Fall Sewing

Fall is almost here and the weather is turning cooler. I have been thinking about fall clothes and what I need this year. The last several years I have spent most of "public" time in scrubs. Prior to that, I worked in an office as a manager and wore dressier clothes that now mostly hang in the back of the closet.

I am mostly in need of sportswear and casual clothes. I did have some of those but I lost 20 lbs over the last 3 years and most of what I have doesn't fit. I am planning to make 3 or 4 knit long sleeve tops, a couple of casual dresses and maybe 3 pair of pants. That is my PLAN! Let's see how productive I actually am! Because I certainly plan to make grandkid clothes also.

I recently made a set of camo clothes for all 3 grandsons and kind of got stuck in a camo state of mind. Mind you, I have never owned camo anything in my life. But I saw this lightweight camo knit with flowers and leaves and it looked kind of feminine, so in honor of the camo obsessed grandsons I thought I'd make some things to match. I can't wait to wear them over to their house and see their reaction.

I recently started subscribing to Burda style magazine. For those not familiar, Burda is a Dutch pattern company known for it's up to date fashion sense. The magazine shows pictures of the clothes made from the patterns and patterns for all the clothes. It costs about $9.00 an issue and has over 30 patterns of men, women and some kids clothes. The trick is the pieces are on the big sheet of paper in the middle of the magazine and you have to trace them from there onto paper and there are 4 large sheets and the pieces are all over the sheets. It's not for the faint of heart. I made my first garment from the magazine and it was an experience to say the least. If anyone is interested in giving it a try, I can give you some advice to help. Just let me know in the comments if you want to give it a try.

This is one sheet from the book. The pattern pieces are color coded and numbered and you have a search for them and then trace them onto your paper.

My Burda outfit. Wrap skirt and vest. I got this fabric as a red tag clearance at Joann's. It was marked $5.00 a yard and was an additional 50% off. It is a twill and silk mix for suiting and the color also contributed to my camo moment.

This is the camo knit shirt with the skirt.

I had enough fabric to make this dress in addition to the shirt. I had 3 yards of this fabric and that makes a dress and a long sleeved top. These patterns are very easy and, unlike the Burda whip up in an hour to an 

    hour and a half. They have 4 pattern pieces.

The top was from the Simplicity on the left and the dress came from the Cynthia Rowley for Simplicity on the 

right

This is the Burda style magazine that contained the vest and skirt pattern.

Let me know if you would like me to post tutorials on any thing related to sewing. That is all I have for now.

What are your fall creative plans? Let me know in comments. For now, enjoy the fall weather and keep coloring your world.