Winner of the Ann Kelle Giveaway Announced!!

Congratulations to: Cherie Godbey


Cherie, please send us your address to send your goodies out! fabricworm@gmail.com

Enjoy!


Thanks,


Fabricworm and Ann Kelle

Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale @ Fabricworm.com

Here we go Fabricworms! It's major sale time this Thanksgiving! We've got Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and everything inbetween sale offerings! **For Black Friday:** 15% off Entire Purchase of $75.00 or more with coupon code "bf15off". Sale lasts from Friday 11/26, 6am to 12am Midnight PST . **Saturday through Monday:** Spend $50 or more and get 10% off with coupon code "cm10off". **For Cyber Monday ONLY:** The first 20 customers to spend $100 or more get free Aprons! Sale begins Monday at 6am PST and ends Monday 11/29, at 11:59 pm PST.

Head over to Fabricworm to take advantage of this huge sale! Have a Wonderful Holiday!

The Fabricworm Team

Ann Kelle Giveaway! Don't miss this one...

Hi Fabricworms,

We hope you had a relaxing weekend, or sewed your heart out!

Fabric Designer Kelle Boyd, better known as "Ann Kelle" has kindly offered up a bundle of her fabrics totaling 2.5 yards.

All you have to do is:

1. "like" Ann Kelle on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ann-Kelle/278285282961

2. subscribe to the Ann Kelle blog: http://www.annkelle.com/category/blog/

3. After you've done this, just return to this Fabricworm Blog post to leave a comment letting us know if you've: 

1. liked "Ann Kelle" on Facebook and/or 

2. subscribed to the "Ann Kelle" blog

Giveaway ends on Friday, November 26th at Midnight.

Holiday Party Ensemble featuring Innocent Crush!

Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush line is pretty fabulous. The color scheme is sophisticated, modern and incredibly versatile. Looking at the prints just made me want to sew a holiday party dress and jacket.

Here is the lovely Arleen, modeling the jacket and dress. A Modern Day Alice in Wonderland I think!


The home decorator weight cottons are perfect for outerwear. It is thicker and has a great sturdy weight for a jacket. Turn of Events Blush lined with Maybe Sixpence voile made for a really beautiful combination. Of course, I think you could pair any of her prints and have it look amazing.

Jacket Exterior, Turn of Events Blush

Jacket Lining, Maybe Sixpence

Amy Butler's Sandlewood Jacket pattern is really a terrific jacket pattern that is very user-friendly. The instructions are clear and she includes a lot of well-labeled diagrams. It is a nice pattern to try if you are interested in slightly more advanced garment construction. The back pieces have a curve to them and back darts, making the jacket fitted and sophisticated. The pattern included instructions for a fabric tie but this jacket would look fabulous closed with big buttons or a skinny belt.


I have two comments/tips for this pattern:

First, the bottom hem is a little tricky. The jacket widens at the bottom so when you turn over the bottom to hem, you end up with a little extra bulk that you have to ease into the hem. It looks fine from the outside but it does create a few wrinkles on the inside.

Second, the pattern doesn't call for you to under stitch or top stitch around the front and collar but I think it is a nice addition to make the jacket look a little more finished.

 

Evening Empire Dress Fabric, Mixed Signals, Striking

 I have been itching to try the voile for garment sewing since I first felt it and the Mixed Signals Striking was a fun print to try out. The print itself is modern and a little funky. The silkiness of the fabric itself and the way it drapes makes it pretty awesome to work with.

Anna Maria Horner's Evening Empire Dress pattern was the perfect choice for the dress. The bodice has a very cool triangle detail that also creates a really lovely shape for the bust. The empire style makes constructing the body of the dress very quick and easy. The dress is lined, which is great, especially if you are sewing with the voile, which is a little shear. Anna Maria's patterns are very well done and her instructions are clear and easy to follow.

I have two comments/tips about this pattern:

First, the pattern calls for you to machine sew the lining to the invisible zipper. For some reason this really scared me, but I pushed through the fear, gave it a shot and it worked out perfectly. I just started at the bottom of the zipper and sewed up to the top of the dress. It looks awesome.

Second, the pattern calls for you to gather the lining the same way you gather the exterior fabric for the body of the dress. This dress is lined with Black Kona Cotton Solid Pepper, which is a little thicker than the voile. I felt that having two layers of gathers under the bust just added too much unnecessary bulk. When I make this dress again, I will reduce the width of the lining so it is more fitted and won't cause any extra bulk.

Good luck and happy sewing!
The Fabricworm Girls

Interview with Dan Stiles and a Giveaway @ RyanWalshQuilts!

Hey Fabricworms! I wanted to do a quick post to let you all know that Ryan Walsh, of http://www.ryanwalshquilts.com/ has posted an interview with Dan Stiles about his new fabric line "Marine" for Birch Organic Fabrics, our very own Organic Collection, and we are offering a giveaway along with it. So be sure to head over there now! http://www.ryanwalshquilts.com/

Cute Patchwork Whale Pillow displayed at our Quilt Market Booth!

Have a Swell Weekend! And be sure to check out our Sale! 10% off all custom Fabricworm bundles, 1/2 yard and fat quarters through Monday 11/15! http://fabricworm.com