Fabric Shopping

I've been fabric shopping, thought I'd share here what I bought, hopefully fun for you but also helpful for me later when I sew it up.

Rainbow Fabrics ran a pop up shop in a hotel near the railway station in Nottingham. So I went along and bought 2 metres of pinky burgundy stretch denim and 3 metres of viscose print fabric.

I am planning to make the pink denim into a denim jacket.

The printed viscose will become trousers/culottes and a shirt which can be worn together or as separates.

They packed it up in a nice reusable tote bag.

I had a really fun time.

I then walked from the train station area, along the canal through the new pedestrian area (where Broadmarsh shopping centre previously was located) up into the main shopping area to pick up toiletries and home items and also visit the two fabric shops in the Lower Parliament Street area.

These are Creative Craft Corner in Queen Street (I often go there but didn't buy anything this time).

And the new Boyes at 20 Lower Parliament Street.

In Boyes I bought 2 metres of table covering fabric in sage green in a print called 'Honesty Leaf' for the kitchen. I've already cut it to fit the table, but have a bit left over which will become a bag.

I also purchased 2 metres of sage green knit fabric - 70% viscose 30% acrylic for a top for me.

Earlier in the week my latest Pound Fabrics order had arrived, so I'll record that here too, and no more fabric shopping for a while now :-)

Far Left 3 metres of Plain Navy stretch cotton for hiking trousers

Second left 3 metres of Elephant Family Polycotton in green for a shirt for me.

Second from right 2 metres of black viscose poplin for summer trousers

And finally far right 2 metres of navy viscose poplin for summer trousers

(I've previously made summer trousers from the mid blue and olive viscose poplin so wanted to have some more plains to go with various summer tops.)

And the elephants, well that's just because I love elephants!

I also got some thread a new sewing gauge.