The Haul Y'all.

Here it is, the haul from NYC. Now keep in mind that I'm no where as aggressive with this as Karen, but I feel pretty darn good about this whole thing. Unfortunately, the colors aren't very true all along, but you can still feel free to live vicariously thru this stack of stash. Yes, feel free to be as green with envy as the House of Spandex/Project Runway fabric.

Starting with the beginning - Mood Fabrics - where I found Karen pawing thru piles of rubish to dig out the gold. And where I had to spend about 1/2 an hour on a really unecessary conference call. **sigh** But I did come out with these:

The colors are a little "off", the blue is really a true navy - very dark with a cross hatch (?) ish pattern. The print is a polished cotton in greys. Both are nice, but don't belong together. I'm thinking knit dress with the blue? Top for the grey, someday. (ha! I rhymed). I was ok with their prices until we moved on down the road. But for sheer volume and variety, you just can't beat Mood's. Three floors, floor to ceiling, stacked in the aisles. Everywhere. Not badly organized, really. There are signs that tell you generally what's in that area.

Next in line was Metro Textiles. Actually, we peeked in a few others here and there, but they just didn't stick. Metro was the next shop we really "hit". You had to sign-in at the lobby & show ID. Then take the elevator up. Sorry, don't remember the floor, but it's on the directory. Then follow the signs to the walking in closet that is Metro textiles entire store. Stuff piled EVERYWHERE!! On racks, in front of racks, on top of rolls in front of racks. Kashi will haul it all out for you, then show you other things he think's you'll like based on what you're eyeing. My favorite is a linen embrodiered eyelet I will say that I no idea what to do with this, but I love it. Maybe just carry it around? It's pretty heavy for that, actually. It's pretty open, so you could put a color under it and it would show well. I also bought the same brown slack fabric as Karen. We just won't wear them together.

I have a couple others from Metro, but the colors are so off that I don't want to post them (blues came out out yellow!) Sorry. I may try again sometime.

I loved Pacific trims and regret my self restraint. The right trim make the garment and they had so much! I just didn't know what to buy. I wish I'd bought yards and yards and yards. The pleated trim will edge a skirt. The others will just get used as wanted. Next trip will definately involve Pacific trim in a big way.

I found this at House of Spandex - a site not to be missed. I want to find the Jalie T-shirt pattern for it. I also found this: The green and black. I picked it out as the ugliest fabric in a house of tacky. They had it in other colors, but green was the best. Seriously. I just about fell off my sofa when I saw it PR that same week. It was too darn funny.And finally, THE WHOLE NINE (or so....) YARDS: