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Picking out fabric

I want to make a nice dress for my toddler's birthday. I'm not sew savvy. I get by making simple things like curtains, pillow cases etc. I also made several sleeve less dresses for her. I have a sleeveless dress pattern I used over and over and I'm pretty confident about it.

So far I've sewn the dresses using the remnants and dollar a yard fabrics from walmart. Now I want a pretty fabric and I don't know how to pick it. It has be easy to sew like cotton but it should look nice like the formal wear fabric. I feel dumb even typing this :) It can be expensive fabric because I only need a yard.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

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janesire
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What stores are near you? There's some expensive cottons out there that look very nice. If you find a silk that has the hand (feel) of cotton that might work. You might wash the silk before sewing to see what it is like.

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cycjec

Thanks for your reply. I'm in Texas. I have JoAnn's and Hancock's nearby. If I google, I may find other non-chain stores. I don't want to shop online because I don't know that much about fabrics yet.

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janesire

Where in TX are you? A new store opened recently in Richardson, Dallas suburb, that has fantastic fabric. In Houston, where I live, I buy fabrics from several sewing machine dealers. It's A Stitch in Humble has many very nice ones and patterns as well. Most of the dealers advertise their fabrics as quilting, but most are great for clothing. I know one sewing machine dealer in Clear Lake that carries nice fabrics, some very colorful for a child's clothing as well as really cute buttons. Nearby is a quilt store with a big variety as well. When I lived in El Paso, I used to go to Las Cruces, there was a fabric store dealer in the mall that I found fabrics suitable for my older DGD, who are in their 20s now. Emily

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CypSew

What's the name of the new fabric store in Richardson?

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Nick and Judy

Fabrique (Fashion Fabrics)

401 President Bush Hwy, Suite 122 Richardson, TX 75080 1-866-218-2735 or 972-234-4800 Emily
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CypSew

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Nick and Judy

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