The sun is out and the sky is blue in the UK - perfect conditions for summer dressmaking. I love sewing for different seasons and summer sewing definitely allows you to crack open the light, drapey fabrics in your stash. If you don't have quite the perfect fabric for that summer project then don't worry, because I've teamed up with Dragonfly Fabrics to bring you a terrific summer giveaway. One lucky reader will get to choose a pattern and two metres of fabric from the website. Hoorah! Read on for some fabric and pattern inspiration...
My favourites fabrics are the cotton lawns (see below), but don't forget cotton chambrays which are just crying out to be made into shirts or shirtdresses.
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| Closet Case Files Kalle Shirt & Dress |
Or linens for stylish trousers or shorts.
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| Megan Nielsen Flint Pants & Shorts |
These are my favourite cotton lawns, suitable for almost any lightweight top or dress pattern.
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| Floral Print Turquoise |
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| Soft Cotton Lawn - Brushstrokes |
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| St Ives Floral - Yellow |
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| St Ives Floral - Red |
Rayon Challis Viscose - ideal for patterns requiring drape. I absolutely love this teal chalked flower print.
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| Chalk Joyful |
I think it would look awesome sewn up as the Named Helga Wrap Playsuit. It's not really my style, I just think it's a lovely combination!
Inspired to start sewing? Good! To enter, just take a look at the Dragonfly Fabrics website and
leave a comment on this post telling me what your favourite fabric is. The giveaway is open
internationally and closes at midnight GMT on Monday 24th July 2017.
Please make sure you leave your email address if it's not linked to your
Blogger profile so I can contact you if you're the winner.
And there's more…. readers of my blog can also claim a 15% discount on all purchases from Dragonfly Fabrics. Just enter the code sew40 when checking out of the site. The 15% discount is valid until 30th August 2017. It's also worth signing up to their newsletter for updates on any new fabrics or patterns they're showcasing. There's a sign up link at the bottom of their website.
Massive thanks to Simon and Dorte from Dragonfly Fabrics for offering this awesome and very generous giveaway. Good luck everybody! x
I LOVE their Japanese cotton prints - My absolute favourite is Dragonfly Indigo.
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I've been eyeing up the Art Gallery- Skopelos Paparounes Crimson Knit for a while - I'd love to make a maxi dress with it.
ReplyDeleteI love their Art Gallery knits collection. My favourite is the Imprint Maze.
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I've been looking at their cottons for a classic shirt, just ordered the Liesl + Co one from them. The chambray is also lovely
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Another interesting site to attack my bank balance! I loved the linen blends. especially the Essex linen in 'malibu'. So many things I could make out of that one...
ReplyDeleteOo, it's hard to make a choice when the selection is so big! I think I'd go for a bio linen in Sand colour to make some trousers for myself.
ReplyDeleteI love the cotton lawn - Japanese Garden. To make either a shirt or shirt dress.
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I like to keep it simple. I love the Bio linen in taupe. Maybe the flint pants.
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So much to choose on the website but would have to be the Flying Flock in navy. Beautiful print. Had my eye on it for a while.
ReplyDeleteThe Kalle shirt would look fab in that!
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Good luck everyone!
The faded grey blue denim looks really lovely! Good ideas above, pity I have cut so many things already.
ReplyDeleteThe Embroidered Spot Swiss Cotton Voile in pink looks like it would make a great Closet Case Kalle tunic or a Deer and Doe Hoya. Perfect for the rest of the summer!
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I'm in Scotland where even in summer you need a bit of warmth so their summer French terry look's perfect, especially in teal
ReplyDeleteVery difficult decision! I think Dashwood Sweet Notes Cotton Lawn is my favourite... Thanks for this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI now want a pair of pink linen flint shorts so it would have to be the Essex linen in berry, although I do love the Malibu colourway too....decisions decisions. Thanks for an excellent giveaway :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the Mediumweight Organic Cotton Chambray. I'm trying to improve my sewing skills so I can make the Kalle shirtdress and this would be fabulous.
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I am TOTALLY drooling over the light pink washed denim! Such a pretty summer colour!
