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Made By A Fabricista: Bright, Fun Activewear

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Activewear is a must for me and I love it when I find bright and fun fabrics to create unique activewear pieces with. For this month's Fabricista feature I snagged a cool activewear fabric in a bright and fun print that I just could not resist. Whether its, yoga, workout or swimming I found this fabric to work well for the pieces I created. 

When shopping for activewear I’m usually looking for something that is strong and opaque.While this fabric did not disappoint when it came to creating workout wear, I still felt the need to add some powermesh for a little compression in areas. The back of the print is white and sometimes when stretched can show through the underside or appear to be a bit see-through. I was a little skeptical of that at first but don’t believe that was an issue after actually creating the piece. 


For my workout pants I used Knowme pattern ME2051. This pattern was pretty easy to bring together and I love the wide band at the waist. I omitted the pockets for this one but think next time I will add them. I think my favorite feature to these workout pants are the overlock stitching I added to the seams. This can be done on the serger but I decided to use one of the cool overlock stitches on my Babylock Altair and I think the results came out quite well.

I didn’t want to be too matchy matchy so I decided to pair my bright colorful workout pants with a solid workout bra that was purchased previously. However, this printed activewear fabric would be great for view A of ME2051 or any other sports bra pattern for that matter.I was very pleased with the stretch of this fabric, I feel that it has great recovery and that is one thing that is important with activewear fabrics.

It is summer though and swimwear is in order. I had enough fabric to create one of my favorite swimsuit patterns this summer, The Aeron Swimsuit. 

I love the way this swimsuit fits on me, not to mention it's easy to bring together. I used a powermesh lining in my swimsuit because I like the extra support underneath. I believe with this pattern you can actually use the fabric as lining if you wanted but I would suggest doing that with solids and not prints just in case the print shows through the other side a bit. 

A few tools and sew materials that came in handy while creating with activewear was a stretch needle, swimwear elastic and Seraflex thread from Mettler Threads. These tools will help in long lasting stitches and overall ease in sewing with stretchy activewear fabric. 

I love the way these pieces turned out and I enjoy wearing them this summer.

Until Next Time!❤️

MARCIA  | @keechiibstyle 

Unfortunately Fabric Mart Fabrics sell out quickly!
You can find similar fabrics by shopping the following categories: SWIMWEAR & ACTIVEWEAR.

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 16, 2024 at 4:34 PM

    Both garments came out great! They look so fun and happy. Thanks for the activewear sewing tips!

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  2. auschickAugust 18, 2024 at 11:48 PM

    These all look fantastic!

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