What comes immediately to your mind when someone says “little black dress”? Do you think classic style? Maybe Audrey Hepburn? Or maybe you think fun and funky?
Right before the lockdown, I got some beautiful fabric (Nature Garden – Trellis in Aqua) determined to make a new lampshade for a thrifted lamp base.
It’s refreshing to finally be out of the winter season and fully some sleeveless garments. Today I’ll be sharing my first sleeveless garment of the spring/summer season!
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Hi, I’m Yvette, a guest blogger! Usually I’m at www.sewwhatyvette.com. Hasn’t THIS been a Spring to go down in the history books? Spring weather has finally arrived, so I’m celebrating Spring and Summer Fabrics with Jalie patterns with Fabricville fabrics.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
J’ai toujours aimé les tuniques. Elles s’agencent bien à un jean ou à un beau pantalon et donnent un look moderne. Dès que j’ai vu ce patron Vogue no 9305, j’ai eu un coup de cœur. Ce petit volant sur l’ourlet avant est d’une simplicité trompeuse. L’assemblage peut paraître compliqué mais il se fait en un tournemain. Une seule courte couture maintient la section latérale inférieure à la section supérieure.
What better to do while you are required to stay home than tackle a more complicated sewing project? Well, fortunately for me, I’d received this Vogue 1671 and this absolutely glorious viscose poplin as my latest Fabricville blogger project just before this lockdown started. So I had a more difficult project waiting for me!
This new project for the blog was coming on point, I was beginning to think about my spring & summer sewing plan. What better project to start with than the perfect 1950’s vintage style sun dress?
The coming of springtime lifts the heavy burden of winter and fills us with the expectation of sunshine, warmth and relaxing time outdoors. Therefore, our sewing means lightweight materials, lighter colours and more relaxed silhouettes.
There’s still two weeks until Easter. So today I have not one, but two adorable Easter bunny ideas for you! I started with the idea of creating a wreath to hang on the front door using this oval wooden embroidery hoop as the frame.
Although you may be spending more time indoors these days, we know your mind is busy planning your next creative project. We hope this Look Book inspires your sewing projects this season! Happy sewing!
Hello dear fabric lovers and sewing enthusiasts,
Spring is almost here! And with each new season comes the need for a new jacket!
Hello Fabricville Friends!
It’s been quite some time! I recently started a new job and it has been keeping me busy and on my toes, which has meant a little less time spent in my sewing room.
This fall I was feeling up for a sewing vintage fashion challenge. Therefore, I decided to go out of my comfort zone and transform a 1930’s dress into a dress coat! Vogue V9127, is a great design that can be easily altered into a coat, which is wonderful!
I recently took a course on needle felting; something I’ve always wanted to learn! When I discovered that Fabricville carries wool roving, I was excited to practice the techniques I had learned and design my own project. Fabricville has an awesome selection of colours of wool roving and tools by Clover.
How do you survive a Canadian 6-months long winter in style ? And if you are not a snow bird?
Hello everyone!
Don’t you love it when you make or find a garment that you can wear through all seasons? Well, I think I just made one and I am excited to share it with you.
Between the beautiful sunny days of fall and the holiday season is the month of November. At this time of year, my main concern is to stay warm in style. What better way than with cozy knits? There is something comforting about being wrapped up a giant pullover or soft cardigan on a crisp fall day.
My mother used to talk about car coats, loose thigh length half coat/ half jackets suitable for dashing out of the house on errands, which in my life most often means driving down to the Fabricville at the bottom of my street for supplies.
Hello fellow sewists!
Fall is here with its beautiful colours, cool weather, and Halloween! I have been having a blast making my kids’ costumes over the years, and for the first time, at my children’s request, I made myself a matching costume!
My latest Fabricville blogger’s project is the cat’s meow! I used McCalls 7992, a Laura Ashley pattern, and added this Cat Happy Printed Cotton (SKU WR704-014) to come up with a dress that is just purr-fect.
Fall has a way of sneaking up on us. Slowly but surely, the temperature is cooling and soon the leaves will start turning. And if you’re a fashion lover, you will want to greet the chill in the air by updating your wardrobe.
It’s already time to think about our Fall and Winter wardrobe. We need to face the fact: summer will soon be over. The silver lining to a change in season is that we can spoil ourselves by filling our closet with new clothes.
Have you ever been in the middle of a project and realize that it is just not going to work out? That’s how I felt when I was working on my most recent project for the Fabricville blog.
