tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post604393842304826773..comments2024-01-28T03:24:25.435-05:00Comments on The Slapdash Sewist: Exquisite Fabrics Update, Trip to Philly, and Stashoholism ConfessionalGretchen the Household Deityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-42012278063519005792009-10-19T16:52:40.840-04:002009-10-19T16:52:40.840-04:00You got some great stuff there! I'm also lovin...You got some great stuff there! I'm also loving grey this season - it works with so much stuff! Even though I don't think it looks all that great on me, I'm still stocking my closet with it. Heh.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-11117799963479084752009-10-15T22:02:20.805-04:002009-10-15T22:02:20.805-04:00I am so jealous of the Jomar finds! I have looked...I am so jealous of the Jomar finds! I have looked at that same green/blue knit online and it definitely was NOT $3.00 per yard!! I wish I lived near there!! (Or knew somebody who did and would just mail me stuff!)Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152942097072530468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-80007802382605706742009-10-15T11:14:28.274-04:002009-10-15T11:14:28.274-04:00This sounds like so much fun.
The Cynthia Rowley s...This sounds like so much fun.<br />The Cynthia Rowley skirt is going to be absolutely fab on you. <br />I really like the knit prints that you got. I wouldn't have passed them up either for this price.<br /><br />You must all have had such a great time together!Kitty Couturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366261017869630923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-33050111361036088652009-10-15T08:40:42.425-04:002009-10-15T08:40:42.425-04:00I haven't been to Exquisite Fabrics sine they ...I haven't been to Exquisite Fabrics sine they moved from K Street; I sure do miss their button selection! And I loved to walk down there at lunchtime to pick up a spool of thread or a zipper (instead of wasting my valuable precious after-hours time on such mundane things). I never got fabulous service there, but I didn't exactly expect it . . . in fact, it doesn't seem like you get good service practically anywhere anymore!!!AuntieAllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192122099879165907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-62475205679411930142009-10-15T06:53:14.855-04:002009-10-15T06:53:14.855-04:00You DID have a busy, sew-y weekend! Karen swears ...You DID have a busy, sew-y weekend! Karen swears by Jomar, yet I've only been there once or twice. I'm going to make it a point to get there more often.Elarayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487492651398001387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-54017470524129087222009-10-14T22:46:07.330-04:002009-10-14T22:46:07.330-04:00I don't know how to build in more sewing time ...I don't know how to build in more sewing time either, so I feel for you there. I like the idea of 30 minutes a day but I am usually so tired after a day at work and a visit to the gym that I can't think about threading a needle or cutting fabric. <br />Love your fabric buys!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023115170916061414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-26399216954367905162009-10-14T21:52:33.934-04:002009-10-14T21:52:33.934-04:00Hey you guys were in my neck of the woods. I live...Hey you guys were in my neck of the woods. I live in Baltimore and work in DC. I hate to shop at Esquisite Fabrics, they are always so snootie! I stopped shopping there years ago when they wouldn't let me touch or look at the fabric they had displayed on shelves behind the cash register. They wanted me to stand there and point and they would only take it completely down if I wanted to buy it. I went there for the first time in years when they had some terrific "moving" sales just before the moved to Georgetown. Surprisingly, the service was much better. So sorry to hear they have returned to their old wicked ways! Next time your'e in my neck of the woods give me a shout out...dressed2atee@yahoo.com In Baltimore we have a great independent fabric shop called "A Fabric Place" on Falls Rd.Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671175207465598334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-67883788340132032182009-10-14T17:23:14.993-04:002009-10-14T17:23:14.993-04:00Restraint is a 4 letter word! Besides, who needs ...Restraint is a 4 letter word! Besides, who needs discipline where fabric buying is concerned. It's not like it will get moldy, like, say, the groceries!Szhttp://szmusil.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-62840813349098344662009-10-14T17:08:31.228-04:002009-10-14T17:08:31.228-04:00About Exquisite - some fool did a study that showe...About Exquisite - some fool did a study that showed that people steal less from stores where they're greeted. It's left to your imagination whether that's from feeling they have an eye on you and you will get busted, or whether it means you will feel fuzzy-wuzzy about the people who work there and refrain. The upshot is that the sleaziest places now force their staff to greet every entering customer. But that's where 'service' stops, and it's completely self-serving.. In fact I think some of the staff resents it so much that they ignore you even more after greeting you than they did before, but that's my own cynical opinion.Marie-Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-47010317330499363202009-10-14T15:46:23.386-04:002009-10-14T15:46:23.386-04:00Actually I'm marveling at the restraint you sh...Actually I'm marveling at the restraint you showed at Jomars. I'm staying away from that place like the plague! They ALWAYS have something I want at a REALLY good price!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-817895312003555222009-10-14T15:24:49.248-04:002009-10-14T15:24:49.248-04:00That kind of trip sounds like a blast! Take me ne...That kind of trip sounds like a blast! Take me next time!McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-76696213181538347572009-10-14T15:19:14.077-04:002009-10-14T15:19:14.077-04:00What shoes don't you wear with navy?
