I admit, in previous fabric buying jaunts I have not had a plan and have been haphazard at best. There have been mistakes and regrets in the purchases I've made in the past.
But this doesn't necessarily mean that they have to continue to be mistakes and regrets. I can fix them. I can make them better. I can work them into a new plan, into a new business moving forward and turn them into a profit rather than a liability.
Today as I sat downstairs in the studio on a straight back chair in front of the walls, literally walls, of fabric that I have I started grabbing some certain fabrics to form a plan. Some I had to two or three that could work together but didn't quite have what is needed to pull it all together.
As I re-examine these fabrics I saw that I had different fabrics from different lines that could work into a new plan and then could identify what I needed to fully round out a set of fabrics. In the photo below I need a blue co ordinate. With that I can see dresses and even a blouse for ME!
Moving forward I want to have some sets of seasonal feature fabrics. This will be a selection of fabrics that I will use on the product lines in each season and I'll work with them until I exhaust them. Some may be past fabrics reworked or with new coordinates added, others will be brand spanking new releases, some may reflect an upcoming season or holiday.
I now have a list formulated of some pieces of fabric that I would like to find to round of some of these sets and then a plan working forward for the fall season of some colors and styles that I think will be a hit with customers.
Of course this is all subject to change when the fabric rep places hundreds of beautiful swatches in front of me, but I'm hopeful and confident that with the plan some of the basic needs will be met.
Let's face it, we all like to have a little fun and get our shop on! Believe me, I am no exception to that rule :)
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