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Monday, April 6, 2020

Using my Left-over Knit Scrap Fabric to Make a Hoodie!

When I see a pile of left-over scraps like this
or 
that drawer of saved scraps,




I see possibilities!
Yeap, that is one of my personal style traits:
Using those little bits
that others would throw away! 

I just finished making my granddaughter 
some new summer clothes that 
are mix- and match with
similar color tones...watercolors.

While cleaning up my sewing room, I began to think 
of how I could incorporate these
scraps into a shirt.
The fabrics are 220 gram cotton/spandex 
and they feel so soft yet durable.
So, I didn't want to waste an inch.

The shirt front features a log cabin square, 
and this sets the tone of soft watercolors.
Each sleeve has 4 or 5 color-blocked
layers of prints, stripes, or a water-color print
that feels like a solid more than a print.
And it turned out like this:




So many wonderful 
color-blocks
that just need 
a bit
of fabric.


I used a larger
scrap of the back, 
because your eyes
need a break
when you use so many 
different prints and stripes.
 


YUMMY




So much fun to make that I just 
had to make another
scrap shirt. 



So that is my
Personal
Style

Use those left-overs
and keep 
your money in the bank.




The dinosaur scrappy t-shirt turned out better that I imagined, but what to wear with them? Scrappy shorts with Dinosaur footprints on your butt, of course. I appliqued the dinosaur footprints onto a piece of the original black fabric from the panel, 
then cut out the shorts back. 




Saturday, April 4, 2020

Transformations Through a Collection of Garments

When you sew a collection of garments that all work together transformations are possible. 
 Add a few solids, such as, lavender knit shorts, white t-shirt, and lime green leggings and the collection is greatly expanded.
  
So to create my transformational collection, I used this analogous color scheme as my overall plan to make the garments so much more versatile.  
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