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WHEN KAREN WANTS TO TRAVEL, SHE MAKES A TRAVEL WARDROBE
WHEN KAREN WANTS TO TRAVEL, SHE MAKES A TRAVEL WARDROBE
I was "gifted" with 3 yards of this nice rust linen. I knew I wanted to make a Color Me Chic jacket and a pant. Louise found this great cotton shoe print for the top (Simplify Your Life with the button shoulder) (and I do love shoes). When I got all 3 pieces done I went to my closet to see what else might go with it. And after a brief looksee here is what I found :
Navy pant - One Seams with exposed darts at bottom - CLD fabric
White pant - Easy Ageless Cool - CLD fabric
White linen jacket - By Popular Demand, no buttons - CLD fabric
Off white linen top - Just My Style (out of stock) - Stash I think
Beige linen pant - One Seams - stash - eons old
Navy jacket - Anything But Ordinary - modified, lengthened and pintucked - Stash. Not my best sewing efforts but I needed a travel jacket in a hurry and this fabric was available and could be wadded up and used for a pillow if necessary.
Sandy here: Wow, this was resourceful. Just think of how many outfits could be made from these garments. Karen knows what colors work for her and the styles are compatible, so BOOM--travel wardrobe!
STITCH TO STYLE SUMMER WARDROBE
READ ALL ABOUT IT ON THE STITCH TO STYLE BLOG
View A of The Blouse Perfected.
Remember this? It's the first one I showed you on the Stitch to Style blog. I modified the pattern to shorten the sleeves, and I had fun with the stripes. This was the first shirt to match the plum-colored pants.
The idea was to create a group of cool, easy garments for a breezy summer vacation. (Maybe next year?)
Putting It Together shell.
This top achieved my goal of creating 3 tops for every pant or skirt in the wardrobe. And a plus--there was enough fabric left over to make it even after I made the shirt.
Simplify Your Life, View A
And this was the second top to match the plum-colored One-Seam pants. You may recall that I pulled in the pants at the hem with a button sewed on through a pleat. See the detail at Stitch to Style.
One plus of coordinating your colors is that you can extend your wardrobe effortlessly. My goal was to have 3 tops per pant, but by combining the two striped tops, I made a fourth outfit with no additional effort. Winner!!
READ ALL ABOUT IT ON THE STITCH TO STYLE BLOG
View A of The Blouse Perfected.
Remember this? It's the first one I showed you on the Stitch to Style blog. I modified the pattern to shorten the sleeves, and I had fun with the stripes. This was the first shirt to match the plum-colored pants.
The idea was to create a group of cool, easy garments for a breezy summer vacation. (Maybe next year?)
Putting It Together shell.
This top achieved my goal of creating 3 tops for every pant or skirt in the wardrobe. And a plus--there was enough fabric left over to make it even after I made the shirt.
Simplify Your Life, View A
And this was the second top to match the plum-colored One-Seam pants. You may recall that I pulled in the pants at the hem with a button sewed on through a pleat. See the detail at Stitch to Style.
One plus of coordinating your colors is that you can extend your wardrobe effortlessly. My goal was to have 3 tops per pant, but by combining the two striped tops, I made a fourth outfit with no additional effort. Winner!!
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