Made By A Fabricista: I Found a New Fabric to Love

Hi Guys! Today I’m back with another new make with amazing fabric from Fabric Mart. While searching the site for fabric for this make, I came across the Challis section. Not sure why I don’t sew more with Challis, but I think I found a new fav.

Initially, I found this white, black and gray animal print Challis that I really liked when I first saw it. I then continued looking and found that this fabric came in a black color way and thought this would make a great color blocked outfit. I was so excited when I received my fabric because the fabric looked so much prettier in person than on the web. It was so soft and a dream to sew with. This is a thinner fabric, but I didn’t have any issues sewing with it as you do sometimes when sewing thinner fabrics. It also washes very well and easy to iron.

I decided to sew McCall’s 8483 from the Spring 2024 collection. This pattern is so great! The top has elastic at the neck, arms and waist. I made view B for the top and the only modification I made was add 2” to the hem of the top because I didn’t want to make a crop top. I made a size 20.

Now let’s talk about the skirt. This is a flowy tiered skirt that has an interesting gathered diagonal tier. The skirt comes in 2 views, a short view and a maxi length view. Originally, I was going to make the maxi view because I wanted to add a maxi skirt to my wardrobe. I ended up having to change my plans because I’m a shorty and the maxi would have been very long. The maxi length skirt has 5 layers and the waist band. I ended up only making 3 layers and the waist band. I didn’t even add the last layer because I loved the way that the skirt looked as is. I hemmed the skirt using a narrow hem. I also made a size 20 in the skirt.

I love everything about my outfit. It’s perfect. I love that they are separates and I can pair the top with some shorts, jeans or another skirt and I can wear the skirt with a different top. The fabric has such a beautiful drape and is opaque enough that you don’t have to line it. This pattern and challis made a perfect pairing. I’m kind of glad that I didn’t make the long maxi because that means I have left over fabric to make some pants with! I hope you like my make as much as I do.

Until next time!

JOHANNA | @soveryjo

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