Tuesday 8 December 2009

I'm back from New York City ......

…... with a suitcase fit to burst! We had such a wonderful time. Here’s me in line at Tkts and on the High Line along with a couple of seasonal views of Times Square and the Rockefeller Plaza.

We saw some great shows, ate in some excellent restaurants, met with friends, visited some exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum, experienced some wonderful warm sunshine weather as well as a bit of rain and a chilly wind. And, of course, I went shopping in the garment district -

The above picture shows just some of the shops I visited. I must have been in at least a dozen and when confronted with so much fabulousness of fabrics it’s very difficult to think straight! But what you want to know, of course, is what fabrics did I decide upon? Looking at them, now that I’m home, it’s clear that I was very much in winter mode –


Top row from left to right: black wool with beige circles and dots woven in, from Mood; a fine wool suiting with grey and pale blue stripes, also from Mood; a grey wool crepe, from New York Elegant Fabrics; a black wool crepe, also from New York Elegant Fabrics.
Bottom Row from left to right: silk charmeuse in a lovely black and brown print, also from New York Elegant Fabrics; beige wool tweed with gorgeous flecks of pink, green and gold (which don’t show up in the photo very well), from Paron Fabrics and, lastly, a silk charmeuse with some stretch in a black, brown, cream and peacock blue print, also from Paron.

I also picked up a few delectable trimmings from M & J Trimming and Pacific Trimming –

At the moment, I have no definite plan for any of my purchases – my mind is whirling with dress, jacket and blouse possibilities for all of these – but I’m feeling very excited and motivated by my new stash treasures. Of course, realistically, I’m never going to get all of this made up before the winter ends (never mind about all the other winter fabrics in my stash!) but I’m planning to throw off my jet lag and get my sewing machine out pretty quickly to make a start on it – that’s in between the card writing, present wrapping, pudding stirring, cookie baking and turkey stuffing that I’m going to be doing. Don’t you just love the holiday season?!!!

14 comments:

  1. Glad you had an awesome trip! I need to go visit NYC one day... I've never been and it looks like so much fun! I can't wait to see what you make with your purchases.

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  2. Awesome! I love all your finds - thanks for sharing them! I buy fabrics faster then I can make them up. It's hard to pass up something lovely. Glad you had such a fun time as well.

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  3. What a fun trip and great fabric finds.

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  4. Wow--I'm sure you are all inspired after visiting the garment district. How awesome! Make some beautiful things now, and show us.

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  5. sounds like you had a amazing trip. Love the fabrics you got too.

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  6. I wondered how you made out! You did pick a good time to visit since you got a day of weather from just about every season! :) You got some great buys but I'm curious...you didn't make it to Metro Textiles?

    And I'm sure that after sufficient time in the fabric collection these will become awesome garments in your wardrobe.

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  7. Hi Carolyn. I think that Metro Textiles was one of the few stores that I didn't get into because it was raining and I already had some heavy bags and intended to go back but in the end I didn't manage to .... and then the money ran out! Next time it's going to be first on the list because I'm sure I missed out there!

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  8. Glad to hear you had a fun trip. You ended up with some great fabrics.

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  9. What fun! Glad you enjoyed the visit.
    Great fabric.

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  10. Looks like you had a great time in NYC! We traded places - I was in the UK while you were over here!

    That peacock blue/cream print is absolutely amazing. It's seriously making me want to take the train to NYC this weekend for a little fabric shopping... Though like you, I have holiday baking to do. And presents to buy for people other than myself.

    Good luck getting over the jet lag - it's taken me a week to get back to normal (and sewing!).

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  11. So glad you had a wonderful time. Your finds are awesome.

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  12. Wow looks like you had an awesome time! I can't wait to go to NY and root around the garment district... excited to see what you make with all of your lovely new fabric!

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