tribal tunics

Roxanne and I got to sew today. Yay! I even remembered my camera. More Yay! Here's hoping my memory stays and the sinus infection continues to leave.

This is fabric Carl picked up when a local quilting shop closed. It must have been pretty cheap, because he got a bunch of it. Like 10 yards. Yeah. It feels almost canvas-y, a loose weave, but is softer and more pliable than canvas. It also has shells sewn onto it, as you can tell in the close-up. We all agreed it was cool fabric... but what to do with it?

It sat in my stash for 2 years... or maybe more than that. This year, one of my sewing goals is to make Carl some shirts. He could use them, and hey, what's a sister for? He remembered this tribal fabric, and we pulled it out and looked at it again. After some discussion of what he would like made, it seemed like a tunic just made sense. Something you can pull on over whatever when the weather is cold.

Roxanne and I talked about the shells, and finally gave ourselves permission to just cut off the ones that were in the way. We could go crazy trying to "save" them. Later on, after wearing, any that turn out to be in an uncomfortable spot will also be cut off. Roxanne save the shells, threatening to string them together for a necklace.