There’s a fabric crawl this Saturday in Baltimore. There’s a thread on PatternReview.com if you are interested. They’ll be visiting Guss Woolens, DuBois Textiles and A Fabric Place. Lunch may be at Pepe’s, one of my favorite pizza places here. I can’t be there the whole time – probably just A Fabric Place or lunch.
I finally bit the bullet and cancelled my satellite TV last month. Not that I don’t love TV. But, I am currently living sans roommate with no immediate plans to change that. No roommate means super limited disposable income. Satellite is $75 a month and I spend far more time on the internet. Any rate, I’ve been embracing my Hulu and Netflix through my Roku device. One new show I saw is Fashion Fund. It covers the CFDA Fashion Fund process. Serious fashion porn with people actually designing clothes and telling their story. It’s terrific.
If you never saw the HBO / PBS special on the Triangle Fire, it’s now also on Hulu.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/7I1zGXTSLW0kV3Er4ixM-Q?shared_ad_id=82267
Are you in the Chicago area with a vintage sewing machine from the 50s? Mary Beth of Yarn U is giving a demo on vintage sewing machines next month and is looking for machines to borrow. If you are on the north side of Chicago or in the near north suburbs (Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie) and want to spread the vintage love, let me know and I can put you two in touch. If she was closer I’d loan her my Kennie or my Featherweight. Hah! Did I tell you my friend Liz named her Kenmore 1030 Kennita?
My Trina Turk dress is done and it is awesome! Here’s a little preview I posted on Twitter last night. I’m waiting until I get gussied up for dinner on Saturday night for photos. In the meantime, I’ve pulled out a red bamboo knit and am starting on a Butterick top!
