Sewers around the world are raiding their stashes for the annual "Precious Fabric Challenge."
Sewing teacher Whitney Luckenbill from TomKat Stitchery challenges us every year to raid our stashes for that fabric that scares us. Maybe it was too expensive, too hard to sew with, too hard to find, or just too much. And she challenges us to sew with it!
I love this challenge because I believe that great fabric deserves to be sewn into great items we can use. It doesn't do anyone any good to stay locked away in a stash.
I chose this red velour (?) fabric with a cool right side/wrong side difference. I'm making a Daring Duster with it as part of the Daring Duster Sew-along this September. The fabric is heavier than the pattern calls for, so I plan to make some subtle changes to a few pattern pieces to accommodate the bulk. And maybe do the yoke and cuffs in a contrast fabric!
Check out the Style Falcon YouTube channel for the whole story. And follow Whitney on Instagram to get all the details of the challenge. Enter your project by the end of the month and you might win some cool prizes!
Thanks great Christine! Thanks for sharing! I’d love to see your final Secret Jeans Trousers! Please post a review when you’re done or email me!
I am currently working on a fit model for the secret jeans and I have come closer to a well fitting pair of pants than ever. One very long summer, I have it my all and used several patterns to make ten or more trial garments carefully following fitting directions. I took an in person course and continued consulting afterwards with slightly better results. Still not good enough to suit me. I’d like to thank you since with one trial, I have hope after 65 years of sewing. I sewed great pants in my youth and now may in my wise woman years.
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