Wednesday 14 October 2015

Scuba Pencil Skirt


Well! It's Wednesday night and I'm in the middle of a grueling battle with the sleeve on my next sewing project, so as a distraction (and a reminder of what it feels like to successfully complete a sewing project!) I thought I'd update the blog with the last thing I made... 
and here it is...(drum roll) ta-dah!


homemade pencil skirt

I'd never worked with Scuba fabric before and was really surprised how easy it is to cut and sew. I thought it would be a nightmare but this was actually the quickest project I've ever sewn! I love the kaleidoscope print too and it makes a fresh change from all the florals I usually wear! I picked up the fabric at Mood Fabrics this summer while holidaying in New York... along way to go to get some more so I'm glad this pencil skirt didn't go wrong!

Homemade Scuba skirt


Saturday 3 October 2015

Fabric Stash

This year I also went on my first ever New York fabric shopping trip. It. Was. INCREDIBLE! I spent an entire morning in Mood fabrics and B and J Fabrics in the Garment District and came back with these amazing finds to stock up my stash.... The purple fabric is Silk Faille and the rest of the fabric is scuba. Not sure what I'll be making with it all yet but that's the whole point of a fabric stash!

Mood Fabrics
Mood Fabrics in the Garment District ... my spiritual home... sigh...