Saturday 12 February 2011

Busy weekend ahead

I am working on a new design this weekend, a shoulder bag with adjustable strap
This morning I finished drawing out the patern and now it's time to choose the fabrics...


Ooooh, what to chose? In the past 15 years I have collected so many different fabrics but each time I want to sew it takes me forever to chose - I love my collection and fell in love with several fabrics the moment I saw them but since then I just don't feel inspired to transform some of them into a bag while I use others all the time.
I was thinking of offering sets of three or four pieces of matching fabrics as a destash in my shop, hopefully inspiring others to sew something. That way I can clear out some space in my closet for new stuff (!) - but what if those materials fail to inspire me as well after I put them on the shelf?
You see, it is a never ending dilemma...

Stay tuned for more pictures of my work in progress
& have a wonderfull weekend!

4 comments:

  1. I recently went through all my fabrics and organized them by color and type of textile. It has made such a difference when having to choose fabrics to work with.
    A friend of mine once told me that you need to purchase quite a few pairs of jeans to find one that's perfect that you will want to wear everyday. Maybe it's the same with fabric!

    Look forward to seeing your new bag!

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  2. Thank you, Elisa,
    I sort my fabrics by type of textile but I guess by colour makes more sense - I get caught in the same colour scheme over and over again, hardly ever venturing away from it.

    And I still haven't found the prefect pair of jeans, sigh...

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  3. I wish you success with your new design Damjana! And I think the idea with some fabric bundles in your shop is fabulous!
    Have a nice weekend too!

    Oh and Elisa, I guess I have to do some fabric sorting in my workroom too - but then when it is all so nice and lovely folded on the shelves, I DO NOT WANT TO DISTURB IT!!!
    Oh je! :-)

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  4. My problem wiht my fabric collection is, when I like something a lot, I can't bring myself to use it! I'm sure what you choose in the end, will look great!

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