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Not an easy choice but there's a Blue Abstract viscose chiffon that's right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely fabric choices, I'd go for the Campan stripe jersey in marine to make the Solange dress from the new La Maison Victor magazine!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is Yuma Lemons which would make a super Mortmain dress. The colours are very Fauvist. If I was asked to draw a lemon I would be unlikely to include the colour turquoise yet it works beautifully. Perfect for a Mediterranean holiday. Or a day trip to Brighton. Christine. Czeetaj@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteAlthough chambray always calls to me, I was absolutely stunned by Spring Serenade. That is one pretty fabric!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to wean myself off buying blue fabric (far too much in my wardrobe) so I'd go for the lovely Red and Grey Watercolours cotton lawn (maybe whip up a Sorbetto top before holiday....)
ReplyDeleteI've got my eye on some of the campan jersey.
ReplyDeleteDragonfly fabrics have such a fantastic range... I would be tempted by the oh so soft looking fine cotton chambray dots - just the thing for summer
ReplyDeleteWow, how are you meant to pick from all of that choice!!? �� I do love the cotton chambray in indigo, if think it would make a lovely skirt! Email is gemzk84@gmail.com xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely giveaway! It might be a little boring but i really love the Essex linen - the Tessuti Pia dress is on my 2017makefile and this would be perfect for it!
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Thanks for this great giveaway Jane! I am going for the black Brussels washer!! So summery! I'm feeling very monochrome at the moment. I would make a pair of Flint pants. nic_bostock@yahoo.co.uk
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I love their brush strokes cotton lawn and all the Japanese cotton prints!
ReplyDeleteIve been eyeing up the dragonfly indigo for a while- have a number of patterns in mind that I'm musing over, especially the Kalle shirt dress xx
ReplyDeleteThread theroy Jutland pants are just what I'm looking for to sew up in a lightweight summer fabric to stay cool but sun protected!
ReplyDeleteLinen has become my new woven of choice! I love to sew with it and wear it :) I've never been to Dragnonfly fabrics web site but I've bookmarked it for future reference - a shop that specializes in good quality garment making fabrics is one to have at the ready!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many pretty Fabrics! I love the "Cotton Lawn- Spring Serenade" because it's like nothing else I have seen before and would make such a lovely blouse, like the Melilot, with some special vintage buttons. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe Art Gallery- Sketchbook Tiny Dancer Midnight Knit is gorgeous and I would love to have a go at making a tilly and the buttons coco dress
ReplyDeleteI love the peacock feathers in lawn. It would make a beautiful shirt :) Dragonfly fabrics have so many amazing fabrics though! amanda7600 at iinet dot net.au
ReplyDeleteCotton lawn Flamingoes because my film loves them. Jennylarking @ gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteThat's a difficult choice! I'd love to try the lawnext, maybe the aqua watercolours or flamingos!
ReplyDeleteOh, my favourite is definitely the Abloom Fusion Budquette Rayon Challis, it's crying out 'please please make me into a Sew Over It Penny dress!!'
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I love the abstract blue viscose chiffon! It actually makes me drool a Lil bit!!
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I love the cotton chambray in the royal blue dots. I'd love to make a Closet Case Kalle dress or my old faithful McCall's 6696 shirt-dress. Caroline x
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Aqua watercolours cotton lawn - totally love this and would love to make a Colette patterns Crepe dress.
ReplyDeleteI am often browsing the dragonfly website and although I'd love some chambray for another Dottie Angel simplicity dress, I am usually looking at their boiled wool - been wanting to make a coat for ages, and I will have to start soon if I want it for the cold weather! Anna@copyqueen.co.uk
ReplyDeleteI love Dragonfly Fabrics, and it's so hard to choose just one, but the Art Gallery jerseys are my current faves x
ReplyDeleteI love the Japanese Cotton Print- Small Flower Indigo.
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Love Cotton Lawn Fabric- Navy and Taupe Floral. Would make a cool tunic.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many gorgeous fabrics to choose from but my fave is Boho Fusion Swifting Flora - Rayon Challis. kiraefsimpson@hotmail.co.uk
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post. I love Dragonfly fabrics and think my favourite from these is cotton lawn brush strokes.
