Omg!!! You’re so close to me!! You should take a trip down 35 to my neck of the woods. Visit San Antonio!! There’s a lot of fabric shops here. Visit Fredericksburg, Boerne, and sisterdale for an awesome Texas country mini trip. Also; you’re super close to the Mexican border so that would be a fun little road trip!

Have you checked that the space is weather/moisture proof and I noticed someone else mentioned sealing up small gaps to guard against mice! Its going to be so wonderful once its finished! Please keep track of the amount of time you spend on it so you can share with us what it took!

I had this pinafore in 1990. It was made in cotton ticking and had strawberry vines painted along the hem. The difference is mine had buttons at the shoulder tabs and side seam. I loved that dress. I wore it all the time since it was great with a jumper under for the cooler months and without for the summer. I wore it thru 2 pregnancies and until a furbaby knocked over a bleach bottle when I turned away too long.

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THIS IS AMAZING thankyou, you are the only sewing teacher i can follow so nicely

i honestly wouldn't try to hide the stain of the pineapple - i see it truly as an artwork with history. A small stain or a hole is totally okay i feel like, it is human

Welcome! Atlanta area has cute fabric stores if you are ever back in the states. Sadly, Joanns is struggling financially. That and employees typically don’t bother sorting the fabrics properly due to rough customers who are full of anarchism 😅 and dislike order and domino effect 😂 employees are lost where it goes and or don’t care and customers are lost from disorder. We love our local shops so we supply business for hopes of their tomorrow. They do lack fabrics for clothing because quilting fabrics is mostly what they have. Several closed around pandemic 😷 😢

Those are very good sewing projects

Dye doesn’t hide spots. Every colour is dyet, even the spots, so they will not disappear.

Hi Janelle, I've been struggling to pick the right sewing machine to buy, and I could really use some advice. I noticed that the machine you recommended in the video description isn't available in Germany. I'm feeling a bit lost trying to decide between a Bosch, a Bernette, or a Singer. I'm also not sure whether a digital or mechanical machine would be better for me. If you or anyone else could offer some specific guidance or recommendations, I would truly appreciate it. Thank you so much!

Turned out so beautiful, you are so talented.

Everything you make is always great, I recently found your channel again and can't stop watching and catching up. Have you ever done a video going thru your closet and showing everything you still own that you've made? I think that would be a fun video.

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It’s funny that one of the first fabrics you touched at JoAnn’s is the fabric I used just a few weeks ago to sew my first ever garment which I made from your boxer shorts pattern! 😊

Hello Janelle!! This video has helped me a lot lately. I do have a few questions even though I am 1 year late. Will buying a $50-100 machine work as well as yours? And, as a beginner, I do want to major in business and I was wondering if you think that selling clothes online would be a great start. I hope you read and reply to this! It can be anyone as long as I have the correct and helpful answers for my questions. Thank you!!

Might want to try Hobby Lobby.

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Welcome to Texas Janelle! (I’m North of Dallas so hours away; being from the UK I still can’t fathom the scale of this state😂). I feel like you found some lovely fabrics that are still so ‘you’; in your trademark palette and designs! I look forward to seeing what you sew with them. I was wondering how the heat here compares to an Australian/Tasmanian summer? We’ve had our hottest days yet since you arrived I think!

Welcome to the US!😊😊

I'm so glad you are enjoying your time in Austin! No guilt!

Such beautiful pieces you've picked. ❤❤😊

I know this has nothing to do with fabric but your hair looks so shiny and nice in this video! I love it.🥰 love your videos! I have sewn 4 dresses since watching you! Lots of 💕 thank you for all you teach us.

You got some lovely fabrics! My favourites are the green stripe and the peachy floral. I would love to go to a real fabric store, but for me, it is thrifting or online buying.

Welcome to America, I'm so happy you found some fabric you liked, and I hope the rest of your stay is lovely, maybe you can go to a Botanical garden.

Ohhhhh uninterrupted time in a fabric shop....that is a perfect holiday...please do more ...is it any cheaper to mail yourself a box ...ship your fabric home...maybe it cheaper for it to go by boat...and maybe you can purchase a little fabric to use to sew your Japan pattern book...sell the outfit on KZbin and you will recoup your cost...we watch you fabric coordinate a colour you won't wear but would love to see how it works, we watch you cut it out and sew it.. Your beautiful workmanship than put it up for auction...maybe sew a size 14, average woman...it can be a new segment for your channel...your challenge a red dress...maybe all white but with many different textures and type working together...I would love to see that...ask your viewers what color , give you suggestions if you want to make it subscriber involvement...this could be fun

why does it need to be cut in diagonal?

