Made by a Fabricista: Using Natural And Luxury Fibers

I simply love Fabric Marts selection of luxury fabrics!  Let me tell you about what I chose for this month's post.  I really love this outfit!

 I made all three pieces: skirt in a wool and cashmere blend.  Absolutely glorious to work with. It is so soft and so lovely.  I am so smitten with it!

The blouse is in silk.  Yes, I did say silk.  It was equally wonderful to work with.  I love how it works with the skirt.

So the sweater knit is a poly-lycra, but it feels so much more luxurious than that! 

So let's talk about the patterns I used for a minute.  The cardi is McCall's 6996, an oldie and goodie!

I made view B with some alterations through the bust area and mid-back so it fit. I really love the peplum in the back.

This top--I am so into Indy patterns lately and I found this one by a French company called Orageuse.

The blouse is called the Prague.  I thought it would be perfect in silk.  I think I was right.  :) 

This fabric behaved beautifully!  It isn't a slippery silk but has more of a raw silk feel.  It feels fabulous on your skin and was so awesome to work with.

I didn't know how I'd feel about the collar, but with how well this fits in that area, I will make another!

Here you can see what I did to the skirt pocket.  This isn't part of the directions.  I found some inspiration on Pinterest and decided to go for it.

If you are wondering, I used Simplicity 8175. 

I fully lined the skirt as well.  It makes it so much nicer to wear. 

Below you can see some of the details of my makes.  

Here's the back collar/neckband along with the opening that's finished with a lapped binding. 

I am very proud of my topstitching on this!

Above is a closer look. 

Here's a close-up of the cuffs.

This is where the collar and v-neck intersect.  If you sew a pattern like this, make sure your stitching is precise in this area.

Just a close-up of the stitching to hem the cardigan.

Another look.

This is the detail of the pleating I added to the pocket.

Here's  a close up of the lining I hand stitched all around.

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I hope you'll try some of Fabric Mart's luxury fabrics.  They are so fun to use!

Thanks for reading!

Sue from Ilove2sew!