ReplyDeleteI forgot my email ruthlanwarne@hotmail.co.uk
ReplyDeleteLove the bio linen, and the French Terry selection is pretty great too!
ReplyDeleteI love the red & grey watercolours & would love to have a go at making the La Maison Victor Malia top this summer! Need to get back into sewing! sophiespallone@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteSo many pretty fabrics! I think I like Sage Yuma Lemons Knit best.
ReplyDeleteBrushstrokes looks gorgeous and perfect for a summer top.
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Art gallery fabrics imprint maze blues knit. I have a favourite dress made from it and bought some more last month to make another dress when this one wears out!
ReplyDeleteI love Art Gallery- Nightfall Moon Stories Spark Knit! Would make a cute dress.
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i love the japanese garden cotton lawn... i think i would make a kalle shirt with it. thank you so much for the giveaway! beththegulfmini@googlemail.com :)
ReplyDeleteThe Aqua Watercolours cotton lawn is my favourite so far. A Kalle shirtdress would be my choice for this fabric- lovely. Roll on summer sewing! Thank you Jane x
ReplyDeleteThey have so many beautiful choices but I'm in love with the sage Yuma lemon knit by Art Gallery. I've been into lemon print fabric lately and this is the first knit I've found.
ReplyDeleteThabk you so much for the giveaway! I love the Boho Fusion Swifting Flora- Rayon Challis and would make either a summer dress (a Southport Dress) or summer PJs (Tilly's Fifi also looks tempting)! You can contact me at marilou2710@hotmail.fr
ReplyDeleteOoh, I think it would have to be the lemon print knit for me - it's just so pretty!
ReplyDeleteOoh so many pretties to choose from but I loved the prints on the art gallery knits. carolynb101@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteooh, just spent a good chunk of my evening lusting after fabrics! I really like the crisp hand of the 'Cotton Lawn- Spring Serenade' though. I think it will make a fabulous 'How To Do Fashion - No.8 Svaneke Two Piece Blouse & Skirt'. My email address: yteesmile@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely fabrics. I love the teal and mustard geo lawn. Also the teal needle cord - I fancy making Tilly's Cleo dress but I'm maybe too old. Also like the chambrays, I have learnt that not all chambray is created equal. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeletelove all the cotton lawns but especially the navy taupe
ReplyDeleteI would die for some Observer Indigo Crystal Voile!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!!!
I love the Art Gallery a tiny dancer jersey - so pretty I think it would make a great maxi dress
ReplyDeleteI'd make a shirt dress with Double Cloth Floral- Blue!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous giveaway - I have been longing for the brushstrokes cotton lawn for ages!
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I love all the boiled wools, particularly the damson colour, because I'd love to try my hand at a winter coat!
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ReplyDeleteOh wow, thanks for having the giveaway, the fabric you showcased are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite would be Abstract Ponte Roma Jersey Print.
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I love the boiled wool in army green (for a Clare Coat) and the Rio Crepe in purple! My email is alexandrampatterson(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThose Japanese cottons are to die for! The indigo, beauty!
ReplyDeleteIt's too difficult to choose but one of my favourites would be the fine needlecord to make an autumn shirt with
ReplyDeleteI love the indigo stretch cotton boucle My email address is marionahp@aol.com
ReplyDeleteDo I really have to choose? They are all wonderful! But for a favorite color, floral print turquoise is my choice!
ReplyDeleteAnd I case my addy doesn't show up, marikomat@gmail.com works for me!
What a lovely giveaway! Thank you Jane!!
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite fabric would have to be this lovely cotton lawn. It is so delicate and pretty. It would make the perfect summer dress!
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My favourite fabric is Art Gallery- Nightfall Lunation Bright Knit . My email address is wahegurusab13@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBeautiful printed knits are so very hard to find where I live so I'd have to say the Art Gallery Nighfall Moon Stories Spark Knit would be my favourite!
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Oooooo I really like the Essex Linen - Dusty Blue.
