Don't know about you, but this time of year, I like to start thinking about sewing some garments for fall. I love the colors of fall, the browns, oranges, greens, and purples.
I found this brown, floral percale on Fabric Mart's site and wanted to try it for a garment. There are lots of choices on their site, which you can see here: Percale/Sheeting
This fabric has a very crisp hand, perfect for a pair of cropped pants. Back in my day, these were called gauchos. Anyone else remember that phase? Here is the pattern I used, if you are interested!
This fabric was a great choice for this pant as it holds its shape, is crisp, and is comfortable.
I only made a few modifications, the most noticeable was to lengthen the tie.
Let's talk about my bright green top for a moment. This is some of FM's linen, this is the avocado green. I had just enough left in my stash from a previous project to make a fun top to go with these wild, floral pants.
I modified this pattern, by leaving off the flange of the sleeve. Simplicity 8642
I love how these fabrics go together!
I hope you are all enjoying summer and creating some great makes!
Thanks for reading!
Sue
These are cute and I was wondering how those percale fabrics at Fabric Mart sewed up! And yes, I remember the term gauchos!
ReplyDeleteWow! Another outstanding outfit! Fabulous!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat color combination! Love your shoes and accessories too!
ReplyDeleteLove the top! Never even thought of leaving the ruffley thing off.
ReplyDeleteI remember wearing gauchos !
Thanks for showing the percale. I have been looking at the beautiful percale prints in the FM website.
ReplyDeleteI actually had 2 of those picked out to sew up some tunics, but was worried and scared off by the fabric. Would this be a good choice for early fall? I am new at fabric choise and always worried I am going to waste my money since I can't feal it in person. Super cute pants by the way...
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