What I picked up in NYC...Part 2

Okay, I admit it. The thought of hitting Kinokuniya and Purl Soho played no small part in helping me decide where my sister-in-law Cindy and I should take my mom for her 60th birthday.

So when we arrived in Soho on Thursday, I wasted no time heading (oh, so casually and unselfishly) straight for Purl. Where I then spent an hour poring methodically over every bolt of fabric, giddy with the knowledge that I was actually going to choose my fabric in person rather than via the internet, while Mom and Cindy hit the streets seeking out their own shopping inspiration.

I feel pretty good about how I came out. I actually had projects in mind this time - which kept me from losing all control and buying up random bits that I would later regret not purchasing more of, since I only bought the minimum amount because I loved the print, but wasn't thinking ahead as to how I would actually use it. Not that that's ever happened. I'm just sayin'.

Okay, on to the projects. A new spring dress for Audrey,

(By the way, do you have any idea how difficult it was to choose just one Liberty print? Purl's online selection seems to be just a sampling of what they actually have in stock. In the end, I basically had to close my eyes and point to make the final decision...)

a tie for Gage,

and a patchwork quilt for the soon-to-debut Third. Who's a boy, by the way.

Okay, so I did go a little nuts over the Kokka fabrics. I went in planning to buy some of the Flying Machines fabric, couldn't decide between two colorways, and ended up with a yard of each. Cut. After which I found the robot fabric and fell immediately in obsessive love. So it seems that Gage and the baby are going to share a plane/race car/robot room. Sort of an All Things Mechanical theme.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some sewing to do...