's a heavy-ish chiffon (er, if that's not a contradiction in terms) with a kinda panel-type layout. I'm always happy to get silk, but I'm not sure what to do with it. The second one is that mushroom-brown linen I've already used, but have a bit left over. The third one is a rayon print that's soft and nice, but not quite enough to make a top out of. The last one is a green stretch twill. It's a rather bright color for twill, and I don't know what I'm going to do with that either. But overall, it was a bundle containing cotton, rayon, linen, and silk, so I'm not complaining.


Linens from FabricMartLinens from FabricMartAnd here are the fabrics I actually ordered along with that bundle. Dfr has been telling me I need linen, so when they had a big half-off sale on the linens, I ordered some. There's an "antique red," an orchid, and a black and white silk/linen blend. That silk/linen blend is WONDERFUL. It's soft and pretty and I just love it! I'm expecting to try making a tailored jacket out of it, although I've never actually done a tailored jacket yet, so that'll probably take some time.

Fabricmart Order!

Sat, 03/05/2011 - 14:54 — Maggie

The Fabrics I Ordered: All cotton, two shirtings, two gauzes, and a stretch corduroy.The Fabrics I Ordered: All cotton, two shirtings, two gauzes, and a stretch corduroy.
Mystery Bundle March 2011: Left to right, there's 1 3/4 yards of a black and heathered grey wool knit (not sure what % wool, but definitely wool,) 2 1/4 yards of a black and white ITY knit, 2 yards of a cream wool tricotine, 1 3/8 yards of powder blue wool gabardine, and 3 yards of a black cotton sateen. No silk this time, but plenty of wool! I imagine they're trying to get rid of wool for the summer.Mystery Bundle: Left to right, there's 1 3/4 yards of a black and heathered grey wool knit (not sure what % wool, but definitely wool,) 2 1/4 yards of a black and white ITY knit, 2 yards of a cream wool tricotine, 1 3/8 yards of powder blue wool gabardine, and 3 yards of a black cotton sateen. No silk this time, but plenty of wool! I imagine they're trying to get rid of wool for the summer.Well, there was a big FabricMart sale on cotton.. and since cotton is supposed to skyrocket, I have to get it while it's still cheap, right? There were nice cotton shirtings! And gauze, and corduroy. And I had that $10 gift certificate from Cat.
..and of course, I got a mystery bundle too.

FabricMart Mystery Bundle! February 2011

Mon, 02/07/2011 - 16:23 — Maggie

Febuary 2011 Mystery Bundle: Left to right, 1.25 yards gray wool gauze, 3 yards purple cotton (I think-- it's plant-based, anyway. Seems like cotton) 2 yards taupe wool gabardine, 2 yards of one of those cotton prints that were on sale recently, and 2 yards stiff, thick-ish black silk (twill?)Febuary 2011 Mystery Bundle: Left to right, 1.25 yards gray wool gauze, 3 yards purple cotton (I think-- it's plant-based, anyway. Seems like cotton.) 2 yards taupe wool gabardine, 2 yards of one of those cotton prints that were on sale recently, and 2 yards stiff, thick-ish black silk (twill?) So I got sucked into the most recent 50% off sale, from which I got a beautiful silk charmeuse and a pink Shetland wool.. And a mystery bundle!

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