God Bless the Internet. (With a special shout-out to the U of Chicago.)
Here's how it goes:
I post about some hilarious Darth Vader fabric I bought in Beijing, one of a series of posts where I talk about fabric shopping in China.
Nancy (this is where the U of C comes in, she's a current student, I'm an alumna, that link there is to her blog) emails me to ask where I bought fabric in Beijing, as the search isn't working, and she's heading to China for the summer. I send her the link, where (incidentally) I whine about not having bought a longer length of the Darth Vader silk. I ask Nancy that if she goes, and they have it, would she mind picking it up for me? I'd Paypal her, and pay for shipping.
"No problem," says the wonderful Nancy.
So Nancy bought me four yards, and it should be here any minute now! I'm thinking (aren't I always thinking) maybe a Duro dress. Or maybe, since I'll now have nearly six yards, a Duro *and* another dress.
So, in short: Darth Vader fabric is inherently funny. The Internet is wonderful.
Nancy is awesome. Yay!
A Dress A Day 
Very Cool fabric! Now that you have serious yardage a 50’s dress with a full skirt would be perfect since that’s how conversation prints were used then. It’s like an inside joke. From a distance it looks like another black and white print until you get right up on it. This is the kind of fabric that makes people smile!
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Oh, I get it! Like Ms. Frizzle in the Magic School Bus.
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Such cool fabric! I would love to see a dress made of this. What a hoot!
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I have been lurking on this blog for about a month. I got the link from the idiom savant. While I do not sew anything but curtains, I collect vintage things. Someone at some point gave me some dress patterns from the mid sixties (most of them), not my size (of course) and even if they were, why would I (who only makes curtains) do anything with them….If you or someone you know might want them, I would be happy to ship (free to good home)…I will get the measurements and the specs and send those in another post or email. I love this blog…it makes me feel beautiful!
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Oh, Erin, that is so wonderful. I need to make a t-shirt that says “I [heart] the internet,” yes I do.
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Yeah, Internet is definitely wonderful! My dad and I conduct business online. Hey, beautiful fabric. 🙂 Hope you can post a pic of your duro dress.
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I’m a UofC alum, too–AB,’00. I knew there was a reason I liked your sewing blog more than everyone else’s.
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I have a tank top that say www. heart( its a real heart ). com I bought it years ago. Darth Vader fabric sounds fun. My dad bought me R2D2 earings in 1976. I still have them they are at my moms. I dont think I ever wore them tho. I still have them.
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Hey Girls would you like to teach me to sew I’m a slow learner and it might take up a lot of your time
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