A couple more interesting sights off the M. Mouse trail in Orlando. One is the gorgeous, planned community Celebration. When this development was originally started, no one wanted to live there. Guess Disney was way too early with this concept, parodied spot-on in The Truman Show. Now, homes are in all price ranges and there are bike paths and walking trails and tropical vegetation to die for. Even a forest and lots of water as well. It's fun to walk the town square or window shop the beautiful homes, for sure. Not to mention the great name. Check out the link above for some great photos that give you a real feel for the place.
The second place is an independent fabric store in Maitland, FL. A suburb of Orlando that isn't too far North, if the traffic is running properly on I4. It's called The Sewing Studio Fabric Store and there is a virtual tour online on the Yellow Pages. Not much to look at on the outside, and the front is mostly quilting cottons and costume fabrics, but the clasp, snap, and button section in that part of the store will get garment sewists kick-started.
The back room is fabulous. I had to restrain myself from the faux leather and neat denims for moto-jackets and jeans. Went primarily on a tshirt knit frenzy. Pricing was great, maybe because most of
the bolts were marked "made in China".
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