I’m a manic fabric finder. Fabric-fascinated. A fabric fiend, if you will.
Maybe I take this from my Tita Else, who has yards of cloth stashed away in the hidden corners of my Lola Pin’s house. When she came to visit us in Los Angeles, my mom took her to this secret fabric store where they sell cloth by the pound, not by yardage. When she showed me all her treasures from that store, it brought a whole new meaning to the saying: “Cut from the same cloth.”
One of my favorite things to do is surf the web for fabric patterns, so I can dream of making stuff from them. If I had all the time in the world, I would make skirts and scarves, dresses and drapery, purses and pleated, pretty things. In the meantime, I continue to hunt down all the fabric I can, just for the pleasure of crafty possibilities.
Below are three of my favorite print designers/brands, for you to file away in the great big swatch book in your head.
Amy Butler - website HERE with complete Spring 2008 collection, free patterns and fun projects.
Marimekko - for all your couture cravings, see their collaboration with fashion line H&M HERE. Original site (with the best soundtrack for viewing fabric patterns!) HERE. (The very first image in this post is Marimekko’s Juhhanustaika fabric design.)
Lotta Jansdotter - elegant simplicity is this Scandinavian designer’s trademark. Website HERE.
Too many prints, so little hours. 
April 26th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Dropping by from Toni’s weekend soiree =)
Those are lovely fabric prints, indeed. I’m not really a crafty person but I appreciate lovely designs when I see them.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:47 am
yay, fabrics!
indeed, indeed, hooray for fabric fanatics!
i’m very keen on the marimekko fabrics, it’s always on the glossy magazines, and amy butler is all on the craft blogs i read!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Got here through Odette’s site.
I like Amy Butler fabrics but haven’t really bought any. I just check them online for inspiration. I’m in love with Cath Kidston and Laura Ashley fabric designs but they are SO expensive. Also bought a top from H&M’s tribute to Marimekko. Love it! So happy!
“I continue to hunt down all the fabric I can, just for the pleasure of crafty possibilities.” — I do the same! But sometimes I find it hard to cut them because I’m scared they might not look as good when I sew them together. I’m a novice in sewing. Heehee.
April 27th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Woah, those fabrics are so cute!
I’d be interested in fabrics if only I could sew!
April 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Daphne,
Thanks for the pitstop! And congratulations on the milestone on your own blog.
Odette,
You look like someone I’d get along with. You are a fabric hoard like me!
Gracey,
Laura Ashley is so retro 80’s - eyeloveit! I try to find old Laura Ashley sheets in flea markets but they are snapped up pretty quickly. I imagine they’d be great for small craft projects.
Toni,
Sewing called and said it’s interested in making a friend in you. Maybe you should give it a try. Start with a button hole! They say if you know how to sew that “x” for a button, you’d know how to cross-stitch!
May 25th, 2008 at 4:33 am
How dare you take my name in vain and broadcast my secret to the whole world. But I love you anyway. And I enjoyed reading your blog.
Tita Hot: Wrong spell ka sa iya ngalan… ang Els niya E-L-S lang not E-l-s-e
Kara: Lol… I was the one who was typing this for them XDDD
May 27th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Tita ELS
- Thank you for stopping by! I share your secret too — you should see all the tela I keep under my bed! Heehee.
Tita Hot
- Tita ELSE gid na ya spelling ko halin sang una, hmph! Hugs to Tandy.
Kara
- Good luck in Manila and come back often.
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