To celebrate summer’s arrival, why not sew yourself a new dress? This year, there are a lot of options that you will want to wear from morning until night, at work or on vacation. To help you navigate through this season’s many trends, I offer you two tips to help you pick the right style for you.
Comfy lounging is a priority to me no matter what time of year. As soon as my work day ends, I can’t wait to put on the most comfortable clothing so I can chillax for the remainder of the day!
Of all the new Jalies I made this spring I think I had most fun making the Michelle summer dress.
Treating your father only takes a few meters of cotton poplin, a simple pattern and 5 hours of leisurely sewing.
Hello everybody,
I am excited to share my first Spring Fabricville project with you. This time, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and use a fabric type that I have never sewn with before and I loved it!
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I made the new Jalie Simone wide-legged pants and the Gisele round neck top as a set for comfortable travelling.
Spring has finally sprung! For this spring edition of the newsletter, I wanted to talk to you about a trend that has been going strong for a few seasons now: the jumpsuit.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
Je n’ai, de ce que je me rappelle, jamais porté de jumpsuit auparavant. Et je n’avais pas le projet d’en porter une non plus. Mais c’était sans compter sur ma BFF de couture qui a réussi à me convaincre de m’en coudre une.
Spring weather gives a fresh slant to fashion. The aim is to look crisp and cool by wearing a refreshing look! As I vintage style fashion lover, I am always looking for inspiration in the fashion trends from the past! For this project, I wanted to create
As I transition into Spring this year, I have something new in mind to guide my pattern choices. I’m actually halfway through my first pregnancy and my wardrobe is actually not maternity friendly.
A roomy tote bag is the most useful bag in our wardrobe. In this blog post you will find notes and recommendations on how to sew a zippered, lined tote bag along with quick and simple ideas to customize
For my most recent dress for the Fabricville Bloggers Project, I chose this very sweet McCalls 7834, Laura Ashley design. I had my eye on View B (the blue one in the middle) as the most likely to suit me.
Who is ready for Spring? I know I sure am, it’s definitely been a long winter here. It is finally nice to see the sun and the snow melting. The beautiful sunshine has got me thinking about my spring and summer wardrobe.
Hello everyone. This is my very first time blogging here so please bear with me.
First a quick background. Although I’ve been dressing up on Halloween over the years, I’ve only been a serious Cosplayer (Costume Player) for about three years.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
Dès que j’ai vu le patron pour veste Vogue Pattern no 9338, j’ai été conquise par les détails des manches. Le pli, le volant doublé et la longue attache procurent au vêtement un look haute couture et un brin sophistiqué.
Sewing for summer brings lightweight, easy-care fabrics and uncomplicated styles to my mind. My idea for this blog post was to choose 1 pattern for a “bottom” and 1 pattern for tops of varying options.
Let’s talk about fashion trends and sewing, more specifically about denim. Denim can be dressed up or down, and no matter what you pair it with, it’s always easy to wear.
Hello dear sewing community!
I am very pleased to once again share my most recent make with you! After 6 wonderful years as a stay-at-home mom, I rejoined the workforce a few months ago.
We continue to hope that Spring will soon be here. To help make the time pass faster, we can start to think about the new fashion trends that will fill our closets this season.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
Après le blouson (que je mets plus souvent qu’à mon tour, et que j’aime tellement!) que je vous ai présenté là au début de l’automne,
A happy new year from all of us at Fabricville. We wish you a year filled with fun sewing projects. Now that the holidays are over, I invite you to kick back and indulge in soft and luxurious loungewear.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
Pour cette seconde participation à ce blog, il me fallait trouver une pièce automnale. Je suis allée sur le site de Fabricville pour regarder les patrons et mon choix s’est arrêté sur plusieurs options : manteaux, robes, blouses (j’adore les blouses!).
I always loved the grace and elegance of vintage fashion, especially the 1930’s to 1950’s. Now, that winter as arrived, I absolutely needed to make a vintage inspired winter outdoor piece for myself.
Hello everybody! I am back to share another classic fall project with y’all. Blazers are such a great transitional piece and as it gets colder, it is time to make one. I had a couple of challenges during this project and I will be sharing those, along with some tips to consider if planning a similar project.
This project is an investment: in style, in comfort and in your self-esteem. It is a very time-consuming, but deeply satisfying traditional tailoring process.
