We had such a good time on our trip to Philadelphia I can’t describe it all in one post. First off, with a little hand-hemming in the hotel room the night before, I did manage to finish my spotted dress:
just in time for my dear friend Emily’s wedding:
We also got to see my college roommates Alec and Rosemary
as well as our grad school friends Javier and Jeannie, our post-doc friend Nicole, David’s youngest brother, and my childhood computer gaming buddy Joel. (How is it that friends from every stage of life ended up in Philly? Not sure about that one.) And, through sheer coincidence, David and I booked our room in the same hotel where Pattern Review Weekend was being held. So I also got to meet a bunch of new internet friends and have breakfast with the lovely Trena and Miss Celie. Hooray! It was great to meet you all!
I did pick up this beautiful piece of embroidered cotton on Fabric Row:
I’m thinking it will be a tunic or blouse. Maybe this one:
Or this one:
Or this one:
What do you think?
Sara | 19-May-10 at 7:02 am | Permalink
The photo makes the shirt look a bit middle eastern to me — colors and decoration. So I vote for #2. Unless the tucking in #3 works out perfectly with those vertical stripes in the pattern!
Mary Nanna | 19-May-10 at 12:19 pm | Permalink
very pretty dress – that came up beautifully. go with the first blouse – I love it and rejected it for myself because it would be too fussy on my decollete – but not on yours, so this way I’d get some vicarious sewing.
Tamar | 27-May-10 at 9:00 am | Permalink
You look great – beautiful dress
My vote is for #1 of the blouses.
I really enjoyed the catalog – among my favorites were queensboro, central square 3 and untended bar. great work!!!