Thank You, Mood!

The Mood Fairy was at my house a lot last week.

Like probably everyone else who is interested in fashion and doesn't live in New York or LA, I first found out about Mood by watching Project Runway. I'd been buying all of my fabrics at Joann or Denver, but got frustrated a lot that I couldn't find what I wanted, and didn't like the selection. 

Mood always felt out of reach, but I dreamed of someday being able to get fabric there. Finally, when it came time to make a super nice dress, and I couldn't find pure silk from Joann that I liked, I bit the bullet and went to Mood's website. And promptly discovered that oh wow, the prices were so much more reasonable than what I was expecting.

And I haven't looked back. Now, with the exception of lining material and notions, all the fabric comes from Mood. 

Which is part of how I ended up with three Mood orders being delivered last week. 

Part I

I'm torn about what this one wants to be. 

I had planned it for Vogue 9199, but it seems like it would also work for Vogue 8379. I think that considering a short sleeved dress will be more of a need for summer, I'll go with Plan A, but keep an eye out for another jersey that works for the wrap dress.

This one has a designated home, and it will be awesome. And let's be honest: It is so totally me. 

It'll be Vogue 8969 -- a nice find from the Vogue out of print sale earlier this year. I keep going back and forth on whether I want to add a lining to it. The pattern doesn't call for a lining, but it's not like pattern instructions have ever stopped me from doing anything before.