Made By A Fabricista: Well Suited for Fall

Fall is my favorite time of the year! The weather is cooling down and I'm always excited to transition into the cooler weather. I get to create with some of my favorite fabrics and I'm always inspired by all the cool fashion trends for the season. So for this month's fabricista feature I snagged some cool medium-weight twill fabric in a beautiful warm cinnamon color.

This fabric has a medium bottom weight feel to it, great for pants, outerwear, jackets, boiler suits and more. I used a needle suited for medium weighted woven fabrics and my serger for finishing raw edges. The color of this fabric is so warm and inviting. I think it is the perfect color for Fall. I couldn’t wait to create a fall ensemble with this fabric.

I chose Simplicity Pattern S9893 because I’ve been dying to create this pattern since it launched. It is a cool cape with cargo pockets, storm flaps, hidden buttons at the shoulder, a collar with button tabs and even more button tabs at the underarm. This cape is lined and it's the perfect piece for Fall.

This was my first time creating this pattern and I didn’t want to make too many hacks and changes to it before making it for the first time. It seemed to be a pretty intricate pattern with a lot of markings and moving parts, so I didn't want to stray to far from the pattern until I knew exactly how it all came together. The most important part of this pattern is to make all your markings, as you should with any pattern, but this one especially.

After getting all the pieces sewn together and putting in the lining, I decided to make a couple finishing changes. As in, switching out buttons for snaps and adding ties at the underarm tabs. This cape has a back pleated overlay, which I love. It brings interest to the back of the cape, so it looks good coming and going.

I believe this piece came together beautifully so I didn’t stop there. It needed a matching bottom and with the fabric I had left I created a matching skirt.

For the skirt I used Simplicity pattern S3005. This was also my first time creating this pattern but like I said this fabric was a great medium-weight for not only outerwear but bottoms also. This skirt is a great addition to the cape! It's clean, smart, chic and easy. With all the features in the cape I didn’t want the skirt to be too busy.

This skirt features a belt, large waistband with carriers, side zipper which keeps the front flat and clean. It also has two large pleats at the bottom of the skirt front and back seams. From the first glance of this pattern, I thought this was a wrap skirt. Shortly after getting a closer look I realized that it was an A-line skirt with belt and pleat features. I absolutely love this skirt and the fit. I made a blind stitch on the hem of the skirt for a clean finish. Both pieces were a great fit for this fabric and I can’t wait to mix these pieces with other pieces in my wardrobe.

MARCIA | @keechiibstyle

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