Made by a Fabricista: Sewing for fall! A duster and striped top

Fall is my favorite season to sew for as I love the color palettes! The fall was no exception with the lovely range of mustardy yellow, burgundy, etc. Sorry about the indoor photos but with daylight savings time in the northern plains, it is dark before I get home from work. In fact, it is dark when I leave for work too. :(

I so love the mustard vibe and the minute I saw this fabric, I knew exactly what I'd make, even if that meant copying the pattern envelope. We all do that sometimes, right?

So this Simplicity pattern has had my attention for a while. It is super stylish and there are three very cute, completely different things to make. I just wish I'd ordered more of the yellow as this stretch suiting would have been perfect for the wide legged trousers as well as the duster.

If you are counting, that is photo 2 with my eyes closed. Ugh.

The length of this is awesome. I am 5'7" and I think this is perfect. Check the length if you are taller/shorter or want a different look.

This fabric is very comfortable to wear. It has a nice stretch to it but retains its shape and I've worn this all day--no horrible wrinkles!

Here is a link to the pattern: Simplicity 8177

I also made the knit top out of another favorite fall combination: gray and white stripes. This is a ribbed knit and it performed just beautifully as I sewed with it. I had my fashion photographer take a close up of the neckline as I love how it finished off with this knit.

The pockets are also nice and deep, perfect if you don't want to wear a coat but need to keep your hands warm.

These fabrics appear to be sold out but there are so many other great choices on Fabric Mart's site! I hope you are enjoying sewing for the changing seasons as much as I am!

Thanks for reading!

Sue from Ilove2sew!

Made by a Fabricista: Spring is for Shirtdress

I love shirt dresses! My pattern collection reflects this (I may or may not have eight shirt dress patterns) but somehow my closet does not. I have just two DIY shirt dresses (Mimi G's Katie dress and Simplicity 8546) and maybe two RTW versions. So it's high time that I added some to my wardrobe.

This polyester blouse weight twill by Milly has the perfect weight and drape for a relaxed shirt dress. If you prefer a more structured look, stick to a cotton shirting or light weight sateen. I loved this fabric and print so much that I grabbed both colorways. Unfortunately this fabric is sold out, but you can browse other shirtings and blouse weight fabrics here.

This fabric has a somewhat slinky feel, but isn't truly slippery. There's also a slight sheen without being shiny like a satin. It was easy to cut and sew, but I did get a few snags when pinning so make sure you use sharp pins and a fresh machine needle. I serged my pieces before assembling the pattern because as m…

Fabricista Guest Post: "Julie's Picks" Goes to the Opera

Hello, fellow fabric enthusiasts and sewers alike ! My name is Mary Martha and I am thrilled to be presenting a guest post for Fabric Mart's Fabricista blog. As a bit of background, I fell madly in love with opera in 2015 when I attended my first performance in a movie theater as part of the Metropolitan Opera's "Live in HD" simulcasts, which projects live staged operas in New York City into cinemas worldwide via satellite. (They're fantastic !) Since the start, I have dressed the part of the characters when attending these performances, beginning with outfits fashioned from scarves and skirts in my mother's closet to more ornate costumes. It was during this time that I taught myself to sew using a sewing machine and I haven't looked back ─ my life was changed forever !
In December 2018, I subscribed to Julie's Picks swatch club as an educational experience: I wanted to expand my knowledge of different fabrics besides the typical polyester satins I h…

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