Made by a Fabricista: Youtube Edition

Made by a Fabricista: Youtube Edition | Dee & Dory

Cozy up to fall with Dee & Dory! 🍂 They’re back on the Fabric Mart blog with a brand-new round of Fabricista Makes, and this one’s all about fall fashion, cozy fabrics, and lessons learned along the way.

It’s a fun, inspiring episode full of fabric tips, pattern talk, and real-life sewing wins (and fixes!). Press play and join Dee & Dory as they fall into their next creative season! ✂️✨

Dory

Dory used a Cotton/Polyester/Lycra Stretch Twill to make Simplicity 7655 View F skirt with an elastic waistband. She left off the split in the front and shortened the skirt to add a ruffle on the hemline. She also added pockets. This look will be perfect for fall with a pair of boots!

She also made Vogue 8263 view A - a cute jacket that has a button on the front. She had some difficulty trying to get the buttonhole in, because she didn’t follow the instructions which has you actually whipstitch the buttonhole. Yikes! So she attached the button over the wonky button hole and used velcro to close the jacket. The nice thing is that you can totally line up the bodice upper half very easily. The final garment was from the same Vogue 8263 pants, View D. That’s where the real trouble came in. After finishing it the look just wasn’t right. The crotch seems to be a bit short. She can wear it backwards with the zipper in the front, but only if she wears something long to cover that distracting zipper.

All in all though it’s a perfect fall outfit. The fabric was very easy to work with and had just the right amount of stretch.

Dee

Falling leaves, falling temperature, shorter daylight…

All of this means that there are changes ahead. And these changes are calling for two new fall staples for my closet!

Stitching up easy stretch slacks from Simplicity 8993, with a Polyester/Rayon/Spandex Stretch Suiting fabric. A striped fabric which washed beautifully and sewed up just as nice. The feel of the fabric is soft and makes a great staple as a pair of slacks, easy wearing and a great addition for my closet.

The top is a basic staple of a white mock turtleneck with two piece raglan sleeves. Made from New Look 6143 this too was an easy sewing pattern. The fabric used was a Ponte Knit stable double knit weave and of course sewing on this fabric was a dream. With the results being a beautiful mock turtleneck. It laundered without any issues and no ironing needed. Thank you Fabric Mart for the beautiful fabric!

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