Abstract Summer Dress for the Abstract Garden Blog Hop

Abstract Summer Dress for the Abstract Garden Blog Hop

Christa Watson is amazing. She has always been so supportive of me, answered a million and five questions about business stuff, and even will FaceTime with me when I am stuck on something in EQ8. She is just the best ever. So talented and so kind. I am so excited to share my Abstract Summer dress I made using Christa’s new fabric line Abstract Garden.

A sweet friend gave me a dress last summer that I love wearing. It is flattering but still super comfortable. I get complements every time I wear it. So I have wanted to make a similar style dress for quiet some time. I knew this print from Abstract Garden was the perfect print for this dress.

It is the best dress for Florida summers. So easy to throw on and head out to the pool. Put on a cardigan to dine outside in the summer air. I think a jean jacket with this print would be so cute as well. It is just my favorite dress.

I traced out the dress I love with the green print being the main fabric and to do a facing for the bodice and the straps I used the pebble print. I am so in love with the cute pebble print and all of the colors and shapes. I just kind of made it all up as I went making the dress but I think it turned out so well. I can’t wait after the fabric softens up from a couple of washes.

The sides of the skirt were a little wider than the fabric width so I made it work. I do this a lot in sewing garments. I make it work. I sewed on extra fabric then used a decorative stitch on my Janome Skyline S9 using Sulky’s Cotton and Steel 50 wt thread in gold.

I can’t wait for more of this sun. I miss summer. This dress will be my uniform soon!

Go check out more projects on the Benartex fabric site. Also you can check out Christa’s post on the blog hop as well.

If you would like to win a fat quarter bundle of Christa’s Abstract Garden fabric line just leave a comment. US winners only. Sorry international peeps. I will pick a winner on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019.

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Windham Fabrics Back to School Blog Hop

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Hi everyone and welcome to Modern Sewciety and our stop on the Back to School Blog Hop. I really tried to overthink this assignment but when it came down to what I wanted to do I thought about my kids. What is something I could make that would be used a lot and needed for that matter. I happen to be lucky enough to have two beautiful girls with a head full of beautiful hair. So hair bows seemed like the perfect project. Easy and useful.

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My kids wear uniforms and are limited to certain colors for their bows. I love the new fabric line by Another Point of View called “Uncorked” which looks like cork with a beautiful shimmery gold metallic. It is the perfect glammed up basic for your fabric collection. thumb_IMG_6676_1024

As most of you know we just went through hurricane Irma. Time was limited on this project because for a week we were anticipating this storm and trying to get ready. Goodness I am so glad that it is over. We are all okay and had minimal damage which is a miracle. I haven’t stopped thanking the trees in our yard for being so good to us.

I happen to be terrible at keeping on track with projects when life gets hectic. So this project is super simple and we happened to wait until nighttime to take pictures. Thank goodness I have my SlimLine LED table lamp from Daylight Lighting. So the lighting could be better but, hey, we got them done and my kids love them so so much. I mean bows with flecks of metallic gold seems like a win for us.

windham bows

1. I grabbed a fat quarter and ripped 2″ strips of fabric.

2. I cut the long strip in half to make two smaller strips.

3. Fold the strip in half to mark your center

4. Turn strip to wrong side and fold raw edges in toward center crease. You want to overlap those raw edges a little.

5. Pinch your middle together to cinch the center

6. Sew several passes to secure the middle.

Below:: I then took a scrap of fabric and hid the stitches with a little knot. You could use ribbon or lace here. The possibilities are endless. My girls are already planning out their next batch. I ripped my fabric to save time and make them easier for the kids to help me make them but you could easily make the edges crisp and neat.

bow with fabric

We had some extra clips around the house which was so handy. Yea for hoarding craft supplies I guess. We just snuggled one side of the clip under the back of the bow on the knot. It worked perfectly. You could also use some hot glue here to secure it. We didn’t have time and this worked just fine for what we needed.

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My daughter loves the bows and she has already started pulling more fat quarters to make more. I often get asked for projects to make with kids and this is the perfect project. I think this would even be fun to make as gifts for friend’s birthdays as well. It is something that she can make herself and be proud of.
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Do you want to win a bundle of “Uncorked” by Another Point of View with WIndham Fabrics?

Be sure to follow Modern Sewciety and comment on this post for a chance to win a Fat Quarter bundle of the line!

The giveaway will be open from now until 8PM PST on Friday, September 22, 2017. The winner for this bundle will be picked at random and we will announce the name HERE on Monday, September 25, 2017.

The winner is Nicki S. I am emailing you now:) 

This giveaway is open to everyone, USA and International.

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Happy hopping!

Check out the other hoppers as well for more Back to School Projects.

9/11/17 Debby Kratovil – http://www.debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com

9/12/17 Sue Marsh – http://wpcreek.blogspot.com/

9/13/17 Stephanie Kendron – http://www.modernsewciety.com

9/14/17 Chris Dodsley – http://madebychrissied.blogspot.com/

9/15/17 Brooke Sellmann – http://www.sillymamaquilts.com/

9/18/17 Shannon Christensen –http://www.shannonsstudio.com/

9/19/17 – Wendy Sheppard – https://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/

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