Fabric Finds from Melbourne and Feelin' Hot Hot Hot?

I'm in two minds as to whether or not blog about the small amount of fabric I purchased in Melbourne - because of course now it is on public record and I am now fully accountable to actually do as I plan - phew! Can I cope with such responsibility....? We shall see.... First up, from Frou Frou in Glen Waverley... this mid to heavy weight cotton based (not sure how to describe the fabric - it's not a drill - but it has a definite weave dominance...?) with some spandex - check the underside - very interesting ...

And I'm thinking this old skirt pattern might be good  (look - it cost $2.90!!! Very old!) - the picture on the left ..

For my daughter, this lovely soft as soft sateen ....

for this Burda adaptation of their Sidonie Skirt ......"Marina's High Waist Floral Skirt"....

Now, this is my favourite ........

Another sateen- decent weight - not flimsy ....

and I'm thinking this Vogue 1114 - just reading the reviews and there are some interesting comments - but all the made up dresses look great - encouraging!!!

 Lastly from Frou Frou, I bought some black mesh - 2 weights - for some Marcy Tilton Tops, and some Fold Over Elastic - hard to find anywhere else - I've just been discussing this with kbenco - so if anyone else knows who supplies this - it would be nice to know.

Now, how exciting is this black linen photo??? From Rathdowne Remnants - for some simple elastic waist throw on pants for summer ....

Another one for my daughter - a floral cotton for one of those simple little gathered skirts with black elastic at the waist - I'll add a black rib casing for the ultra thick elastic .....

So... not too bad? Hopefully I'll be able to report back with finished products .....

Speaking of exciting photos ..... Feelin' Hot Hot Hot? Yes, especially when removing things from my oven .... time to make amends ...

Even my son sauntered in and had a go ...

Ikea fabric - much better!

Yummy Melbourne

Just returned from a whirlwind trip to lovely lovely Melbourne with my 13 year old daughter .... so here is a snapshot summary of our adventures ....caught up with Nikki at Brunswick ...it was great to see her studio and the engine room of her shop ......

Saw the fabulous and amazing and so much fun musical "Hairspray"

Also saw "West Side Story" at the Regent Theatre ....

The "RockWiz" fans will recognise this place ....

Next stop - Glen Waverley - Frou Frou Fabrics - hmmm - yum!

Now Haigh's chocolates aren't a Melbourne thing, but since we don't have them in Newcastle, they are worthy of a mention ....

AbbaWorld  - for a trip down memory lane - totally amazing - do you remember wishing that YOU were in ABBA? Do you remember these costumes?

And should you need roller skates I can recommend a great shop ....

There is only so much walking a gal can do - in Brunswick I also purchased fabric at Rathdowne Remnants, but there were many other places on my list (thanks Sharon for the list!) that remain on my list .... another time maybe??

On another note .... read about our first Brown Owls meeting here ......