If I'm shwe shwe, what does that make you?

So  I've been a a bit incommunicado lately.  Combine post-travel disorganization with work acceleration with crazy sickness, and things on the home front came to a standstill.  I had a nice mod-ish shift dress cut and marked for the Sew Weekly Mad Men challenge, when I was floored by 10 days of fever, vomiting and pain.  After about a week of that (plus one call to my boss, a parasitologist), my slow brain started to put the pieces together and think it could be malaria.  Luckily two blood tests by my labmate and 4 hours at Trop. Med. ruled that out.  Until I get the results of my blood tests back,  the diagnosis is  probably just a nasty virus combined with a severe case of motherhood. Whew.



During my fevered afternoons on the sofa, I caught up on a lot of blog reading and I started to think about how I associate certain people with certain fabrics.  I know I talk about shwe shwe a lot (and I'm in the process of sewing something from a piece of double-sided shwe shwe I've been hoarding for more than a year), so that's me.  What about you?

When I think of wool, I think of Debi.  Hell, look at her photo from today:  wool trousers!

http://fashionsfromthepast.blogspot.ca/

(I have a almost feral itchiness that comes over me if wool even comes within a few millimetres of my skin, so I avoid it at all costs, but Debi and her gorgeous vintage creations have convinced me that nothing can compare to wool for fall/winter wear.  I have a deep purple piece of Italian gabardine from the thrift store that I may just have the courage to use by the time autumn rolls around....if I can find some purple lining.)   

Carolyn is linen.

http://handmadebycarolyn.blogspot.ca/

I can't imagine her posting a photo dressed in cheap synthetic!  Every enviable sun drenched beach or eucalyptus forest photoshoot she posts features her cool creations.  Like a breath of fresh air when we're knee deep in snow...

Oona is prints, and the louder the better.

http://oonaballoona.blogspot.ca

  ...although Mokosha can give her a run for her money sometimes....

http://mokosha.blogspot.ca

Tanis-Isis is denim.

http://tanitisis.wordpress.com/

 She can whip up a pair of jeans for herself, her kids, even her husband in the time it takes me to cut a pattern  ;)  It's enough to make me want to buy some gold thread and a straight-stitcher!


Peter is anything @ $2/metre.

http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com

How does he do it?!  I thought NYC was supposed to be one of the most expensive cities in the world, but somehow he manages to find all the deals....

So there are some random, fever-induced thoughts of mine about fabric personalities.  Agree....disagree.....feel like you are the rightful queen of $2/m steals? Chime right in!