Do you have any information on the solid burnt orange fabric? An item number or a color name? I would be interested in seeing what it was. I love that. You only pick out items that go with your aesthetic. I'm all over the place with colors.😂

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Retro clean may get that stain out of the pineapple piece. Worth a try!

Your version definitely came out better.

The long skinny "bark cloth" from Austin Creative Reuse looks like a table runner.

Welcome to the USA! I am right next door to you - in another state though. Jo Ann's claimed bankruptcy and have been having a hard time getting employees. I am sorry the fabrics weren't in order. My little store of JoAnn's is always organized by fabric types. Specialty fabric shops are adorable and have specialty fabrics you just don't find everywhere. Super friendly and happy people tend to be found in these stores because they love what they do. You deserve to shop to your hearts content because you will create something beautiful as you always do! x's lj

I really love that cross body bag you're wearing. Can I please ask what brand it is?

I moved here to Austin in 2020 from Hawaii. I never been to that BeeHive fabric shop. Imma go check that place out.

Thanks so much for visiting Beehive and sharing such an amazing review. Hope you have been enjoying your time in Austin. 💕

As others have said, the way you described Spotlight is the way Joann's usually looks. I have one near me and it is super organized. They're in a bad spot financially so they probably don't have enough workers to keep up with the load. Also, I think that the rectangular fabric you found is a table runner. It's very pretty and I imagine it was used as part of an autumnal table setting.

Isn't double your waist measurement divided by 2 just the width of your waist?

The fabrics from the first shop you went to - Beehive - are mainly all Ruby Star Society fabrics. It is my absolute favourite line of fabrics. They do apparel fabrics for most of their different collections, but it’s pretty limited. They are very quilting and bag making focused. I probably have every single line they have made from 2020 through to 2023. Now that I live in the UK, their fabrics are really hard to find and super pricey. I know a few people have commented here about Hobby Lobby and I would also never shop there because they are a horrible unethical company. Joanns ten years ago was way better than it is today. I believe most of their shops are in receivership anyway. It’s really hit and miss depending on where it’s located. The one near me when I lived in San Francisco carried Liberty fabrics!

Such an exciting trip !!! Thanks for taking us along Janelle, really love your finds.

Thanks for sharing and enjoy Texas Janelle. Love your sewing plans. ❤

The Joann's you went to was a MESS. I work at my local Joann's and my boss would never let our store get so unorganized. I'm so sorry

Ohhh Joann, the chaotic fabric wonderland. Joann has radical discounts during certain days and with the coupons they send in email. Did you grab coupons before going? I would honestly never buy fabric from there without at least a 30% coupon, to be honest 😂

Janelle! While you're in Austin, you should definitely pop over to San Antonio (about a one hour drive away) to thrift, purchase fabric, enjoy the sites, and sample some Tex Mex cuisine! You'll be able to find beautiful Mexican and Latin American fabrics and craft goods. I recommend, if you go, visiting the Alamo and River Walk, the Pearl, Southtown, and thrifting in the Olmos Park area.

If you still in Texas, drive south to San Antonio. Fabrictopia close to the city center

Small world, seeing my local haunts featured here. :) Sadly we don’t have garment-specific fabric shops here but Dallas has options if you all can drive up there.

Loved coming along with you to all the US fabric shops and sooo many gorgeous finds 😍

You dont show how to reproduce the dart 😢

Maybe it’s bc I live in a more rural state (New Mexico) but I LOVE my JoAnn’s. It’s significantly cheaper than Hobby Lobby here and definitely has the most selection and really good sales. Everyone who works there that I’ve talked to so far has been so lovely and crafters themselves and it’s always my first stop before I go to other craft stores. I was so sad to hear they filed for bankruptcy. We don’t really have any other options here except hobby lobby and Michael’s and as a personal preference I don’t care to shop at hobby lobby as a whole.

Me here to apologize for the JoAnne stores condition. It used to be so tidy and organized. Now, the employees seem to lack knowledge of even the sales taking place. You did so great with your purchases. I can't wait to see what you will make with it all. I wish you were here in Northern California. I would love to take you around to our fabric stores and to see our beautiful forests. Enjoy the US ! ❤ Lesley

Hello Janelle. For the fabric with the spoons on it, maybe you can make an apron, or placemats.