Daily Archives: April 12, 2024

Get Ready For Summer With A Closet Full Of Tinleys

…Fabric Choices For the Love Notions Tinley Skirt & Skort

Last August (2023) the Tinley Skort, Shorts and Skirt was released. I was days away from my 2 week vacation in Coastal Maine, but I quickly sewed one up and packed it to go. I can’t tell you how much I wore it! I wore it so much that when planning my summer/vacation wardrobe I sewed up a few new ones!

The Tinley is on sale today, Friday 4/12/2024 for just $5! This is the very first time it’s being offered as the Feature Friday pattern. Be sure to grab it today!! Remember to use my new code 10LOVEMARY for an additional 10% off.

*This blog post is all about the fabric choices I made for my straight skirt/skort version of the Tinley. If you want all the details on the Tinley be sure to visit this blog post. There you will find all the pattern details, how I adjusted it to fit my petite pear shape, the modifications I made and a few sewing tips too!

The Tinley can be made from both knit or woven fabrics. If you have a knit in your stash that doesn’t have enough stretch for your other patterns, this is the perfect pattern to use. (As I typed this last sentence I was reminded of a gray French Terry in my stash that I haven’t used yet for exactly that reason! I think it’s destined to be a Tinley!)

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