Bag made up with Amy Butler printed fabric (the instructions and bag pattern is printed on to the fabric)
Fabric and Notions:
Amy Butler printed cotton
Vilene fleece interlining
Printed cotton lining
Amy Butler Bag
Tag: Cotton
Kaffe Fassett Printed Cotton Dress and Skirt
Jane and Clair in matching ‘corporate colours’ dress and skirt using Kaffe Fassett printed Cotton
Fabrics and Notions: (Jane)
Kaffe Fassett printed cotton
Piping and self made bias binding
Cotton lawn (lining)
Invisible zip
Pattern: Simplicity 3881
Fabrics and Notions: (Clair)
Kaffe Fassett printed cotton
Venezia lining
Invisible zip
Lightweight knitted iron-on interfacing
Pattern: Vintage Vogue
Tina Givens Jacket and Trousers
KitCat wearing Tina Givens birdy printed cotton jacket and matching trousers (Made by Jane)
Fabrics and Notions:
Tina Givens printed cotton
Medium weight iron-on interfacing
Elastic
Buttons
Cotton V-Neck Dress
Kit wearing printed cotton dress with V-neck and in-seam pockets
Fabrics and Notions:
Kaffe Fassett spotty printed cotton
Silk habotai (lining)
Invisible zip
Stay tape
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Pattern: Vogue 8392
Cotton Round-Neck Dress
Kit in her Tina Givens designed birdy print cotton dress with belt
Fabrics and Notions:
Tina Givens printed cotton
Invisible zip
Silk habotai (lining)
Pattern: Very Easy Vogue 8469
Putting a lining under a cotton dress such as this immediately makes the dress feel more special, it adds weight which aids the drape, and helps cut down on creasing (even if the lining creases). It also (often) stabilises enough to negate facings.
Chicken Trousers
KitCat sporting her red chicken printed cotton three quarter length trousers (Made by Jane)
Fabrics and Notions:
Chicken printed cotton
Red and white frill trim
Elastic
Kaffe Fassett Turquoise Blue Frilled Skirt
Jane wearing her Kaffe Fassett printed cotton frilled knee length skirt (Made by Clair).
Fabrics and Notions:
Kaffe Fassett printed quilting weight cotton
Velvet piping (for waist stabilising)
Venezia and cotton lawn (for the frill) lining
Pattern: Simplicity 3881
Red and White Muslin Dress
Kitcat in Amsterdam modelling her super-soft printed muslin dress (Made by Jane)
Fabrics and Notions:
Red and white floral print cotton muslin
White Riviera cotton lawn
Shell button
Using a cotton lining inside a fabric such as cotton muslin is not always a good idea as the fabrics are liable to ‘stick’, but in this case it worked well.
Turquoise Corduroy Boxy Jacket
Bess wearing her turquoise corduroy jacket with big 1960’s buttons and lined in Kaffe Fassett printed cotton.
Fabrics and Notions:
Turquoise corduroy
Kaffe Fassett printed cotton
Big 1960’s period buttons
Jeans rivets
Bias binding
Black stayflex cotton iron on interlining
5 years on (not pictured) Red grosgrain foldover binding (around cuffs to cover fraying)
