WOW I am soooooo impressed & jealous Paula Sent from my iPad
On Mar 14, 2012, at 6:25 PM, "Mary + Doug Piero Carey" <[email protected]> wrote: > A pair of pants & shirt that need minor repairs. BUT, on the floor beside > beside it is the fabric I scored at a church sale! > (A local church had a member who had a MAJOR stash and when she decided she > couldn't sew anymore, donated it to the church. It took them 2 weeks to > measure it for the sale.) > > So, white linen & cotton for chemises; fuschia, teal & black wool & cotton > heavy knits (some of it Pendleton!) suitable for suits & pants. Brown linen > for a tunic, or maybe mundane pants; enough white drapery sheers yardage to > veil the whole frelling Barony, /including/ the belly dancers. Some Stretch > & Sew bathing suit & blouse patterns for a quarter a piece. > > And, best of all, a 4yd, 60 wide light blue piece of heaviest weight > Ultrasuede for $20 BUCKS. <Gloat, gloat gloat.> I will Never wear that > color, but it is my best friend's favorite shade and she fondled it but > didn't buy. So I did buy it & I put it in her bag, saying, "here's your Xmas > present". It just revolted my soul (as a former Joann's employee) to leave > that buttery soft piece of gorgeousness behind! > > So, now I'm at /least/ 8 projects further behind! But d@mn, that woman had > Taste! > > Mary Piero Carey aka Maria of Alderford > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
