I'm Slow

I remember when I was a teenager in the 80s, and our family being somewhat financially deprived, I always missed out on the latest clothing fads...I was slow...behind the times...poor.  One specific example I remember was when prairie skirts were popular and Gunne Sax was IT.

Everyone had one - everyone but me.  One day, we went shopping at a local thrift store (we shopped at thrift stores before they were popular!) and I found a prairie skirt!!  I was ecstatic!

Never mind that it was at least a year past their time of popularity and they were pretty much out of fashion.  Never mind that I didn't have a cute peasant blouse or puffy shirt to wear it with.

Never mind that it was also a very ugly shade of brown and brown was not a popular color at the time.

Never mind that I didn't have any cute little dressy shoes or cowboy boots everyone was wearing with this kind of outfit....I honestly don't remember what I wore with it, but I just remember that it wasn't a complete outfit.  By gosh, I finally had a prairie skirt and I was going to wear it!!!

Yeah, I know....poor Jenn, right?

Anyway, I still feel behind-the-times now and not just in clothing fashion - I could actually care less about that!  I seem to discover designer fabric long after it has made it's debut.  Partially because I don't want to spend the money on it when it hits the market at it's initial high prices, and partially because I'm just too busy to follow the latest designers and their work.

Yesterday, this box arrived.....

I LOVE http://www.fabric.com/ !  It is so far the best online fabric store I know of!  Every day they have a "deal of the day" where they have a special on something and it's usually a very good price. In addition, every Wednesday they put out a special set of cotton fabrics for only $3.95 per yard and this pricing lasts for a full week and then they do a different set the following week.

So, last week I went crazy and bought a bunch of Heather Bailey's Pop Garden and Bijoux fabrics.

Since this line came out in July 2008 I'm exactly two years late!  But, I decided it doesn't matter.
So what if I'm behind the times in fabric fashion.
So what if I can't afford the latest fabric fad
SO WHAT!!! (Please note, I am not fussing at anyone but myself here).
I think the fabric is gorgeous and will look great in some of my pinafore sets!!!  Perhaps I can even make a quilt or quillow out of the entire bunch!!

Oh, and the coupons are great, too!!!  I can almost always use a coupon - even when the fabric is on sale!!!

Shame on me for not mentioning that they ship it ALL to you for FREE if you spend at least $35 and that's pretty easy!!

To add to that craziness, yesterday I went to check out their Wednesday $3.95 sale and found they were having another, even more fabulous sale!!!

I bought a butt-load of Free Spirit fabrics for only $2.49 per yard!!!!!!  Again - fabrics that debuted a couple of years ago, but at those prices  - WHO CARES!!!  (and I used that coupon!!)

Today I am working on finishing up the drapes for my daughters.

I have the lined panels made and now need to work on setting the grommets.

I also chose a fabric for my IBC.

This really isn't my favorite fabric, I just have a lot of it and it kinda goes with my window valances.

If I could afford it, I would have decorated my entire sewing room in this line

I'll just get some when it makes it to the $2.49 discount table!!

All in all, to my luck, fashion sometimes come full circle and now at least I've got my prairie skirts!