jennanddave.com

A couple of weeks ago I talked my mom into trying to make an advent calendar. The general design is inspired by one I saw in a Pottery Barn catalog a few years ago, and the decision to use multiple holiday-themed fabrics was inspired by this gorgeous calendar. The planning phase being the best bit of any project (because it involves shopping), we spent part of the afternoon yesterday happily going to fabric and craft stores. We finally settled on the following fabrics for our calendar:

We decided to get together again today to actually start putting it all together. My mom used to sew a lot, but never really got back into it due to a general lack of space to permanently set up shop. A lot of her sewing paraphenalia is spread amongst several boxes which are located in different spots around the house. While digging through one of them trying to locate a pair of fabric scissors, I found this pattern:

I love the top. I'm thinking I really need to make it. Thus begins the search for the perfect fabric. I haven't really ever shopped for fabric online, so I don't know of any places other than reprodepot. I looked through their selection and have found a few that I like. If anyone knows of anywhere else I should check out, let me know.