Challenge #1—Falling Leaves, was tougher than I imagined!

·        Too many ideas
·        Too much fabric that I love
·        My thoughts were all over the page, like falling leaves blowing in the wind…

And then….I was standing in line at a store, waiting to buy a tie for my husband when I saw IT: my inspiration! In front of me stood an incredibly beautiful woman robed in a glamorous patchwork coat. It’s tones were taupe and rosy in nature and the patterns were of a brocade construction. It reminded me of the leaves that have fallen and blown around.

Once home, I took another look through my stash and found exactly what I needed. My first Mood trip ever landed me a satin finished jacquard style abstract print in tones of brown, gold, taupe, beige and a bit of sage and burgundy. I embraced this piece and added a piece of taupe lambskin and a darker taupe textured stretch woven—both from Mood.

I found myself wanting to maximize these textiles—again, too many ideas! As I played with arranging them for a photo collage, I imagined the stretch woven as a pair of leggings and the jacquard as a ling line jacket with lambskin trim. I began to sketch and it took on life.

Will I actually create this outfit? Oh, I do hope so, but not right now. I have everything I need to construct my design except the buttons. I just may need to visit Mood for that!

So, what did you devise? Do share…

A new challenge next week.