Weekly Timeless Wardrobe, Week 16

Week 16 of the Weekly Timeless Wardrobe have arrived.  You can find Week 16 here.  The introduction chart is always a good place to start if you are just now bumping into this series.

This week's item is a cotton turtleneck in an accent color.  As stated last week, no turtleneck for me.  However, I will add a crewneck t-shirt.  If I can find a nice cotton interlock or jersey, I may may it.  Most probably, I will purchase.  I know I don't have fabric for this item in the stash.  Here's the patterns I will consider:

This is the Sihoulttes pattern #195 Sweater Set.  Once fitted you can make many variations.  I may also consider this pattern:

This is Stretch & Sew #333 T-Shirt Collection.  It is long out of print but can be found occassionally.  I have made View A many times.  

Are you following along with this series?  How are you using this to help with your wardrobe?  Any additional helpful information?

Happy Stitching!

Inspiration...Long Shirt + Leggings

There are too many ideas to just have one inspiration post a week.  So, I will be doubling up for a bit.  Here's the latest find in a casual style:

This is the Eileen Fisher Ticking Stripe Button-Down Long-Sleeve Long Shirt and Viscoe Jersey Leggings.  Price tags:  Shirt - $250.00, Leggings - $98.00.  Details: Long Shirt - Band Collar, Crew Neck, Button front, Long sleeves, button cuffs, side slits, relaxed fit, knee length, and straight hem; Leggings - Ankle length, pull-on style, and ankle length.  For a closer look, head over to Neiman Marcus website.

For the Long Shirt, I'm going to fall back on the standard shirt pattern:

This is the Archer Button Up pattern by Grainline Studio.    This pattern is a little different since it has a yoke.  Pattern changes:  leave off the collar, add length and width to the top.  That's pretty much it.  

This is #5019 Silhouette Patterns Angel's Handbag & Leggings pattern by Silhouette Patterns.  The leggings in the pattern are pretty much what is shown in the Eileen Fisher photo.

As always, if you already have similar patterns fitted use those patterns.  Save that money and spend it on good quality fabric.  Hope you're inspired to create something beautiful.

Happy Sewing!

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Happy Stitching!
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A Little Hike in the Ozark National Forest...

Yesterday, my husband and I went for drive with the intent of looking for waterfalls.  We found a few:

These two little waterfalls were on the side of  highway 23.  I don't know if we were actually in the Ozark National Forest at this point.  Both are pretty little falls. 

Beauty can be found in many places in the forest.  This was a tree that was laying across the trail.  The mushrooms are beautiful.

Found the waterfall but oops we are on top. 

This is the waterfall. It is so pretty with all green.  I could see some ferns growing there but the rest of the greenery is a mystery.  I am not sure what the orange is.

The photographer getting as close to the edge as possible.  No doubt he is trying to figure out if he can get down to the bottom of the falls.  I have not doubt that if I hadn't been with him he would have gone to bottom of the falls.

The little stream that creates the waterfall.

Yes, the photographer is set up in the stream to get a video of the stream with the sound.  He is at most six feet from the top of the waterfall.  You can also see the steps that must be climbed to leave.

These four pictures are just a little more beauty from the forest.

View from Spire Rock.

Around noon, we started shredding second layers.  This walking stick decided to join us.  He did not want to get off the shirt.

We finally convinced it to get on the tree.  Then we hiked back to the truck.

We had lunch at the historic Oark Cafe and General Store.  It's suppose to have been in continuous business since 1890.  The food is good. They must sell a lot of pies here because when we arrived around 1:30 they were making them.  A must try is the buttermilk pie.

This is the next set of waterfalls we visited.  It is a double waterfall and so big my little camera wasn't able to get it in one photograph.  This was a large u-shaped area.

This is the view of the little stream the double waterfall created.  It is also the trail going to it. 

This is a bonus waterfall.  The photographer is getting a closer look.  I chose not to climb up to it.

We did attempt to locate one more waterfall but it wasn't meant to be.  The GPS wasn't working correctly and we ended up on some little dirt road that was barely wide enough for the truck.  I was really happy we didn't met another vehicle on that road. 

The day was fun and tiring.  I sure that there will be more waterfall hunting trips coming this fall.


Happy Stitching!

Inspiration...Poncho

In the fall and sometimes in the winter, a second layer can be useful. This poncho fits would work well.

This is the Eileen Fisher Hand Woven Organic Cotton Poncho.  Price: $358.00.  I know the black and white coloring is what drew me in on this.  Here's a couple of patterns to consider:

This is Kwik Sew 4222.  There are two styles of the poncho and the line drawer kinda indicates that do not really need a pattern if you can figure out where you want to cut the fabric.

This is McCall's 7202.  The shape is a little different than the inspiration.  This pattern would give you a little more arm coverage.

This is Indygo Junction Warm and Cozy Wrap.   I thought I would throw this one out there.  It's a bit different than the inspiration silhouette but it is a very wearable design.

Happy Stitching!