Fabric Gazer: Someone who stares longingly at new fabric and is unable to cut into it…. yet!
Put up your hand if you are a fabric gazer. Hmm. . . yes, I thought there’d be quite a few of you.
Sometimes I can’t wait to jump full on into a new project and there is no hesitation with cutting and sewing. . .
. . .and then there are other times when I feel so inspired and in awe of beautiful textiles. . . I gaze at them. . . I stroke it, feel it against my cheek. . . fold and refold. . . match it up with other pretties from my stash. I call this fabric gazing – enjoying the moment. . . revelling in the pleasure of a newly found and pretty fabric.
I’ve done my fair share of fabric gazing this week, after receiving a very promptly delivered parcel from the Fat Quarter Shop.
I have two specific projects in mind for this fabric, so next week I will have to stop gazing and actually cut it up. I’m sure I’ll admire it just as much after it becomes part of a beautiful project. . . but. . . then it will be all gone.
That’s okay, by then my other order of fabric from the US will have arrived and I can gaze and sew all over again.
I just have to keep muttering the mantra “There’s more where that came from”.
In between fabric gazing episodes, I did manage to complete some more work this week on my coastal chic range for the markets.
It’s been a fun colour scheme with interesting and varied textures, but I’m ready to move onto something a little more ‘Parisian’ next week.
Have a great and creative weekend everyone,
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
What is your new fabric? I think I might NEED some! yummyyyy….
Funny you should say that…
Last night I came across a bag with som Christmas fabrics in – I opened them up, looked, stroked and then put away again – if I don’t use them soon they will be celebrating their second Christmas in this house without being used LOL
Unfortunately my ‘gazing’ isn’t just with fabrics…yarns, papers, flowers, other embellishments all suffer the same fate – I am making the effort to make use of more of the goodies that I currently have stashed here but it is hard.
Toni xx
I too did some fabric gazing recently. I opened a large box of fabric that was sitting on the top shelf to find something suitable to dress two small bears and sat for a long time just gazing and marveling over all of those pretty pieces. Trims, notions, buttons and laces were gazed upon next. Yes, gazing is a wonderful thing, almost as fun as actually making something.
I have done some fabric gazing in my time even though I am not a quilter or sew-er. I bought some beautiful pieces of material at the quilt fair last year and it is still in one piece. Too scared to cut it up because I can’t decide what to use it for and then the fear that the idea doesn’t work. I had to get over the same fear of painting on canvases too. I like your mantra of “there’s more where that came from”
Happy sewing
Lee:)