Though i...What shoes don't you wear with navy?<br /><br />Though it's a question you can't answer without knowing what color skirt you're going with.<br /><br />But seriously: red, pink, camel, green, silver, gold, turqoise, off-white. I do tend to stay away from black or dark browns, but they go if something in more of a color won't work for some reason.carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565283055532855827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-17471388989486124632009-10-14T14:54:02.320-04:002009-10-14T14:54:02.320-04:00Sounds like lots of fun, except waiting at the fab...Sounds like lots of fun, except waiting at the fabric store and being ignored, but the rest would be so fun.<br /><br />Like all your new fabric purchases.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229406683301436266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-90485999358563744962009-10-14T12:08:31.363-04:002009-10-14T12:08:31.363-04:00Boy do i wish we had something like Jomar around t...Boy do i wish we had something like Jomar around the Detroit area. I'm <b>loving</b> that green/navy print knit you bought there.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639102816719705457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-37332588155934046832009-10-14T11:17:34.232-04:002009-10-14T11:17:34.232-04:00This sound like a really fun day. I wish we would ...This sound like a really fun day. I wish we would have something like yomar near by!senaSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098578400327734399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-58852006636661219652009-10-14T10:55:46.268-04:002009-10-14T10:55:46.268-04:00Hee hee. I hate that fabric. But, I love that you ...Hee hee. I hate that fabric. But, I love that you love it!cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-4952295527730884572009-10-14T10:45:40.864-04:002009-10-14T10:45:40.864-04:00ooooh, what a bummer about your Exquisite Fabrics ...ooooh, what a bummer about your Exquisite Fabrics experience! I shop there frequently and I agree the service can seem chilly, but what you had to go through was worse than chilly, for sure.<br /><br />I hope you have a chance to go back sometime and if you do, be more assertive; I find that if I take on what I think of as elaborate Japanese-y or Southern-belle manners (what does that mean? I'm not sure but that's how I think of it), and am super-gracious but also fairly pushy, that I get excellent service and lots of good yardage dragged out from the back of the shop to choose from. I think of trying on that other set of manners as part of the adventure, and just set it out there as an observation and suggestion for other prospective Exquisite Fabric shoppers!<br /><br />I always enjoy your postings and your great photo montages and draw inspiration from them, thanks so much.scormenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050090145961509902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-16307934623340373752009-10-14T09:58:28.617-04:002009-10-14T09:58:28.617-04:00A blogger commented that she sometimes spends only...A blogger commented that she sometimes spends only 15-30 minutes in the evening sewing, but her progress through the week adds up. I tried that, and was able to finish a shirt over the course of a few evenings. I always have the best intentions of sewing more in the evenings, but something always seems to come up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-62447897086527214192009-10-14T09:52:30.148-04:002009-10-14T09:52:30.148-04:00Maybe you didn't intend to buy so much fabric ...Maybe you didn't intend to buy so much fabric but you just can't beat those prices. There is *no* place around here where you can get any fabric for $3/yard, or silks for $6/yard (except for Joann of course, but that doesn't count).Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646506480120500856noreply@blogger.com