Fall offers the brightest array of seasonal color choices. We love the traditional browns and golds, but there is a wide range of color choices to suit even the pickiest of fashionistas. As we move toward the cooler days, we haven't forgotten the importance of layering - so in picking our next pattern designs and fabrics, we know there will always be a great jacket, sweater, warm tights or boots to add to any garment. More than anything, Fall is a time to wear the colors of Mother Earth in all her splendor.
The rich hues of reflected water is always a go-to choice in fabric...especially for me.
We chose this beautiful silk noil to make another Hadley Top, by Grainline Studio.
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| Hadley Top with the Alberta Street Skirt! |
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| Silk Noil is a fabulous choice for many garments! Check out the amazing collection of colors on this link! |
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| Two great necklines on this perfect Hadley! |
We already made a Hadley once before (and in the perfect Fall colors) out of an amazing yarn dyed cotton from Anna Maria Horner.
Check out the entire Loominous collection!
Check out the entire Loominous collection!
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| Stop by and see this Hadley top and the Safran jeans on display at Stonemountain & Daughter! |
Another lovely rayon print in the blue/green palette. We love prints that feature elements from nature, such as these tiny branches. There are so many rayons to choose from!
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I also have a gorgeous Tea House made in an ikat. Stop by and see it on display at Stonemountain! |
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| Love the feel and fit of this dress! |
We love the typical colors that exemplify Fall too...those beautiful, rusts, oranges, and golds. We may not in be New England, but we can enjoy our West Coast autumns!
As it often happens, Laurel is making this same dress, the Tea House Dress, in a beautiful gold rayon print - this color palette is very popular this Fall. So Autumn!!
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| Link to this amazing Rayon! |
Even though we like to wear dark colors all year round, they are especially appropriate in the Fall. And you know me - I gotta have me some Black in my wardrobe. I love this new Ikat and thought I would make a lightweight jacket for layering.
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| Cotton Ikats - You can never have too many! |
We chose to try another Papercut pattern, the Kochi Kimono. This jacket is a boxy cropped jacket for all seasons and it will make a nice lightweight addition to any layered look for work. You can make the jacket lined also, but we will just use the unstructured unlined version.
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| This could be the pattern of the season! The Kochi Kimono! |
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| All together! The Silk Noil Hadley Top, Kochi Kimono and the Alberta Street Skirt! |
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| Some clothes just feel so good on immediately! |
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| The back of the Kochi Kimono is just right! |
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| All together with my shortsleeve high neck knit top from Jalie! |
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| Uh oh I made need more Kochis!!! |
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| No more buying turtlenecks! Check out this new Jalie Pattern! |
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| Jalie 2805 |
Of course you'll never go wrong picking any fabric in navy. We wanted to try another Sew House Seven pattern, The Alberta Street pencil skirt.
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| What a great pattern! The Alberta Street Pencil Skirt! |
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| Just a sampling of the amazing cotton woven "bottom weights" available for this skirt! |
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| Hadley Top with my new favorite Jean Skirt! |
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| Look at the drape on this Silk Noil Hadley Top?! |
Looks like we're getting a good start on our Fall wardrobe, right? The beauty of sewing is that we can create garments that all go together!
As an aside, we are so grateful for being part of a wonderful sewing community and that we have the skills, creativity and tools to be able to sew a wardrobe. As much as we love our Mother Nature, we know that she can be harsh. Our thoughts are with the communities hit by these devastating California fires, knowing that there are many sewists among those who lost their homes along with their precious "me-mades", stashes and machines. I personally had a brush with that harsh reality when my own home and neighborhood was threatened by fire last month. But we were lucky. I send all our friends and North State customers touched by this devastation my biggest Stonemountain hug.
Peace, Love, and Prosperity,
SuZan Steinberg
fabriclady3@gmail.com
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics since 1981
Living the Dream Life of a Fabric Lover
fabriclady3@gmail.com
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics since 1981
Living the Dream Life of a Fabric Lover
I have a number of patterns I realize I will probably never use, still uncut in original envelopes and more stash than is reasonable. Is there a way Stone Mountain could co-ordinate donating patterns, fabric and notions to the sewists who were affected by the fire. Probably a lot of this kind of thing isn't covered by insurance even if their machines are. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteHi Nonna, thanks for reaching out to us! I believe there are organizations set up to handle donations of this type closer to the affected areas. I hope you find good homes for these patterns! We do have a community Free Bin at the store where we always welcome fabric stash and it all goes to folks who appreciate it and use it. Thanks! Suzan
Deletesuch a beautiful collection and even i can suggest some fabrics that which suits for your creativity. hope you like it.
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