One of the best surprises about moving to Chapel Hill was finding local fabric shops in the area. I could never find an indy shop in DC, so this is a real treat for me. The local apparel fabric shop is called Mulberry Silks and Fine Fabrics. I made sure to make a trip there in my first month in the area and bought my first BurdaStyle magazine–for half off!
Back in July I bought a remnant of black and white poly crepe with a bird pattern from Joann’s. It was just over half a yard for under two dollars, so I couldn’t resist. I didn’t have any specific plans for it, but thought that I could put it to use one way or another.
At the same time that I bought the fabric for my fourth and fifth plantain tees, I also bought some striped fabric with the idea of making another Moneta. When I bought this fabric, I thought that it was navy blue and white. It turns out that it’s black and white. I have a ton of black and white dresses already (see my other Moneta here and my b/w Coco here, plus a bunch of other pre-blog or RTW dresses), but what’s the harm in one more? Continue reading
