April Sewing

Not much going on in the way of sewing for the past week or so.  I have cut around pattern pieces for two projects I want to sew soon.  One is a Vogue dress pattern, V9022.  There are nice reviews of this pattern on Pattern Review.  I plan to use a double knit from Gorgeous Fabrics, called geranium.

I purchased this in 2012.  I pressed it this evening as I had washed it last weekend to prepare for sewing.

The other pattern I pulled out and cut around pattern pieces is a new purchase. Butterick 6175.  You can tell that this pattern is loose fitting. I may not make mine as loose.

I plan to use this fabric that I acquired from Schoolhouse Fabrics in Floyd, VA last year.  It is a Robert Kaufman polyester semi sheer fabric.

Both of these pieces make me feel like spring time!

I have so many sewing plans running through my head and need to get moving.

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I decided I wanted to make this skirt by Simplicity.  The fabric is from my last staycation and visit to Schoolhouse Fabrics.

Schoolhouse Fabrics

Most of my fabric purchases are made online these days.  We have a JoAnn's but the fabric selection is hit or miss most times I visit.  They do have decent selection of notions, patterns and buttons.  If you are into crafting, they have an enormous selection of those type items.

As you know I am on "staycation" this week and have gotten some sewing in as I had hoped.  Yesterday I decided to go to Floyd, VA.  This is a laid back community, home of Blue Grass and clogging, farming and even hippies.  There is an old schoolhouse that was converted into a fabric store with apparel, home dec and quilting fabrics.  How long has this store existed, I don't know.  When I moved to this area over 10 years ago, I was told I needed to go there. They also have a great selection of buttons, fabric trims, patterns, sewing related books and magazines.  It is about an hour away from where I live and I decided I was going there as I had not been in a couple of years.

Fabric selection is usually varied and you never know what you are going to find. Yesterday I found quite a bit that needed a new home.  I will say they have a large selection of lining fabric in various colors and I have quite a few in my stash and only picked up three colors this time around.

Here is a photo of my fabric haul

There are lining fabrics, satin back shantung, stretch lace, stretch faux leather, and cotton blends.

Hang Loose Lining Fabrics

Mauve and Oyster Stretch Lace

 I was lucky with the mauve stretch lace as it proves to be a nice color blend with the Vogue faux wrap skirt that I keep trying to find a panel to attach that makes the skirt more wearable. Now I just need to determine how to do that.

Stretch faux leather embossed to look like crocodile(?)

Cotton-linen blend ikat like fabric

Floral cotton/poly fabric-rather sheer

Navy blue, chocolate brown, cream shantung

I picked up a few buttons, as well as some piping. 

I could have spent a fortune on buttons because of their selections.  I was on a budget and in the end I did not spend it all!