Thursday, September 18, 2014

Stripy Fall Stashbusting

Yippee! I finally got to sew something fun! It fits into my FESA plans and it is Stashbusting! Win Win Win! Do you want to see it?


 There are those mornings when you drag yourself out of bed and don't want to fight with your clothes. I was spoiled with all my easy throw on summer dresses and wanted something for fall and winter. When I found this gorgeous teal and grey strip remnant at a thrift store I thought it would make a nice cropped sweatshirt or something. Then I got it home and realized it matched perfectly with a remnant of gorgeous cotton interlock in my stash!

Yes, I'm feeling full of sass in this!
I used Cake Pattern's Hummingbird Top for the bodice lengthening the sleeves as much as I could with the yardage I had. As you can see it wasn't much. I cut 2 inch wide strips for the bands for the neckline and sleeves. I really like the neckline on this top. 


For the skirt I kept it simple. I serged all the remaining fabric into a tube, quartered it and pleated the front and gathered the back. I just eyeballed the pleats and kind of like how the five little pleats turned out. Easy peasy.


I didn't hem the bottom and the sweatshirt fabric had enough body that I didn't need to reinforce the waist seam. I sewed it on just my serger and it took about an hour. I can't tell you how delighted I am with this color combo and comfort. I think this will see a lot of wear with my Espresso leggings and sweaters!
How's your fall sewing going? How often do you reuse your patterns? I find myself often reaching for this top or the Cabarita pattern when I'm wondering what to do with my knits.

9 comments:

Fadanista said...

Well done. Isn't it great when something you buy matches something you already have? This is a really handy dress. I think I need something like this!

Sharon said...

Score, love how they match so perfectly and you have a great dress!

prolificprojectstarter said...

Lovely colours, but the important question is, have you stolen Dorothy's ruby red slippers?

EmSewCrazy said...

It's super comfy! I love it! I was so tickled when these two fabrics worked out! Both were a bit small on their own.

EmSewCrazy said...

Thanks Sharon! I was beyond ticked when I realized they would work.

EmSewCrazy said...

Hehe, that would be telling! I love the colors too! All the colors! ;)

BirdandBicycle said...

Lovely work!

Lisette said...

Looks perfect for Fall to me! It remains fairly warm where I live and I could see myself throwing something like this on.

EmSewCrazy said...

It is super cozy and WONDERFUL! You should make one!