Upon seeing this wonderful cotton lycra knit print in the Fabricville online shop, I knew I had to make something that would highlight the scribble print — as a sewing librarian, I have a real weakness for any kind of alphabet/text based print. I used this charming fabric to make my first ever Marcy Tilton pattern, Vogue 9329, which is rated “easy”.
Winter is soon coming! When the temperature drops, a warm coat and a good pair of boots quickly become a necessity. Would you like to try your hand at sewing outerwear? In this newsletter, you will find everything you need to make your very own winter coat.
Hi there, I’m back here on the Fabricville Sewing Blog to share an exciting and beautiful make. I’m actually wearing my dress right now as I type this up, that is how excited I am to share this with you all.
Fall is definitively the best season for fashion lovers! In this post I’ll share this midi length dress I created for the fall blog tour.
I am so thrilled to share my first fall project for Fabricville with you! It is only fitting that my first dress for my favorite season be this gorgeous and classy McCall 7429 number. Everything about this dress is to die for.
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Every year, my favorite sewing project, by far, is my children’s Halloween costumes. I usually start sewing in September, seeing as I have to make three! I took complete advantage of the fact that my kids are still very young, so I got to choose this year’s theme: Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.
This fall I decided to get practical. I travel a lot with family all spread out and I decided I really needed something I could wear en route and still wear around when I arrive.
For most parents and kids, September means back-to-school season. For fashion lovers like me, it also means the arrival of new Fall fashion! Fabricville’s buyers sourced the latest trends in fabrics and I can’t wait to share them with you.
When I came across the McCalls 7120 dress pattern, I knew I wanted to make view D for a summer dress. While I was searching for the perfect fabric for this project, I saw this Embroidered Border Cotton fabric in Aqua/Blue and I figured this was the perfect fabric for the vision that I had in mind.
Leopard print outfits are always attention-grabbing, but none more so than American actress Marian Nixon’s. In 1925 she turned heads and probably crashed cars, as she walked down Hollywood Boulevard in a leopard skin coat, accessorizing with her pet leopard on a leash… (This is definitely what you call pushing fashion to the extreme!)
Sorry, this entry is only available in French.
Bonjour à toutes,
Je m’appelle Virginie et je suis bien heureuse de faire partie de ce blog, et de donner un peu de visibilité aux femmes aux généreuses formes.
Adding a touch of colour to my otherwise neutral living room with my DIY No-Sew Cushions.
The long sunny days of summer are finally here. It means that we have more time to enjoy the outdoors with our loved ones.
Hello fellow sewists! My name is Sara and I am very excited to join the Fabricville Blog community!
Welcome to my first blog post for Fabricville, I’m really excited to be here!
I fell into sewing by accident, or rather, necessity. I used to come to my friend’s house in Town of Mount Royal and borrow her sewing machine to hem the curtains.
If you follow me for long enough, you know that I am a shirt-dress addict. While purging my closet at the end of winter, I realized 2 things:
I’ve been working away on a new Lisette pattern, Butterick 6567. I liked the potential of this pattern when I saw it, the contrast yoke offered some possibilities.
Warm sunny days will be here before we know it, so it is time to start thinking about swimsuits. From bold cutouts to ruffles and everything in between, this season offers swimwear styles to suit your every mood.
This spring I decided to try something new, totally inspired by a fabric.
I always been obsessed by Dirndl dresses and find them so feminine and pretty! I don’t know if it is just me, but there is kind of a vintage look to them, which I love.
My obsession with asymmetric necklines reached its peak last year but I had never thought of making my own until McCalls released their version of it. I was sold right away and knew exactly what to make while I was going through Fabricville’s spring fabric collection.
Whenever I want to start a new project, I usually choose a pattern first and then I’ll go shopping for the fabric and notions. This time tough, I had an idea of the fabric that I really wanted to use before I even knew what to do with it.
Spring is here! The flowers are blooming, the trees are coming back to life, and the wind has never felt more refreshing.
After a long winter, all I want is for my body to get some sun therapy. The cold shoulder look, as well as those culotte are just perfect pieces to transition to the new season.
A casual bomber jacket in chic lace fabric – how does it fit in a curated wardrobe? Is it a piece that you would reach for time and time again, or is it a once-in-a-while kind of garment, which is hard to pair with other clothes?
The trendy fashion jacket that will take you from Spring to Summer is presented here for HER, for HIM and for the entire FAMILY. Inspirations, sewing projects and products we love.
