More fabric

[mala_14]

I was bad today. There was a big sale at the local fabric store. And I got three new fabrics. To be fair, one of them was denim for new jeans. Because I do need pants. The other one was a hunter green knit for a St. Patrick's Day shirt. Not really necessary, but still fun, because I'm going to a social and it's smart to wear green on St. Patty's Day when going to an actual event. The last thing you want is to give people a free pass to pinch you. The last fabric is for the 1912 Project. I got the Ladies Mantle pattern and didn't have anything suitable for it. So I got a lovely mini-houndstooth in shades of brown and tan. It's a stretch suiting, so not very period correct, but I really love the fabric. After seeing some other people's versions of the mantle, I thought it looked a lot like a regular jacket in shape. It's a really neat pattern, with two big pieces (left and right) and underarm gussets. Check it out here: http://vpll1912project.org/2012/03/07/my-ladies-mantle-yah-2/ and http://creatingretro.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/ladies-spring-mantle/ I'm probably going to leave off the trim or possibly just bind the edges in a dark brown something, as I'm not really a trim person in regular life and I want to be able to wear this out and about. Possibly with my hunter green t-shirt and my new jeans (when they all get made)... ;)