When one of my favorite sewing sisters called me and told me she had recommended me for the Fabrics & Fabrics Sewcialite Spotlight I was so excited. I truly love all the fabric she collects and am saving my coins so when I head back home to NYC I can do some major fabric shopping with her instead of holding her bags.
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For my collab I decided to choose two fabrics that I knew could stand alone as well as go to together. I enjoy mixing prints and this was my way to show my design process. The fabric had a slight misprint but I really wanted it and knew that by pleating it you wouldn’t be able to see it. It is a beautiful Rosette Floral 100 % Silk Twill with large scale prints. The vibrant colors of purple, red, lavender, white, teal and khaki just pop!
For the pleats I used the fork method to create the pleats. I didn’t need them to be perfect in size but I did want to see a pleating affect. I used spray starch and pins to hold the pleats and the let the skirt hang overnight. I also, gave it a good press the following day with some light starch. I chose to do a pleated wrap skirt and kept the pleats exposed at the top and used a tie piece to close.
For the second fabric I chose this beautiful geometric 100% silk Crepe de Chine. With vibrant colors of purple, magenta, orange and white.
For the top I chose a body suit pattern from Simplicity Patterns #S8789 as I only had just about 2 yards and knew this would work perfectly. I also wanted a piece that I could throw on together with the skirt or with jeans.