I’ve recently created a pattern inspired by a tank top I’ve tried in a store and I’m not ashamed to say I probably wear my creation at least twice a week. I can’t help it; the style is incredible and it fits my personality.
Let us introduce you to our newsletter editor, Chantal Lapointe. She started collaborating with us in 2015 and we thought that it was a natural fit to bring her on board for this new project.
This is my latest make using a gorgeous Fabricville velour. I used Vogue 9275, a wardrobe pattern, focusing on View B, the tunic.
Christmas is upon us and though I’m not completely ready…I will be dressed for it! I love this time of year because you can bring out all that glitters and sparkles and shines.
It’s that time year when we want to feel comfy and cozy because its getting cold outside! I used one of my favorite patterns to make Amelia a pyjama top, Jalie 3245 and for the bottoms I used Jalie 3243 for the first time.
Every year, I look forward to the arrival of the Fall fabric collections. This year, the Monsoon rayon twill collection caught my eye and the foulard print in green and navy blue was instantly my favorite. Right away, I wanted to make it into a long shirt to wear with skinny pants and long boots.
November is here and this means lots of grey and dark days. I made it a mission to add a couple of brighter fall make to my Fall wardrobe. For this look I decided to create Anne Klein’s Vogue 1509.
Fall is all about basic pullover tops so when I saw this vogue 9169 pattern, I knew I had to make it. I hunted for the perfect fabric from Fabricville and made this magical combo. I have never made two views of this same pattern as fast as I made this!
Fall is here! The best way to start my favorite season and keep warm is to make the comfiest, most gorgeous jacket in this beautiful Kashmir coating fabric.
Like most women one of my aims with my sewing is to make sure I always have something to wear for whatever I do.
Fall is definitively my favorite season to dress up! I love layering clothes and wearing colorful garments. I made it a tradition to enter into fall with a brand new coat.
This t-shirt dress pattern caught my eye when I first saw the McCall’s Spring 2017 pattern collection.
I saw this gorgeous linen-rayon blend ages ago and was thrilled to be able to get a length of it along with the newish McCalls 7597 for my new experiment…
Are you preparing to take a vacation in the next few weeks? There’s no better way to prepare for your trip than by producing some cool DIY sewing creations to accessorize your travel items.
Hello Everybody! If you are looking for a sexy yet classy look for a summer night outing, look no further! Vogue 1531 and this amazing stretch satin will make your occasion that much better.
On my recent trip to San Francisco I knew exactly the jacket/coat I needed, both there in the misty mornings and at home in the windy and wet days here in Halifax.
As we were deep in the throws of another Canadian winter, I was longing for summer days and warm weather. To get myself through, I was clinging to my laptop, taking in all the Spring 2017 fashion trends, dreaming of what I would make and wear.
I have to say I was thrilled when Jalie patterns appeared at my local Fabricville. I have long been a huge Jalie fan and it was so nice to know that I can now just go down to the bottom of my street to buy them – no more taping printed letter sized sheets together, no more waiting for the patterns to come in the mail.
Now that winter is finally behind us and the sunny days have begun, it won’t be long until your patio once again starts playing host to garden parties, BBQs and other fun gatherings with friends. However, before that, you should make sure your furniture is up to the task. If your patio furniture has not aged well, you should consider refurbishing it by updating the fabric. Ditch the dirty old cushion covers and replace them with something that has style and sophistication!
The sporty chic look is still very present in fashion magazine. I am sure that it’s due to the fact that it is so easy to wear and very comfortable.
I decided that this Spring and Summer were going to be all about dress this year! When I saw the lovely fabric for the Spring collection of Fabricville, I knew I was going to have a lot of fun creating dresses this year!
My most recent make is this beautiful floral dress (Very trendy this year) I made using McCall’s 7119 pattern and the Bubbly Crepe coordinate.
Hey there! I’m back with another dress…(I promise you, I do make some practical, everyday garments, really I do) …but it’s no secret that I love dresses and this one is on the favorite list for sure! It would be perfect for a summer wedding.
Ruffles are definitely getting some attention this year and with the weather getting warmer, I had to celebrate by making this gorgeous fit and flare ruffle dress.
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The history of knitting is certainly a tricky one to unpick. Due to early knitting projects being made from natural fibres such as wool, cotton, and silk, many have since decomposed leaving few surviving examples of the craft. So where did knitting originate? Let’s deconstruct this mystery!
