Pulling things together ...

The purple skirt and jeans from my SWAP have so far seen limited wear as I don't have a lot that goes with them.  I realise that my colour ability is limited, so unless I see fabrics together I find it hard to imagine what goes with what and this makes for a lot of orphans in my wardrobe. 

A trip to Spotlight to see if I was fortunate enough for them to have stocked the zipper rack proved very fruitful.  Not only did they have a black invisible zipper in the length I wanted, they had a length of fabric I wanted and there weren't 193 people in a queue with only one cashier.  I found this fabric on the sale table for $5 a metre and was delighted to find that there was an additional 40% off, so it cost me $3 per metre.

The print is not one I necessarily like, but the colours in it makes it very versatile.  It goes with my purple SWAP bottoms, the red skirt from last week, black and even brown.  I decided to make BWOF 01-08-116 wrap top that was very popular a few years ago.  As I have become enamoured of Frankenpatterning, I did a bit on this top.  First of all, I lengthened it by 5cm, then I frankenpatterned the sleeve head onto my TNT t-shirt KS3338 and finally frankenpatterned the fronts with the ties onto the wrap ties from M5974.  The original ties are just hemmed and show the wrong side of the fabric.  I know from previous versions of this top that it drove me crazy.

These ties are wedge shaped rather than square and seamed together to create a neat, easy to use and attractive tie.  I never really loved this pattern before, but now I've made these changes I really like it.

I think I have become the queen of squeezing many garments from small amounts of fabric because I was able to get another very useful garment out of it.  This is BWOF 08-08-118, which I have now made three times and I know will go into heavy rotation immediately.




I'm rather pleased with my sewing; two garments for $9!

Comments

Ambitious Sewer said…
Wow!!!! That's an awesome investment. The tops really came out nicely.
June 11, 2012 at 7:52 PM
prttynpnk said…
Oh, wait. Not only do I have to sew with a plan, but it has to match other stuff I sew? Oh, crumbs. This foresight thing may be too much for little me.
June 11, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Summer Flies said…
Hmmm.... lovely! I do like the fabric and wish I was that lucky at Spotlight .. LOL! That's great to get two pieces out of that fabric.
June 11, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Anonymous said…
I love that print and what you've made with it. Isn't it nice when you sew something that pairs up with a wardrobe orphan.
June 11, 2012 at 10:57 PM
kbenco said…
This is just too organized and lucky. Two orphan rescue garments, AND a fabric bargain from an unlikely source.Your tops will look fabulous with your purple jeans.
June 12, 2012 at 6:17 AM
Dahra said…
Wow I think that would have been the bargin of the year.
They turned out beautiful.
June 12, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Dahra said…
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June 12, 2012 at 3:34 PM
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June 12, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Sharon said…
What a great find and an even better price, love the colours and so good that it will go with so many other pieces in your wardrobe.
June 12, 2012 at 5:30 PM
The Slapdash Sewist said…
That is quite a steal! Great, versatile pieces.
June 13, 2012 at 1:02 AM
gwensews said…
You should be proud! Terrific print!
June 13, 2012 at 6:57 AM
Sheila said…
I love that print and perfect for pairing with other items.
June 15, 2012 at 3:13 AM
Diana said…
Two great pieces and what a bargain!
June 24, 2012 at 11:20 AM
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