As you may have noticed, I love to sew. I mostly make quilts and crafts, but have been known to sew a little bit of clothing every now and then. One of the reasons I haven’t been sewing a lot since I started living the RV lifestyle, is that I am always in remote locations where there is not a decent fabric store within hundreds of miles.
The internet has come to my fabric rescue! Over the last year or so, I have found quite a few sewing, quilting, and fabric blogs, and I read them every day, and drool over all those fabulous fabrics the writers of them are using in their projects. One of my favorite fabric blogs, True Up, is hosting a MEME where they want you to show your 10 favorite fabrics of 2009.
Since I didn’t get into internet fabrics until last summer, I missed out on some that debuted earlier, so some of the ones I am listing here may be older than 2009, but I still love them.
My most favorite fabric I found this year (but probably came out earlier than that) is the Fairy Tip Toes collection by Tina Givens for Free Spirit Fabrics. When I saw it, I fell in love with it, and searched for three weeks before I found it online to buy. I haven’t cut it yet, don’t know that I ever will, but I HAVE it and that is what matters most to a fabric-aholic like me!
My next favorite is called Large Whimsy from Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller Fabrics. I am making myself a quilt using the brown/green/turquoise colorway. I already have the pieces cut and ready to sew.
There are just so many beautiful FABrics out there these days, it makes me wish I had more storage room for it. I have only a wicker trunk to keep it in, though, so I have to be very selective on what I buy.
And I used two fabrics from the Meadowsweet Collection by Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller to make a dress for my FabGranddaughter, Sarah, for Christmas:
Here are some things that are in my list to get in the coming year, that is, if something new doesn’t come along that I love more!
And for reasons I don’t have to explain, I love these two cute fabrics:
I don’t know how many of these gorgeous FABrics I will actually get this year, but oh, isn’t it wonderful to dream about them?? Oh, and I see I have gone fabric crazy again, since they only asked for my favorite 10. Hello. My name is FabGrandma and I am a fabric-aholic.
Vanessa says
I have some of your favorites too, like Fairy Tip Toes and Heather Ross! You really can't have TOO much fabric… or can you? 🙂
diane says
My Mum was like you. Loved fabrics and sewing. Unfortunately I didn't follow in her footsteps even though I made all the curtains in our first house and made clothes for my girls when they were little. I wouldn't mind learning to make pathcwork spreads.
You sound like you are in Fabric Heaven.
Natalie says
Hi Karen, thanks for leaving a comment on my blog – I am glad that there are many other fabric addicts out there! You have put together a great selection of fabrics, I especially love your choice of the Michael Miller Travel Trailer – such a sweet design and another one I might just have to add to my stash….
Augar says
thanks for visiting my blog, there are so many beautiful fabrics !!!!!
hugs from Spain
Aurora
Wendy says
Love the Meadowsweet dress; Travel Trailer was another of my favorites, but didn't have room on my list!
Gaelyn says
I wonder if there's a "FA" for your addiction. LOL!
I love the fairy fabric best. But I need to check out the Trailer and camper patterns.
Susan says
I love the camper ones. Very cute!
Jacky says
I've got some of the Meadowsweet collection just waiting to be used…I just need to figure out what I want to make! 😉
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