In my recent LJ Runway Monday post, I mentioned fabric that I was given by Lynne and Lindsey. I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of Lynne’s donations, but there are some other people I’d like to mention, too. Kathy S saved a couple of bags of fabric scraps from being thrown away and brought them to me. I’ve gone through them and found some delightful little pieces that will be fun for designs. There are also a couple of pieces that are too large a scale for Barbie, like this one:
but you never know what use my trusty sewing machine and I might find for that. Be afraid. Yes, I’m talking to YOU.
Then, last night, I thought to go by the post office, where I found packages from Mark G. Harris and my LJ/FB/Twitter buddy Rain Wolfe. Mark sent some fabrics that he knew I’d love–thanks so much, Mark! There was also fabric in Rain Wolfe’s package. Of course, I’m not going to show y’all ANY of these fabrics because then it wouldn’t be a surprise when I use them in my designs. But I bring all this up for a reason.
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There is one distressing note. Tucked inside the book was this fantastic bookmark made by MouseRug. Their products are not just for mouse pads and bookmarks. Abby happened to be here because I was photographing her for a Flickr contact, and she pounced on my bookmark and claimed it for her loft apartment.
Oh, well, it is the Qashqa’i shekarlu rug, copied from the one that was draped over Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic couch. Maybe this will give Abby some interesting dreams.
Thank you all for the terrific surprises. I think you were instrumental in making my headache go away so I could finish my last painting well before the end of the week!
fabric
Hey, did the birthday girl and her wife EVER give you the bag of curtain fabrics I gave them (a REALLY, REALLY long time ago)? If not, feel free to yell at them and demand they turn it over…
Re: fabric
Never! I wonder if they were lost in the Big Christmas Not-Quite-a-Fire of Aught-Nine?
Just so you know, and your children will someday know, the G stands for Georgia.
Mark G Harris wasn’t any Miss Georgia, he was THE Miss Georgia…
And THAT, MarGEE**–is the night the lights went out in Georgia!
**MarGEE being Brady’s term of endearment for Mark G. Harris.
My bosom’s not big enough for the name Georgia. That’s a bosomy name, to me. Like Roberta or Evelyn. Chloe, on the other hand, is one flat-chested name. : )
Aren’t special surprises the best!?!
Yes!
Well, MOST of the time. Sometimes I don’t like surprises.
The turquoise sweater is divine.
It’s Skipper’s sweater–Skipper being Barbie’s eleven-year-old sister. I couldn’t wear eleven-year-old sizes when I was eleven.
Sometimes these top model dolls are very annoying, much like Michelle Pfeiffer, whose character put on her seven-year-old son’s shirt in One Fine Day and looked great in it.
I’m glad it made you happy! Also that I ended up holding onto that bookrug so long that you had a room for it to fit into 🙂
Since I’m not allowed to compulsively buy fabric for myself (cuz I’m not actually sewing anything with it) it feeds my need to be able to contribute to your designs.
Contribute away! I can’t wait to use the ones you sent–let’s hope Project Runway cooperates.