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Made By A Fabricista: Fall & Winter Wool Jersey Dresses

I love sewing with and wearing knits of any kind, but it's always a treat to sew up & wear a wool knit in the cold weather months.  I picked up an embarrassing amount of wool knits in the past few months on Fabric Mart's website and then on a very special drive to their brick and mortar store in Pennsylvania.  I whipped up these two classic dresses with soft and juicy wool jerseys blended with the perfect amount of spandex for resiliency.  I'm mildly sensitive to wool against my skin, but none of these make me feel itchy at all. Ottobre 5/2016 #4 First off, most gals can't go wrong with the an a-line wrap dress. I pulled this pattern from Ottobre's latest issue- Autumn/Winter 5/2016 , it's pattern #4, "Wrap & Tie".  I cut my standard size 42 bodice, graded out to about a 46 at the hip and added 3/4" to the bodice length.  It's a fairly standard pattern and truly a wrap dress that's held closed with the built in belt.

Made by a Fabricista: Perfect Weekend Dress

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving! I know I was ready for a break. For those of you who love Black Friday I hope you grabbed all the doorbusters on your list!  FINALLY! Fall is creeping in here in the south. It was warm through Halloween here, but a chill is definitely in the air now (well at least in the mornings). Summer is probably my favorite season to sew for, simply because I love sundresses and they are such a breeze to make. However, I do enjoy creating certain cold weather looks like sweaters, jackets and capes. One day I'm going to make a true coat, but that's not today. Paired with argyle tights and wedge booties. Today I bring you this perfect weekend dress. Whether you are headed out to run errands, to meet your girlfriends for brunch or to meet up with the crew to watch a football game you'll be dressed for it. This dress can be worn with tights and booties, fishnets and heeled boots or legging and chucks. Just change out a s

Made By A Fabricista: Just Loungin' Around Wear

Hello! I am so excited to be sharing my first post with Fabric Mart as a guest blogger.  My interactions with the team have been so great and I must say they are very prompt at providing service.  Now let’s talk about my DIY look!  I like to lounge around my place in over-sized T-shirts and PJ bottoms, but at least once a year, typically around the holidays, I like to buy a pair of nice pajamas/lounge wear.  While perusing Vogue patterns, I came across V9218 and had to add it to my stash.  As I was deciding on my Fabric Mart project, I thought to myself, “Hey why not  make  you a nice pair of PJs/lounge wear this year”. So I did!  I made views C and F.   I chose this beautiful 100% polyester charmeuse from Fabric Mart.  The print on this fabric looks like paintbrush strokes that blend together an array of colors…plum, lilac, pea green, seafoam green, ivory, cobalt blue, and sky blue. I did not fuss with matching the print up, because I could tell the brush strok

Made by a Fabricista: A Rain Ready Coat

I made a navy trench coat a few years ago, and lost it!  It was so perfect- the color was neutral and it was really waterproof.  I left it at a meeting on one of those days that starts out rainy, but ends sunny, so you forget that you even wore a raincoat that day.  Oh, the agony of losing that coat!  So, ever since, I've been contemplating making a new one, but could never find the right fabric.  Finding a truly waterproof fabric is not easy! When I saw that Fabric Mart had some water repellent jacketing with a flannel backing, I was jumping for joy!  And apparently, I'm not the only one- fellow Fabricistas Sue and Dina also chose one of these jacketings for their November projects!  Amazingly, we all chose different colors and patterns, so all of our coats are really quite different. So, what is so great about this fabric?  Well first, it is truly waterproof.  The water just beads up on the surface beautifully.  I waited for a rainy day to take pictures, so you coul

Made By a Fabricista: Warm and Cozy Sweater Dress

HI Fashionistas! It's getting so cold and I plan on doing everything in my power to stay warm! I am that person who is always cold.  So when I saw this sweater knit with a fleece backing, I was intrigued! I made this dress and have a little bit leftover that I am hoping to use for a top. I used this fabric , which is a sweater knit that feels like fleece on the inside. It is very nice and warm. This is my 1st time sewing a sweater knit and I loved it. It is very forgiving as the texture hides and sewing mistakes :) I made the sleeves super long so they can be pulled over the hands, something I do often in clothes I make (Don't you love how we can customize our clothes ?) For the pattern, I used McCall's 6886 that I previously used HERE Here is the back view: And front: LOVE the drape on the cowl.  It is self-lined, so super warm . I free-handed the cowl neck. It was very easy to do. I will be adding a tutorial on this on my blog soon. Y