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Great giveaway! My favourite has to be the art gallery jersey - lavish gentle draft moonrise. lucy_schiavetta@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI would love to make a beautiful Autumn dress using the Ponte Roma blue Jersey. sonja@sewingalacarte.nl
ReplyDeleteI love the chambrays too, tough pick but I think the deep blue :)
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I think I'd have to pick the Gather - Buchanan and Boho Fusion Swifting Flora - Rayon as my current dressing gown is too small :) thank you
ReplyDeleteI love the look of the Brussels Washer. I would love to try it. Lisa_raisontrehy@yahoo.co.uk
ReplyDeletehave to say for me its the cotton jerseys campan blue/white need to make more basics. ashman.n@sky.com. thanks for offering this Nicola
ReplyDeleteOh wow! So many good options but I can't go past the beautiful brushstrokes print you linked to, that is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love their fabrics! I've been eyeing up that brushstrokes one for a while... but it is hard to choose.
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Abloom Fusion Budquette- Rayon Challis would be my choice if I were the lucky winner. Thank you Jane & Dragonfly for the chance!
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DeleteThis was such a hard choice - but I think my favourite fabric is the Art Gallery cotton jersey - Coastline Trade Winds Port Knit. I love how from a distance it's an abstract pattern and up close you get the arrow detail. I'd love to make a Moneta dress with it - I think that would be stunning! A very close second is the brush strokes cotton lawn though - that would make such a beautiful sleeveless shirt dress. Thanks for the giveaway! My email is astrid [dot] breel [at] gmail [dot] com.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabrics! I love the brushstrokes. Would make a pretty top or dress.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! That was a hard, hard choice, and to be honest I still didn't choose. The Fine Cotton Chambray Dots - Grey Blue is so pretty and classic, but the first thing that caught my eye was the Brazil Cotton Double Cloth - Blue... even the picture looks soft.
ReplyDeleteThe Chalk Joyful to my mind would make a great jumpsuit for a cruise I am taking early next year. I'm quite a slow sewer (and knitter) so it might just be completed by then! romitch36atgmaildotcom
ReplyDeleteI love the Chalk Joyful rayon that you picked out, and I've also had my eye on the Skopelos Paparounes Crimson Knit for what seems like an eternity!
ReplyDeleteMy email's nightingaleanddolittle (at) gmail.com
ooh I love the Boho Fusion Art Gallery jersey! lindahinds at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI really like this blue petals viscose fabric. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI really like all the fabrics Dragonfly fabrics sell. They are all such lovely quality. My favourite would have to be their boiled wool fabrics. My email is karen.beaumont@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'm in two minds, the navy dot chambray of the dark blue denim. I do have denim thing going on at the moment. Maybe it my need to make basics
ReplyDeleteHi Jane. I absolutely love the real chalked flower print viscose. It would make a beautiful By Hand London Orsola dress. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMy fave (still) is the cotton jersey-perhaps the new turquoise stripe. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome prize. Anndotsparkesathotmaildotcom
ReplyDeleteLove the moons and planets deep blue viscose!
ReplyDeleteI like the peacock feathers cotton lawn. I've already made a top out of the viscose jersey in the same pattern and it looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab giveaway! I fancy the Japanese cotton triangle print. But there is such a great selection. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the teal rayon Chalis half joyful. I'm thinking an Eve dress
ReplyDeleteS.Trish - I'm in, especially for the lovely cotton lawn, and chambray :-) This summer is the best yet for warm weather clothing. Just hope next is as good!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the art gallery in blue bloesm dark knit
ReplyDeleteI love the Essex linen in steel. Thanks for the giveaway.
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All the cotton lawns! Especially the one called Midnight Bouquet. I think it would make a pretty Anna Dress.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. I can see myself wearing a top made in lovely Viscose Jersey Peacock Feathers Print. My email is aniagajdamowicz@wp.pl
ReplyDeleteThe blue and navy Moroccan print viscose would make a lovely maxi dress. I love Dragonfly Fabrics - thanks for the discount code!
ReplyDeleteI love all your picks, especially the watercolour one and I love the dotty chambray son the website x
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely selection of fabrics - so difficult to pick one. I think it will have to be the chambray dots in Royal.
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It's so hard to choose just one so I'm going for the Cotton Lawn in Pebbles Blue as that will work well for the next dress I am planning to make.
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely fabrics, but the bio linnen in sand will make a perfect replacement for my beloved but unfortunately completely worn out wide-leg trousers (I'd like to try the Named Astrid Wrap Pants). Much needed summer staple in my wardrobe...
