Happy Saturday....
We have a huge lacrosse tournament in town this weekend and my oldest has two games today. It is amazing to me that she is 7 and we are already this busy with sports....can't imagine what is going to happen when all three are in sports. Before I head out I thought I would share some Wish projects...
When I have new collection of fabric released I always make patterns - sewing cards or clothing - to give you ideas on ways to use the fabric. One of the most important things is that what I create can also be translated into other fabrics.... making the pattern useful for shops and customers alike for a longer period of time than just the life of the fabric. It is sad that a fabrics lifespan on average is 6 to 9 months. There are times that if it is really popular it will last a year.
Several years ago when I introduced my Wrenly collection I made a twin size quilt out of the voile called Betsy. It uses big pieces of fabrics that in turn make a quick quilt to piece. I thought it was a perfect "off to college quilt" and out of voile it is so soft and cuddly. I re-created Betsy out of Wish voile...
The original...
Wish version....
One of the other patterns that I recreated was the Lanie Dress....LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress. Originally I made it out of Novella rayon...which flows beautifuly.
For Wish I made it out of the Knit...talk about comfortable...
The knit is so amazing to work with I had to take the two Girlfriend patterns that I had done out of Karavan knit and make them out of Wish....
The Original Sondy...
The New Sondy...
The Original Isabelle....
The new Isabelle...
Since Wish is such a special collection to me and it connects me to my favorite people I had to make Wish Birds for my booth and for my friends....
I do love re-creating patterns but I also have lots of ideas for new patterns....
I did four new patterns for this season. First is the Jillie wrap skirt...
This skirt is so quick and easy to make and is very flattering. I LOVE maxi skirts and dresses so this skirt is long. I have made it out of knit, voile and rayon. They all have different qualities of drape and coziness.
The next is the Amelia Shawl...
This awesome shawl is a big rectangle that has buttons along both edges to create sleeves....I love to knit so I included a knit version in the pattern. When the Amelia Shawl is made out of the voile it is the perfect summer cover up.
Pockets of Wishes is a small wall hanging created with pockets for "wishes" or dreams, kids drawings, etc.
All of the pieces are top stitched onto a background rather than pieced.
The last pattern is my favorite by far....Trinity spent a lot if time in my head before I was able to create what I saw. I just love how the variety of creams and whites in the background create a great texture as well as the different substrates that I used; linen, cotton and embossed fabrics.
This card is not a beginner sewing card it is more of an intermediate technique card. I show you how to make the strips and cut them into triangles free form so your quit will be your own not exactly like mine. I enjoyed it so much I am going to be doing more of these technique cards to go with the beginner cards.
I am being called to head to the lacrosse game.... Have a great day! More Wish projects and inspiration to come....
XO
Valori
