Thursday, June 19, 2008

Surprisingly macho fabric

The other day I came across some seriously crazy fabric at this oft-visited site, and bought it so fast my keyboard started smoking. (I'm serious! I ran over to the sink and dumped a pitcher of iced tea on it! And then the keyboard said, really gruffly, "Don't do that again!" and I was confused about whether it meant buy fabric so fast or dump iced tea on it. Of course, I'd been up several days without sleep and...ba ha ha ha, I wish shopping online resulted in such shenanigans.)

Here's the description of the fabric, with the picture beneath it:

100% Cotton
56" width/36" repeat
Designed by SALDO SWEDEN

Inspired by the famous chase scene in Bullit with Steve McQueen, this design diagrams shots from the movie using symbols. Red is Steve McQueen, stars are gunshots, arrows mean movement. Triangles are explosions, hearts mean love, crosses mean bodies, and so on. Great conversation starter. Light blue, white, and red. Order sample photo doesn't show details. We have 1 yard available.



Great conversation starter indeed! Whaaat? I mean, how often does one watch a movie and think, "Ah yes, I've thought of a new project. I'll make some fabric out of that movie I just saw!"? Here's the stuff up close:



Look at all those little Steve McQueens and explosions and movement. Here's a slightly better shot, maybe:



What am I going to do with it, you wonder? Well, you see...I have no idea.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

neither of these samples you show have crosses. I want bodies, dammit!

Jocelyn said...

oh my goodness. I looked and my single yard has NO BODIES! And just one heart and one explosion. Hmmmm. Maybe this is a good thing, though. Maybe I don't want no damn bodies!