I've posted a closeup of the fabric so you can see the print better - it's got the words hickory, oak, pecan, walnut, chestnut on it, with pictures of the nuts and leaves. How cool is that? While the colors - gray, red and purple - aren't my usual colors, I'm justifying wearing this because there are orange and green leaves interspersed with the others. Close enough, right?
I think the fabric is from the 1950s, but I can't be sure. My grandmom (actually my great-grandmom) died when I was 8, my mom took her stash, and I squirreled away this print before I hit my teens. It's been traveling with me ever since, waiting for the right project. Which this was, I think. Normally I'm not a puffed-sleeve kind of girl (see my comments on the BWOF dress earlier this week), but in this case, it worked with the fabric. And I have enough left over to make a matching skirt, which would turn this into a cute two-piece summer outfit.
Since I managed to finish all my pieces for the PR Wardrobe Contest, I'm debating if I want to enter the Mini-Wardrobe as well. I've been cleaning out my closets and drawers and getting rid of all the RTW that doesn't fit as well as it used to - or as well as what I make myself - and there are definite gaps in my wardrobe.
The rules for the Mini-Wardrobe are either 2 bottoms and 2 tops; 1 bottom and 3 tops; or 1 bottom, 1 dress and 2 tops. In all cases, 1 of the tops can be a jacket.
This would be an excuse for me to use the nice dark gray bottom-weight fabric that's been on the shelf and which didn't fit into the Wardrobe Contest entry. I certainly have other fabrics that would coordinate with it (offhand I can think of a light-and-dark gray stripe jersey that has a yen to be a BWOF top from last year) and most of those would also coordinate with the official wardrobe pieces. Yay! Just not sure if I want to do the extra top or a jacket. I have a few days before May - I'll sleep on it.
6 comments:
This is one of my favourite top patterns too, and how great that you could use the fab stash fabric. I agree that keeping a blog makes for more productive sewing and I'm also planning on trying the mini wardrobe contest, but no clues what to do yet!
Aww, I love that this fabric has been in your family for all these years. Nice top.
Oh, cute top! And that fabric is cuter than a box full of bunnies!
I inherited my hunsband's grandmother's stash so I have a lot of "oldies but goodies" too. I really like that top. I de-puffed the sleeves when I made it.
Wow, that qualifies as heirloom fabric, then! The top looks great, I'll be waiting to see the matching skirt.
I adore that fabric and the blouse is so cute! I am also planning on planning the mini-wardrobe, but I keep changing my mind on what to do - especially when I see things as sweet as your blouse!
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