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Fabric Shopping

May 18, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

I never find many fabrics I like at Joann’s but this last trip yesterday was very successful! I’m getting ready to start sewing some summer clothes for Sienna. How cute are these fabrics? Joann’s is having some great sales this week. Several of these were only $1.99 a yard! I went a little crazy.

I ran into my friend Emily on the sewing notions aisle! She looked so cute in a little dress and I was straight out of the pool, hat on head, and wearing biker shorts. That always happens to me. I need to stop looking so grungy on my errands!

Intentionally Mismatching Fabrics (on an Evelyn Skirt)

May 10, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

My friend Shari (see Happy Chickadee) and I were discussing fabric the other day and my “made-up” advice was that if you coordinate a bunch of fabrics that don’t match, sometimes it works, because it looks intentional.

This is another Evelyn skirt I made last night. The fabrics coordinate just enough. This is a gift for my friend’s daughter Beaux. Happy Birthday Beaux!

I attached matching yo-yos to a store bought t-shirt. Sorry for the long shadows…..it was really early morning when I photographed it!

Intentionally Mismatching Fabrics (on an Evelyn Skirt) yoyos via lilblueboo.com

See my previous Evelyn Skirt post for pattern info and yo-yo tutorial links! This is such an easy pattern and great for beginners.

The Evelyn Apron Skirt

May 2, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

My favorite pattern right now is the Evelyn Apron Skirt by Jona Giammalva. The original pattern has a little apron on the front of the skirt, but I left it off the one shown in the photo (I didn’t have a light enough fabric in my scraps). This is such an easy quick sew.

The Evelyn Apron Skirt via lilblueboo.com

The little green accent strip is by far my favorite part of the skirt. But I also love how “twirly” it is.

The Evelyn Apron Skirt accent strip via lilblueboo.com

I made a few little yo-yos out of leftover fabric scraps and sewed them in a cluster onto a little white tank to make a complete outfit. Heather Bailey has a great yo-yo tutorial on her blog.

You can purchase the pattern for the Evelyn skirt at You Can Make This. Jona also has a great blog and fabric website called Fabritopia. Very talented woman!

I really need to update my fabrics…there are so many great combinations you could put together for this pattern. Seriously, will someone please open up a huge fabulous fabric, ribbon, button store within 100 miles of Palm Desert?!