Picking out fabric

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.

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.

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

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

Fabrique (Fashion Fabrics)