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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Fun With Fashion and Scrap Busting Too

Since I am so late in getting to this post, I decided to just call it fun with fashion rather than our usual Monday Morning Inspiration post.

My husband broke his ankle a few weeks ago. Of course it was his right ankle, so no driving, and no much of anything else either. So, I am doing all the driving, and running all the errands. I have always been extremely grateful for all he does to help me, but now that it's all on me...I am all the more grateful!!! 

I absolutely love fun fabrics, something that's just a little out of the norm. I shared the jacket below earlier this summer. I had it in the Haute Couture fashion show this past May. It's such a fun jacket to wear, and I always get lots of compliments on the jacket. Look closely and you'll see the faces in the fabric pattern. 


I found the fabric below at Oak Fabrics here in Chicago. I ended up pairing the dress with the jacket. When I wear the two together, I call the combo, faces in the dark, and faces in the light :) 


Below is another fabric from the same designer. I found this on the Mood website. It sold out quickly! I actually bought this fabric before I found the white knit at Oak Fabrics. The white faces knit I just could not resist :/ I'm sure you know the feeling ;)...Anyway, I was just a little short on the fabric for this skirt, so the skirt is a little shorter than I would like. To remedy the issue, I added a black band around the hem. Rather than leave it a plain black band, I bought some embroidery floss and did a little stitching. I'll share that in an upcoming post. 


As I was going through Pinterest, I came across a number of ideas that I thought would be fun to do. We all love something a little fun, and too, if you've sewn for more than a minute, you have scraps. So not only are these ideas fun, they offer great ideas for doing a little scrap busting too!!! 

I absolutely love this little skirt! And it's a great way to use up scraps. 


This is the same skirt, but rather than fabrics, a tape was used to create the silhouette.
Another fun use of scraps. 


Here's the top in a skirt version.


I thought this top was especially sweet. It's patchwork, but super fun!


This is a gown that would get you noticed at any gala!


Another great way to use some scraps.


Wishing you an absolutely wonderful day, and have a little fun with YOUR fashion! 
Rhonda

6 comments:

  1. What absolute fun for the middle of the week. And inspiring too. Thanks

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  2. My goodness Rhonda! You are going to have to start making garments out of bubble wrap for you and your hubby. Prayer going up now for you both.

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  3. Rhonda, is the dress silhouette your own pattern? I love that style and though I'm not usually a garment sewer I could see myself attempting that one. Very cute!

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  4. Great fun ideas! You wear them well!

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  5. So very Elsa Schiaparelli. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

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  6. Oh no. So sorry to hear about your husband. I’ll keep him in my prayers.

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