making Josh a satin robe. The color is up to me. I just have to buy 6 yards of satin while it's still on sale and get the pattern. I'm confident it'll come out well and be a really nice present.I went overboard buying fabric online. They're all beautiful, but I'll just post a few of the pics here. I've delved into satin for myself as well. I always make sure to get plenty of yardage in case I want to make a skirt or have enough left over for trim on another project or for another handbag. The blue paisley satin up top is headed for a shirt, and this plum butterfly print would make a great skirt. I'm also interested in finding an alternative skirt pattern
to the one I have. The fabric at the bottom with trees and flowers is probably headed for skirt territory, too. The blues and purples in it are amazing--I'll have to make sure I have shirts and/or a jacket to match them.Lightweight fusible interfacing is NOT acceptable lining. I was worried about the light showing through my skirt and ironed interfacing into it. The skirt became horribly stiff, and I'm lucky I was able to peel the interfacing off. I could never have worn it in public standing out from my body like that. I'll either leave it alone or do the sensible thing and sew white cotton into it.
