I have tried very hard to not purchase fabric until the last purchases were completed. I have done fairly well but I broke down and purchased two fabrics:
The inspiration today is a popover top:
This is the Striped Point Collar Popover Top by Lafayette 148 New York. Price tag: $598.00. Description: wide point collar with slit opening, short sleeves, boxy straight fit, cotton, machine wash & dry.
I love the look of this top. I even like that skirt. Make an outfit everyone. I was not able to locate a top pattern exactly like this. My first thought was the Donny Shirt by Friday Pattern Co or the Factory Dress Shirt variation by Merchant & Mills but neither shirt was exactly right. I was not able to find another pattern similar. Let me know if you find something more appropriate.
Happy Stitching!
This shift dress is perfect for hot weather. Sew it now and be ready for the season early. Here is the dress:
This is the Lafayette 148 New York Sleeveless Cotton-Blend Shift Dress. Price tag: $698.00. Details: dress featuring bust darts, pick stitching, back gore darts; approximately 37-inches long; round neckline; sleeveless; shift silhouette; knee length; back zip; cotton/nylon/polyamide/elastane blend; unlined; machine wash cold, and line dry.
Here is a tutorial for pick stitching. As for the back gore darts, I am not familiar with that term and neither is Mr Google. Maybe they are simply referring to the back darts that simply shape the back of the garment. If you find some better explanation, please let me know.
Now, I will admit that I probably would not make a white dress but that is why I sew. Sewing allows me to pick the color and shape that I want. Now, how about the pattern. I generally recommend this dress:
Although New Look 8500 is a great pattern, the shape is a little bit different than the inspiration photo. I will keep looking.
Simplicity 1609 without the collar might be a good interpretation of the inspiration photo without the collar. This might be an A-line dress. It is not part of the description but it could be modified slightly.
McCall's 7533 View B might be a good contender as well. This pattern gives you a little more bang for the buck with the hem variation and sleeve variations.
Well, it looks like I have given you lots of pattern options for this one. This feels like it should be a very basic dress and easy to find but it was not. Hope you are inspired to sew a nice dress.
Happy Stitching!
This is a basic skirt. I can not decide whether it is actually the fabric that I love about this (probably) or the actual skirt style.
This is Akri Punto Fringed Check Denim Midi Skirt. Price tag: $695.00. Details: fringed check detail, raw hem, high waist, side slip pockets, hem falls below the knee, skirt falls straight from hip to hem, center front vented hem, hook/zip fly, belt loops, cotton/polyester, dry clean.
I looked around a little bit for this type of fabric and I found it. It is not inexpensive. I found varies fringed fabric from $19 per yard to $50 per yard. Yet, you could make several skirts for the price of this one skirt. By the way, did you notice the plaid matching perfection. Now for a pattern:
This is the Style Arc Tommie Jean Skirt pdf pattern. It is a pretty good version of the inspiration photo with the exception of the slit. This is a little more casual.
Make sure to deep dive your pattern stash. There might already be a pattern that can be used there. If not, here is a tutorial on drafting your own pattern. Here is a tutorial on added a kick pleat vent to any skirt.
Hope you are inspired to add a nice skirt to your wardrobe.
Happy Stitching!
Itch to Stitch has a trench coat pdf pattern just in time for spring. It is call the Acari Trench. Here is the line drawings:
The Acari Trench is a pdf pattern that can be printed at home or sent to the printer to print on a large scale. The pattern has the following features:
This inspiration is definitely for the crocheters and would keep you busy on the long, cold days.
Today's scrap buster project is storage baskets and bowls. This is a tutorial for braiding scraps of fabric and creating baskets and bowls. From experience, this might take a little bit of practice to get the bottom to stay flat but it is fun and addictive.
Hope you are inspired to use up those bits of fabric.
Happy Stitching!
I really enjoy wearing linen tops and bottoms in the summer. This inspiration outfit is beautiful:
This is the Lafayette 148 3D Carnation Raw Linen Sleeveless Top and Midi Skirt. Price tag: Top - $695.00, Skirt - $895.00. Details: Top - sleeveless, crew neckline, relaxed fit, invisible back zipper, linen, dry clean. Skirt - high waist, hem fails below knee, a-line silhouette, invisible back zipper, linen, dry clean.
This is a perfect silhouette for summer. It is even dressy if you put this applique on.
This is the Phoebe Tank from fabrics-store dot com. It is a free pattern and might take time to fit but it is worth it. I have made around seven of these tanks and they are worn all the time.
This is McCall's 8510. View A of the pattern looks like it might work for the inspiration photo. Although it is more like a 1/2 circle skirt so it may be too full.
In reality, there are not any skirt patterns that I could find in the big four that matches this simple skirt not there were not a lot of nice skirt patterns.
If you have a straight skirt pattern fitted, this tutorial shows how to draft an a-line skirt using an existing pattern. This would be an ideal solution and help with the fitting portion of making a new item. Here is a tutorial on how to draft an a-line skirt using your measurements.
There is also a chance that you can find a pattern on Etsy.
Here is a tutorial on making 3D flowers. Hope it is useful. Hope you are inspired to create something wonderful.
Happy Stitching!
