Ever have one of those projects where you know exactly what kind of fabric you want and you can't find it? A while back I blogged about the asymmetrical top in the June 2010 issue of Burda Style. You can see the original post here. This weekend I decided that I'd head out to get some plain t-shirt knit to make this top in a basic black or navy to go with jeans or capri pants. There are three fabric stores within a 1/2 hour drive of my home, 2 Fabriclands and a local store called Fabric Depot. First stop, Fabric depot...closed for holidays. Fabricland, both stores left me empty handed. Well, not really only empty handed in terms of getting the fabric I needed for the asymmetrical top. Patterns were on sale so I did scoop up some new ones for my collection...not that I needed any.
Butterick 5498, tunic length open front jackets with raglan sleeves
Butterick 5493, collection of tunics with embellished fronts
McCalls 5989, robe, nighties and pyjama sets
McCalls 5941, pantsuit with a kimono inspired jacket by Palmer/Pletsch
The asymmetrical top project is on hold until I find the right fabric. In the meantime, I'll head to the sewing room and work on projects that have a matching set...fabric and pattern.
Christiana
Great pattern choices. Good luck on finding the fabric you are looking for.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know that I've got some pics up on my blog from the photo shoot of the retro-looking skirt I just made along with a quick and easy tutorial of how to make one in under 25 minutes with just leftover material and no pattern. Come by and see if you get a chance.
Trudy of Sewing With Trudyhttp://sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com/2010/08/photo-shoot-of-retro-skirt.html
It's funny isn't it how when you get in your head exactly the kind of fabric you want, it just can't be found! I like all your new pattern purchases.
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