SAVE THE DATE!!! Come visit Laurel, Lauren, Liz, and myself for a celebration of
The four of us will be talking about our favorite indie patterns and how we build our me-made wardrobes. Learn about new patterns, get advice on pattern selection, and check out all our finished garments at this free trunk show.
See you on March 20, 2017 at Noon!
Special one day sale! 25% off all our patterns all day long!
If you've been following my Fabriclady adventures for a while, you probably noticed that we have become obsessed with certain Indie Patterns. (Hence the trunk show!)Special one day sale! 25% off all our patterns all day long!
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| Suzan is wearing a Sudley Blouse & Laurel is in a Schoolhouse Tunic. Liz & Lauren are both wearing Willow Tanks. |
Sometimes the simplest of patterns can have a totally different vibe just by changing the fabric. As women and sewists, we like the ease of a simple and straightforward pattern. There's a certain freedom and spontaneity that comes with knowing you can whip out a garment in a couple of hours. So why not make it over and over again?
100 Acts of Sewing patterns are all of the "make it quick, wear it tonight" type. Dress No. 1 is a real hit with our customers as well - obviously, I can't seem to get enough of this pattern! I think everyone in our store has made at least one of these simple dresses.
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| 100 Acts of Sewing - Dress No 1 Rocks our World! |
We like layering it - just changing the hem length makes a whole new style.
A wonderful 100% yarn-dyed cotton from Anna Maria Horner's Loominous 2 collection.
And a colorful cotton wax print from our African Import section.
Another pattern that continues to speak to our Springtime longings is Grainline Studio's Alder Shirtdress. We've only made View B, but why give up on a sure thing? It's like buying shoes in every color when you find one that is a knockout! Same thing here - an Alder for everyone!
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The Alder is an intermediate sewing project with lots of pattern pieces - but if you've sewn a collar before you should be fine. |
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| My Alder out of a soft ikat, hot off the sewing machine! |
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| Laurel's Alder, made of quilting weight cotton print. |
My second Alder Dress will be in a soft cotton double
gauze from Japan.
You know how I love fabrics with a celestial theme!
gauze from Japan.
You know how I love fabrics with a celestial theme!
The Alder Dress requires 9 buttons up the front, so picking out the perfect button from our huge button wall makes this and every dress unique.
Laurel is just like me...in between sewing for me, she sneaks in something for herself. I think she's making another Alder for herself out of a Nani Iro double gauze that she's been hoarding in her stash. We just love double gauze!!! I wonder what buttons she will pick...
And Heaven knows we have both loved the Pilvi Coat from Lotta Jansdotter's book Everyday Style. We each have two already. It's such an easy make - you kind of want one in every color!
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| Laurel's is 100% wool and fully lined and mine is an unlined wool/viscose blend. |
Laurel is making her third Pilvi out of our soft winter white wool/viscose blend. It is unlined, easy to make in a few hours, and wears like a warm sweater.
Do you have a favorite go-to pattern? After you've made a pattern once, you get to know how it fits and you can easily make adjustments on your second go-around. We learn something new in making each garment and we try to impart those little nuggets to you, our readers. Thank you so much for making Fabriclady part of your day - we so appreciate your support and feedback.
If you have a question about a technique, fabric, or pattern that you've read here, please do comment on our posts - we try to respond quickly, just so you can really enjoy your sewing experience.
Hope to see you on March 20th at Noon! You can r.s.v.p. here!
Go Indie!
SuZan
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