I Work in a Fabric Store

First of all, apologies for the lack of posts from my adventure. It turned into a culinary tour of NYC/Rochester, most notably involving my (and our?) first dim sum adventure, which has left me wanting more. Nay, needing more. (Oooh, content foreshadowing!)

Anyway, the point of the trip was for me to interact with various colleges and their MFA Illustration programs. Through a series of unfortunate events (several involving Urban Spoon and my inability to write down directions) I was only able to meet successfully with one institution and have already come to the conclusion that the graduate art program is not for me. A harsh judgement to be sure, but one I am completely willing to reevaluate at a later date. So for now I’ll concentrate on one of my many other loves – library science.

As mentioned previously, my current situation involves a delightful but low-paying, low-thinking job at a local fabric and craft store. Fortunately for me, I’m too busy during work to notice a lot of the cool things in the store and I find it too depressing to come in on my day off to shop. Yet both still happen.

Pictured is my current stash of fat quarters – they were on crazy sale due to defect, so I snatched up quite a few. My plans include: reversible cloth headbands (for friends and for etsy), Japanese craft owls, and Christmas gifts I cannot safely elaborate on.

Also on the crafty to-do list are a kimono that’s been on lazy hiatus for some time, another apron for a friend’s birthday, and a dress for myself that will be my first project in matching plaid.

In terms of the site, welcome and bear with me. I’ll be improving functionality as I go and discover what I need, but so far it’s to a point where I can use it. That’s the difficult part. This is one giant exercise in finishing projects.

Tags: crafts, fabric, food, new york, sewing