My Favorite ~ Fabric & Trim

I was very happy that Monday, a meeting with a client at a furniture place, also allowed me to visit a fabric showroom that I don’t often get to.  I don’t have any specific projects that require fabric or trim, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to stop in and see what I could find on clearance or sale. 

This haul above is what I walked out of there $46.00 poorer with.  Well worth it, in my opinion!  I got trims and fabric remnants.  I always head to the trim remnant boxes first.

This trim just grabbed me right away!  Love the colors!  They go perfectly in my dining room and I’m hoping there is enough here to do another table runner and use this trim on the ends.

I tried looking for more in the boxes filled with trim remnants, but only found one that incorporated green into the mix.  It seems to be 1/2 a yard so I may wind up using that instead.  {Top right in picture}.  I also got a couple of tassels.

I didn’t take the trims in plastic out, so I apologize for the glare off the bags.  The center one is a beautiful blue and cream bullion with some natural colored wood beading mixed in.  The one to the left of that is also the same colorway, but is a flat trim with an embellishment every few inches.

There is another coppery one that I thought might work well on decorating bottles or things because it doesn’t dangle too low.

But my favorite of the trims were these beaded ones that I found just sitting in a basket.  These were definitely in mind for crafty projects.  A yard and a yard and a half with these two. 

Here’s where I’m thinking the beaded trim will work well.  These beaded trims would also look great dressing up a plain lampshade.

How does that look? 

I didn’t find too much in fabric, but here’s how pathetic I am when it comes to loving fabric.  The little piece of orange and pink I folded over so you could see it is reversed on the other side.  I could make any little thing with this ~ a bib, a tiny pillow, one side of a book mark or an addition to another piece of fabric to make something bigger.  It’s so small, but I love the colors.

I got this diamond patterned fabric thinking I might use it for a vinyl name project for a wedding present.  It’s a neutral background but has a green and yellow tone in the dots between the diamonds.

I also liked this cotton faded floral toile-y looking fabric.  I’m thinking pillows or I may even try an apron with this one.  Which brings me to the last one.  I’m not sure what I was thinking, but there was something about this fabric. 

After I got it home I felt it looked a bit dated, but I bet this would make a great kid’s apron or adult gardening apron. 

This fabric showroom has so many beautiful fabrics and trims, it could get so overwhelming unless you go in there with a color scheme and budget in mind.  I would suggest that for a trip to any fabric showroom.  Otherwise you could drive yourself nuts trying to make a decision!