Fabric Find

A couple of weeks ago, while out thrifting with the BFF's daughter, this fabric junky found a Lilly Pulitzer skirt.  It was tagged as a size 8 but it didn't fit the girlie, so it was left behind.  This was a missed opportunity, so a visit was made to the same shop the very next day and the skirt was still there.  There was no discount on the tag color, but since it was priced just $4.99, it had to be bought.

Strangely enough, the skirt fit.  It's a little tight, but it's wearable.  The original intention was to re-purpose the fabric.  This print is "Window Shopping," and it features giraffes and colorful leaves on a pink background.

This is a print from a promotional Lilly tote, originally a gift with purchase back when Lilly Pulitzer and Estee Lauder collaborated on a make-up collection. This was a buck.

The appeal for me, is that the fabrics are wild and colorful.  While too pricey to buy new and often over-priced through on-line resources, most thrifts around here don't know to over-inflate their prices.  I'll buy a Lilly piece now even if it's the wrong size -- just to get a hold of some fabric.

I may also do some decoupage work with this -- I can take pictures and get cheap prints made at a CVS kiosk. It's also fun to create color schemes based on the hues in patterns like these.  IMO, few things so thoroughly say summer as like a Pulitzer print... what a find!