Month: February 2019

#SewBasic Fabrics Choices

There are a myriad of online and bricks and mortar stores that offer amazing fabrics suitable for #SewBasic, but since Lush Fabrics Australia is our sponsor that’s who I’m going to chat about here. Lush has been around for a little over twelve months, but in that short amount of time has gained a reputation for amazing quality fabrics and even more amazing customer service. Plus, the prices are budget friendly and they offer both ZipPay and Afterpay. Lush always gets a big thumbs up from me – I order nearly every month! So, our Sewalong. A lot of the patterns that are suitable for our sewalong use knits, which is what I’ll be focusing on today. Lush also have a fabulous selections of ghost crepe and rayon challis which are woven. Cotton Spandex Cotton Spandex is a fantastic choice for so many things! It’s suitable for underwear, bras, socks, leggings, yoga pants, tshirts, dresses, cardigans and more! You really can’t go wrong with such a versatile base. Lush has different weights of cotton spandex, as well as a huge variety of prints, stripes, and solids. Seriously there are 30+ shades of solids available at the moment! Brushed Poly Single and double brushed poly are both beautiful fabrics suitable for leggings, underwear, t-shirts, dresses, cardigans and so much more.  It has a wonderful amount of both horizontal and vertical...

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#SewBasic Pattern Ideas

The following is just a small snippet into the patterns suitable for our sewalong. If your pattern is not on the list don’t worry! We are accepting any designer in this competition. Leggings and Yoga Pants Rebecca Page Pippa Pants Patterns for Pirates Peg Legs Cashmerette Belmont Leggings and Yoga Pants Helen’s closet Avery Leggings Hey June Sloan Leggings Boo! Designs Pins Sinclair Patterns Sunset Lounge Pants T-shirts, Tanks and Singlets Rad Patterns Everything Tank Sinclair Patterns Kylee Cami Pattern Emporium Endless Summer Tee Hey June Lane Raglan Hey June Durango Tank Cashmerette Concord Tee Patterns for Pirates Free Spirit Tank Jeans Megan Nielsen Dawn Jeans Do it better yourself Club Jeans Casherette Ames Jeans Closet case Patterns Ginger Jeans Underwear, Socks, and Miscellaneous Stitch upon a time Bunzies, Scrundlewear, Brazi and Shirtzie The Wolf and Tree Socks Made by Jacks Mum Speedy Pants Flosstyle Patterns Ultimate Bucket Hat Orange Lingerie – Various lingerie Jalie – 3242 Underwear for the Whole Family This is definitely not an exhaustive list of the patterns available that are suitable for our sewalong! There are just sooooo many. If you’re looking for something in particular that’s not on this list, please let me know and I’ll do my best to dig it up for you. Happy sewing -Beth...

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