Made by a Fabricista: Casual Silk Top and Crepe Knit Pants
For this month's post, I decided to show you a wonderful product on Fabric Mart's site. Fabric Kits! Did you know Fabric Mart has these? If you've never used a Fabric Kit, it is a great opportunity to try a new pattern company with a fabric that is perfect for that make.
Here is a link so you can browse for yourself! Fabric-Kits
I chose a kit in my favorite color to wear, black. My kit is by The Sewing Workshop and I made the Eureka skirt in a ponte knit in black.
As I mentioned earlier, the pattern and fabric pairing is really nice. This skirt is perfect in a rather stable ponte knit. This fabric washes and dries really well and holds its shape when you wear it all day.
I always forget how difficult it is to photograph black inside. The details on this skirt are fun. This is different than a regular straight skirt. I hope you can see the seaming on this skirt. There are no side seams and the V in the front forms a bit of a pleat at the center front and back. It also has an elastic waistline and this time of year, who doesn't love that?
To go with this skirt, I choose this gray and black striped knit. This was very nice to work with and even nicer on my skin! I used a free pattern I found on-line and I quite like it and thought the casual styling was really nice with the skirt, plus it hides the elastic waistband so I am the only one who knows!
Fabric Mart has a nice selection of notions and one I want to highlight is the SewkeysE tape. If you've never tried this, do! It is amazing on knits and I am so sold on it I won't use any other brand. I used it on the hems of my top and skirt and also to stabilize the neckline of the top. It works like a dream!
After fusing the SewkeysE tape, it is simple to just turn the hem up and then stitch. Since I am not loving my coverstitch, I use a stretch stitch on my regular Bernina sewing machine and it worked beautifully.
I hope if you're not too sure about sewing with knit fabric you'll give a Fabric kit a try. I also hope you'll try the SewkeysE tape! It applies so easily and makes a nice clean edge if you like to use it as a guide for pressing a perfect hem length. See below for that!
Thanks for reading!
Sue from Ilove2sew!
Sue from Ilove2sew!
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Posted on February 14 2018
Love it. I prewash dry clean only fabrics in my machine regularly and figure I am just looking for their real selves. It is a risk, but I just do not dry clean most clothes. I have had rayons that crinkled up and I cut them crinkled so they would look right straight out of the machine without ironing.
What a beautiful outfit! Thank you for sharing such good information on sewing with the silk. I haven't sewn anything with silk yet, but I have 10 yards of silk chiffon that I just bought from Fabric Mart that are waiting to be turned into a dress. Your information will be helpful.
Very cute….
Ann, so cute! Great color combinations for you and as always, lovely sewing!
What an exquisite color and you wear it beautifully. The whole outfit is lovely but the top is breath-taking. Thanks for the tips for sewing a lightweight silk and for letting us know that washing it worked out okay. The tunic pattern is lovely also and I love the tucks on it. Thanks so much for sharing.
Really love your Valentine outfit. Lovely color for you. I especially like your pants. Wonderful outfit!