Black and White: Everything Old is New Again

With the explosion of retro/vintage inspired television shows and movies, fashion is once again taking notice of the fabulous fashion.  And that suits me just fine!

Step 1: Matching fabric to the dress design.

I think that the most challenging part of making an excellent garment is matching the right fabric with the chosen silhouette.  

For some projects, the fabric is so amazing that it decides the design for me.  But most of the time, I fall in love with a pattern, and wait for the perfect fabric to appear!

I have had this lovely black and white rayon satin for quite some time.  Every once in a while I pull it out and try to match it with a pattern only to put it back.

But when I got my hands on this pattern, I knew exactly where to look for my fabric!

Comments

[grannyjones]

Beautiful!
Very good to mention binding those inner seams.
I learned the hard way. In the 60's, I made a rayon jumpsuit--cute as the dickens.
I washed it and pulled a RAG out of the washer.
The seam allowanced frayed all the way through the seams.
The garment literally fell apart.

[scoochmaroo]

Great tips. And always make a muslin, yes!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

So cute! I keep buying old patters from a secondhand craft store and I'm just dying to try them. I'll have to remember to check this out again when I get a chance to work on one :)