Love lovelovelove!!!
I have boxes of Daiwabos - still looking for the perfect (and worthy) project.
Years ago I could never understand why the Japanese "beige" quilts were so gorgeous, and yet similar beige American quilts bored me to tears.
And then I discovered "taupe" - and a world of difference.
I have more shades of taupe then I do of blues.
And the Japanese are just masters at using these fabrics.
There are a few US shops that carry the real stuff, and a number more that carry more commercial lines, like Serenity by EESchenck.
They're sort of like 30's repro fabrics.
Having just a few bolts in the shop doesn't really sell.
The shop owner needs to commit.
Because the fans of these fabrics want variety.
And they'll buy them all.
So I understand why most shops don't stock them at all.
And certainly these days the trend is to prepackged collections - ugh! that all look the same and seem to fly out the door where they can be all made into the same exact d9p.
So I buy a lot from Japan and a few select online sites.
Last edited by MTS; 02-03-2013 at 03:46 PM.