Fall Pattern and Fabric Sewing Plans
For so many years living in the Midwest I feel like Labor Day weekend hits and it marks the end of summer, with it the weather starts turning from one day to the next. You get that chill in the air and the days get a tad more windy. In other words, fall shows itself, and I will say I love fall and all fall things. Growing up in Puerto Rico you didn’t get any of the distinct seasons. You got summer and a little bit of spring when the trees looked a little but more full and that was the extent of the seasons. But living in the US and in the Midwest you get the full four seasons spectrum. Which I gotta say its great because I love to sew clothes.
So here are my sewing plans for the next two months or so.
M7967 - Calling this my last summer make (one more!). I bought plenty of this double brushed knit fabric from Joann’s, I made myself an Adrienne Blouse by Friday Pattern Company. Great pattern by the way quick to make with 1.5 yards but I wanted to make another knit dress and I was able to get another 2 yards. I believe this fabric is completely sold out. I’m doing view C with the gathering at the front from M7967 and using the sleeves from M8058.
Adrienne Blouse from The Friday Pattern Company - One of the few indie patterns I’ve tried this year.
M7991 - This is a wrap dress, its not a new pattern but its great for a beginner. I think it’s got like four pieces, but I’m using this double brushed mineral yellow knit. I’ll pair this with a pair of knee high boots, a belt and I’m ready to go.
M7893- Another wrap dress, its a slightly different version from the one above but I got this geometric print at Joann’s from their fall collection (if we can call it that) and I thought… why not! I tend to go for these designs as I don’t want to deal with matching stripes or big designs.
M8083 - I started working on this pattern about three months ago, I had picked a crinkle rayon and it was all working well until I added the bottom portion and the waist became a dropped waist from the stretch and weight of the fabric, so I had to abandon that project. So I’m coming back at it now with a satin backed crepe. I’m using the crepe side. As much as I would love to have a satin dress, I may get weird looks at the grocery store. But I do love the color on this satin! If I can find more of this fabric I can see myself making a bias skirt with the satin side.
V1835 - I talked about this one in my pattern haul last week, and I love the asymmetrical neckline and this one is perfect to lounge around my home on the weekends. I got this python print months ago. Don’t ask me why I got it. I’m not a python print person but I figured I might as well use it because this I can rock at home on a Sunday morning.
S8551 - I will be hacking this pattern. These sleeves are a big fat no as shown on the battery with the bell shaped or the balloon on view D. I may go for a 3/4 length sleeve and do a cuff on them along with elongating the skirt with a side slit. I’ll be using this Everly Brick Twill from Melanated Fabrics. It is now sold out but they do have it in Everly Twill red. It is really really really soft. If I have enough fabric I’ll be making a top with it too.
M5579 OR S9041 - SO I also have this Troy Bluestone fabric from Melanated. My preference is to do S9041 but I do wonder if I have enough fabric for this pattern or if I do M5579. I guess I won’t know until I cut all the pattern pieces and see if it all fits, Plus it also has a pattern so I have to make sure that its placed in the right place, that right there is why you want tissue paper for your patterns! M5579 is no longer in print and you will have to find it on Etsy.
B6331 - It is a unlined raglan sleeve trench jacket. I have plenty of fun bias tape from a dress that I made a few weeks ago with a Dashwood Studio fabric I purchased from Minerva and I also have cerulean blue sateen from Joann’s. It will be a slow sew because putting in bias tape will take a while but I think once I’m done I’ll be happy with the end result. The bias tape gives it a fun vibe inside the jacket but I can wear it both in the fall and spring. This pattern is no longer in print, you will have to find this one on Etsy or Amazon.
M7470- One of those Palmer Pletsch tissue patterns, I have this beautiful chocolate brown faux suede fabric. Since its suede I need to take it slow because once you puncture it there is no going back, so I will most definitely make a toile on this to check fit and pretty much practice the pattern so when i sew the suede its much easier the second time around. This pattern with this fabric feels a little reminiscent of classic Halston dresses. This pattern is no longer in print under McCalls but look them under a Butterick pattern number in the near future as Palmer Pletsch has been reissuing their patterns under Butterick with a different pattern number I don’t see it within the new fall patterns just released but I’m sure this one will be coming up soon. If not there is always Etsy or amazon.
So those are my plans, that’s quite a bit. Let me know what are you sewing for fall.