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DeleteSo many gorgeous fabrics but my favourite is Art Gallery- Petal & Plume Panache Knit. Would love to make a dress with this, maybe a Sewaholic davie? jenny (dot) handford (at) googlemail (dot) com
DeleteSo many glorious fabrics, but the one that captures my attention is the art gallery knit nightfall moon stories. So sweet, so characterful, it would make such a lovely simple knit top.
ReplyDeleteSuch an abundance of choice of fabrics on the Dragonfly site ! My favorite is the Cotton Lawn Flying Flock in Ochre which would make a fabulous full skirt or summer buttoned dress .This is such a classy fabric and the coloring would look great with my red gold hair
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So many lovely fabrics to choose. My Two favourites would be Brush strokes in cotton lawn, a Harrison shirt dress, or Art gallery -coastline trade winds port knit, I'd make a cashmerette Appleton wrap dress. kayeslade@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThese fabrics are lovely. I like the Spring Serenade Cotton Lawn. It's difficult to tell from a photograph but I think it would make a delicate Sew Liberated Clara Dress.
ReplyDeleteFor me it would have to be the art gallery nightfall moon, I'd love to make something with this. D.kettlewell@btinternet.com
ReplyDeleteThere are so many lovely fabrics. I'd perhaps go for the cotton stretch indigo though I love the brush strokes cotton lawn and ... Thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteAhh the Embroidered Spot Swiss Cotton Voile is just beautiful! Thank you for the treat :) Email is hjtipple @ gmail . com.
ReplyDeleteSo many gorgeous fabrics but my heart missed a beat when I saw the Viscose Mosaic Tiles - Light Blue. chicstyle@hotmail.co.uk
ReplyDeleteOoo! What a great giveaway! The Japanese Cotton Prints are gorgeous. Thanks for the chance of winning!
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I love the cotton lawn - the silver leaves would make a fabulous dress - fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteMy email is leeann_pyatt@yahoo.co.uk
I love Dragonfly fabrics - everything that I have bought from them is such good quality. I spent a long time window shopping on their website and dreaming of what I would make if I won this giveaway. I think that my top choice would be the Rayon-Challis Kaleidoscope made into a Bettine Dress.
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What a prize,! Dragonfly have such lovely fabrics. My most recent make was a merchant and mills camber from some Japanese cotton, which I LOVE. So I'd be very tempted to make another perhaps from a lovely linen blend, or more Japanese cotton, or the top version from the double cloth hmmmm. (Jolaycock@ doctors.org.uk)
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to choose just one! I adore the Art Gallery jersey Boho Fusion Acqua di Rosa, though.
ReplyDeleteArt Gallery Boho Fusion Acqua di rose knit fabric is my favorite one.
ReplyDeleteNot at all seasonally appropriate. . . But I love their green boiled wool! ruth_e_walker@hotmail.com
ReplyDeletewith such a fabulous fabric selection it is so hard to pick just 1 fabric. My choice is Brushstrokes, cotton lawn.
ReplyDeleteDragonfly always have such beautifully selected quality fabrics... my fave at the moment is Boho Fusion Acqua Di Rose knit elaine99@hotmail.co.uk
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try some of the Essex yarn-dyed linen cotton - maybe in Nautical - I'd fancy it in a shirt with top stitching, then use the leftovers in quilting.
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I am totally in love with the art gallery knits, its so hard to pick one but I think the in blue bloesm dark knit is absolutely gorgeous. Holly, hols.stevens@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWhat a choice! After lots of browsing,I think it might be the Millie Fleur Line Drawing Knit; so pretty...
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I have fallen in love with the Art Gallery- Sage Bougainvillea Evergreen Knit fabric. It's such a beautiful print. Thank you so much for the chance to win.
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Aqua watercolours lawn would be my choice - the colours remind me of a summer lake in the summer sunshine. It would make a lovely Alex shirt dress. Sarahjmallen@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is Geo Lines, indigo..another Japanese cotton print...I love it!
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I love the Rosebuds & Ivy light green cotton lawn fabric - grimmwendy34@gmail.com
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