Made by a Fabricista: Summer Sweater Knit

Hello Sewing Friends! I hope all of you are safe, healthy, and feeling good about life in general. These are crazy times we are living in!

As I was debating what to make for my July blog post, I ran across a few garments made from lightweight sweater knits and decided to look through FMs selection. I found this gorgeous black, white, and gray floral that I made my dress out of.

It appears to be sold out right now, but here are some other great choices. Sweater knits I like checking on FMs site on a frequent basis as their selection is updated often.

I didn't have to do anything special or out of the ordinary with this fabric. I treated it just as any other knit garment. I chose a dress pattern that listed sweater knit as an option, although this fabric is lightweight and I could have thought of it as regular light to mid weight. If you are interested, here is a link to the pattern: Joanne faux wrap knit dress

As always, I use a fusible knit stay tape at the neckline, armscye, and hemline to stabilize it.

I love this dress! I plan on wearing it often. I feel pretty and polished when wearing it.

I hope that you are making some garments that make you feel pretty, polished, are comfortable and make you feel like a million bucks wearing them!

Thanks for reading!

Sue

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