Buying Fabric Online

With today's online marketplace, sourcing great fabric couldn't be easier! I defiantly enjoy buying fabric. In fact I would say that I buy more than I will ever use, personally or professionally.  Recently I had a client ask me to source out some fabric for her that she wanted to have constructed into shades. Ok! Nothing new here. So I go to my favorite online shops and send her some ideas. She decides on what she likes best and I order it.

Boy! Was I in for a surprise! Usually I expect the fabric to be a little off from what I see but this particular time, it was practically a different fabric. What a disappointment!

So now I get to contact this client and hope she really didn't love it THAT much.  Word of caution- always get a swatch if you can. Otherwise you may end up very unhappy!

These are the two fabrics I ordered online. To me, they both look like they are in the beige, ivory, neutral tone.





















This is what they look like when they arrived!

This one is totally yellow!

                                                                                     This one is on a blue background!