fabric choices

Yesterday I spent over an hour at Joanne's trying to choose my fabric for this top. I was constantly pulled towards the silky, flowing summery fabrics, but knew they would be horrible to try and sew on my 1980's hand me down of a machine. So I decided to stick with more structured fabrics and fight the "looking like a tent" problem. I went with a bright and bold geometric cotton for my first one and then a thin gray linen for a second top. I am so excited to get started. I think I will cut them out today.