A Hunting We Will Go...A Hunting We Will Go.....

So I have been on the hunt for new materials to play around with for my aprons. In the last week, Annie and I have jetted off in the car and "gone a hunting....". We have been to the south bay, east bay and San Francisco. I have been looking for fun, pretty and practical fabrics. I started in the utility fabrics areas—such as nylon and ripstop nylon. The bummer is that this particular fabric does not come in very many pretty colors. I also found vinyl coated fabrics in the East Bay at Stone Mountain and Daughters http://www.stonemountainfabric.com/

Then, a few days later I found more of these coated fabrics at the Bobbins Nest http://www.bobbinsnest.com/ (a darling sewing and knitting shop with a wonderfully eclectic selection of fabrics, including vintage prints) in Santa Clara and I purchased a few yards to play with from there.

 The draw back to this particular fabric is that it is not machine washable—only wipe able! So anything I sew out of it, will only be wipe able with a soft cloth. Last, I found some pleather at Joanne Fabrics and Discount Fabrics. This is machine washable, but I can only get it in solid colors, so it is not as fun as the printed vinyl, but it is more practical. So, now I am playing around with my apron patterns and these new fabric samples to see what I can make from it all. I love this part the most—it is a wonderful challenge to try to make something new, fun and practical.