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Today is The Last Day of the Love Notions 40% off Sale ~
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Style Maker Fabrics Spring Launch News!!!!!!
$5 shipping (US) through April 6, 2026 regardless of how big your order may be!!! International fabric orders will receive a special discounted rate.
Style Maker Fabrics is one of my go-to fabric shops. I’ve been a loyal customer since 2018. If I had to pick ONE reason I love Style Maker Fabrics it would be the quality! This small family owned business goes above and beyond to make sure ALL the fabrics they sell are top quality.
To me, buying fabric and sewing are two completely separate hobbies. I LOVE fabric, always have always will. I often buy fabric just because it’s pretty and I like it~ with no intended purpose. It often winds up in my stash and eventually will get used. BUT~ my purchases from Style Maker are very different. This is the shop I go to when I’m looking for something for a specific project. Whether it’s a new Oakley Vest and Aria Shirt combination, or a “Faux Dress” and vest, I can always find exactly what I want at Style Maker. You can purchase samples for a small fee, or even ask them for actual photos of two fabrics together if you’re unsure.
My personal favorites
- Rayon Challis, Poplin, Twill and Crepe. SM Fabrics carries a great selection of high quality rayons. Perfect for a new Rhapsody, Harmony or Caprice Skirt. Very few shops carry a true Rayon Crepe fabric. What a lot of other shops call Rayon Crepe is really a Rayon Crinkle. A true crepe has a pebble like texture in the weave. Rayon tail and poplin have a bit more body to them than challis, I love this fabric for blouses.
- I love working with Rayon fabrics. The saying “you get what you pay for” really matters when shopping for it. Poor quality rayons don’t hold up very well, don’t wash very well and often just becomes a waste of your money. Every piece of rayon I have purchased from Style Maker Fabrics was been a pleasure to work with and wear. I always prewash my rayons and tumble dry low. After they are sewn, I machine wash them on cold and hang to dry. I do this because I love these garments and what them to last!!!
- Cotton Modal Jersey Knit. THIS is my go-to for basics. Whether a Classic Tee or a La Bella Donna. It feels so dreamy. It may be a tad more expensive than other fabrics, but it is worth the price. You can find that fabric here.
Visit this blog post to see some of the Style Maker fabrics I used for my Spring 2024 wardrobe.
These are some of the fabrics that I have ordered. A seersucker plaid, rayon twill floral and an organic cotton knit stripe.
What I’m Sewing This Week~
This week I finished up the Fit test for the new Love Notions jacket pattern that will release next month. Some fit and design features are being adjusted now and then next week I will work on my final jacket.
I was also able to get something off my “Spring Sewing Plans” list completed! I made another Compose “Cardigan” from a boucle that I purchased at Chic Fabrics in the NYC Garment District. If you ever get into the city and need a little guidance on where to shop, I’ve got an entire blog post about shopping in the NYC Garment District. You can read that blog post HERE.
You can read more about modifying the Compose Robe pattern into a “Cardigan” HERE.
Returning This Week ~ What I Wore!
With the bitter cold and rainy days behind us (hopefully), I’ve been wearing more of my me-mades. (Instead of warm snuggly sweatshirt!). As I’m doing this I’m also dividing the clothes in my closet into 3 categories: Keep, Donate and Alterations needed. Sometimes wearing an item for a day helps me to decide what direction to move in. All three of the items below will be kept~ but with alterations made. The Band Camp needs to be taken in on the side seams as well as the Timbre Top. Neither of these can really be worn without a cardigan anymore. My Compose Cardigan needs to be shortened. This particular Boucle has some vertical stretch and I think it will look much better a tad shorter. It won’t be a quick project since removing topstitching out of boucle won’t be easy! However this fabric is special to me so it will be worth it in the long run. The Kelly green linen Aria will also need some work~ I’ll start with taking in the side seams a tad, then will unpick the back yoke and take out some fullness (that I added ) to slim it down.
- LN Band Camp shirt- long sleeved with RTW cardigan.
- Floral Stretch Crepe woven from Raspberry Creek Farics
- LN Timbre Top in a floral Stretch Crepe from RCF with a True Bias Marlo Sweater in Urban Rib knit
- LN Compose “Cardigan” in an Italian Boucle from Metro Textiles, NYC
- LN Aria Button down “Jacket” in Italian Linen from Metro Textiles, NYC
Visit this blog post for all the details on how I create my Compose “Cardigan”.
Visit this blog post for details on how I create my Aria “Jacket”.
My Spring Sewing Plans~
I’m moving slowly here. I did get my new Compose “Cardigan” finished this week! Hopefully well we have a few bad weather days~ I find it so hard to sit inside and sew when I could be outside doing other things! Next up I think I’ll work on the Coda Coat!
- LN Compose Robe “Cardigan”
- Lt. Blue Italian Boucle (Chic Fabrics, NYC Garment District) DONE!
- LN Metra Blazer
- Navy Ponte (stash)
- Bright Pink Linen look ponte (Surge Fabrics 2023?)
- LN Aria Button down
- Purple Linen~ long sleeved (Mood Fabrics, linen chambray)
- Navy Linen hacked “Jacket” (Mood Fabrics, midweight linen)
- Another color blocked linen version (will buy at Gray Lines Linen in NYC my next trip in)
- White Textured Cotton ~long sleeved (Stash
- LN Coda Coat
- Draper James bed quilt
- LN Caprice Skirt
- Denim Chambray (stash)
- Navy Batik print (I’ve had for years from Fabric.com!)
- LN Constellation
- New Swim knit from RCF- lipstick pink and green
- Coral Loop French Terry
- LN Clef Coat
- Gray Sweatshirt Fleece (stash)~ I ordered a pink Vislon separating zipper~DONE
- Navy Boucle (Style Maker Fabrics 2023?)~ I ordered 2 zippers, both a navy Everbright metal zipper, one silver the other gold and will decide when they arrive which one I will use.out and waiting it’s turn! This Coat is cut out and I’m setting it aside and will come back to it.
Thanks for reading “The Weekly Stitch”! I’m so happy you took the time to “visit” my sewing room!
Mary Anne 🙂
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Pattern Links~
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