Lottie Sewalong: Selecting Fabric
One of the great things about the sewing industry are all the amazing people involved in it. Two of the kindest out there are Jaime and Amber, who together co-own Fancy Tiger Crafts. You will be hard pressed to find nicer people in any industry! When it came up that I was going to do an impromptu Sewalong for the Lottie Pattern, they quickly stepped up without me even asking, offering a discount to all of you so you can get fabric to use for your Lottie! Thanks ladies!!!
Until 11:59pm Mountain Time this Friday, March 20, 2020, you can score 15% any fabric you want on their site, and use it for your Lottie, or for anything else you have planned! Simply use the code lottiesewalong upon check out and 15% will come off your total. Easy! Enormous thank you to Jaime and Amber for this!
All the picks below are chosen by me and are all fabrics that I think would work great for this pattern. The main consideration is that you want something moderately fluid, so the top, tunic, or dress has some drape. But it can be any kind of fabric you like.
The fabrics I use in nearly all my projects are cotton, linen, rayon, and silk. Those are my favorite fabrics to sew with, my favorite to wear, and the easiest to care for on a day to day basis. Read on for my favorites from their site, and go grab some fabric with this sale! Oh, and because of the COVID-19 virus, they’re also having some sales this week, so you should check out their week of sales too! Okay, on with the fabrics…
Brussels Washer is by far one of my favorite fabrics to sew with. It has a substantial feel, but also has incredible drape. That is a magical combination few fabrics can boast! Made by Robert Kaufman, Brussels Washer is a blend of Linen and Rayon, so it has all the beautiful texture of linen, with the fluidity of rayon. And did I mention it comes in a rainbow of color options? Amazing!
In addition to solids, Robert Kaufman also makes a Brussels Washer Yarn Dye, where the warp and weft threads are different colors, so you get the most amazing textures. So beautiful!!! They are SO good!
You can’t go wrong with some beautiful cotton and linen prints and wovens. Each of these would make a beautiful Lottie!!!
Top row left: Metallic chambray
Top row right: Daisies, handprinted in India
Middle row left: Marigolds, handprinted in India
Middle row right: woven linen plaid
Bottom row left: Lightweight woven plaid voile
Middle row right: Atelier Brunette cotton
Raw Silk Noil is one of those really special fabrics that you see and think, WOW, that is just so incredibly amazing. It has gorgeous flow and drape, interesting texture, and feels so amazingly luxe. If you’ve never sewn or worn it, you should absolutely give it a try!
Probably the most common fabrics in my stash and in my closet are neutral linen and cottons with interesting textures. All of these below are so gorgeous and would be beautiful sewn into any version of the Lottie!
Top row left: organic cotton + hemp stripe
Top row right: Roma washed linen
Middle row left: yarn dyed ticking
Middle row right: Naomi Ito linen
Bottom row left: yarn dyed ticking
Bottom row right: Kobayashi double gauze
Top row left: chambray woven dots
Top row right: slub chambray
Bottom row left: Merchant & Mills linen double gauze
Bottom row right: linen délavé
Are you thinking, yeah that’s all well and good Christine, but I like a bold print! Well I’m here for that too let me tell you! Some of these gorgeous rayons from Ruby Star Society and Atelier Brunette are already in my fabric stash, and they should probably be in yours too :) I cannot describe how amazing the drape is on these. You just have to experience them for yourself.
Top row left: Ruby Star rayon tigers
Top row right: Atelier Brunette Moonstone rayon
Bottom row left: Atelier Brunette Twigs rayon
Bottom row right: Ruby Star rayon floral
Love fun prints but want it from cotton instead? Enter the finest cotton you’ve ever worn: Liberty Tana Lawn. It’s just so soft and oh so lovely. You cannot go wrong with a Liberty floral!
Top row left: Betsy Tana Lawn
Top row right: Buttercup floral Tana Lawn
Bottom row left: Poppy Park Tana Lawn
Bottom row right: Edenham Tana Lawn
I hope you enjoy browsing the Fancy Tiger Crafts site and next up we will talk about tools and other non-fabric supplies you will want around when making your Lottie. Thanks all!