Tuesday, April 7, 2015

F ~ Fabric

As summer came to an end and all the gardening and canning was over it was time to sit down and create a list of all the winter sewing projects that we wanted to get done.

First on the list was all the clothes we would need for another year.

The fabric store provided us with samples of all the fabric they had so those would be spread out over the table as we chose what colors we wanted to wear for the next year. Shades of blues and greens were the most popular, and I always chose to have a new purple dress.

Once the decisions had been made we would go buy the fabric. It helped to make the process faster, being armed with the samples we wanted and already knowing how many yards of each color we wanted.

We used to try having matching shirts for each of the boys, so that meant at minimum twelve yards of fabric of each color.

It used to be fun coming home and fitting all the fabric into the cupboards in our sewing room. It always felt as if we were now officially ready for winter to arrive.

Once all the clothes were made that we needed we would use the fabric scraps to make quilts, and other fun projects.

10 comments:

  1. I'm enjoying the alphabet again this this time around, Mary Ann, and I have a question. What type of fabric did you use for your dresses?

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    1. For everyday dresses we used broadcloth which was a polyester cotton blend.

      For Sunday dresses our two favorite fabrics were crepe and Ultressa.

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  2. Magnoliasntea asked the question I had. Did the broadcloth wear better and was it more wrinkle free? I make most of my dresses and have been using cotton for the coolness of the fabric in the summer, but goodness, it wrinkles so easily.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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    1. Broadcloth was a nice light weight fabric, much easier to care for than 100% cotton, thanks to it's more wrinkle-free tendencies.

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  3. My best friend and I are always purchasing fabric for some project or other, and then never getting around to it. Two of my granddaughters were born three weeks apart, and I started matching dresses, with cross stitch detailing on the yokes. I finally finished one of them as a gift for my *great* granddaughter!

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  4. Ohh that sounds like so much fun! I love the thought of spending a winter sewing. I'm definitely still learning, but I do enjoy a good sewing project. There's something soothing about it. :)
    ~AJ Lauer
    an A-Z Cohost
    @ayjaylauer on Twitter

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  5. I remember my mom and sisters sewing all kinds of stuff. They were really good with their patterns and fabrics. I'm afraid thought this is a lost art today.

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  6. My grandma used to make some clothes she now does blankets and pillowcases. Loving the a-z i am also participating in it and doing recipes. Hope you have a great evening.

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  7. My grandmother taught me to can. She tried to teach me to quilt, but somehow that didn't take. However, what she passed on to me was an appreciation for attention to detail and a modicum of patience.

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  8. We didn't do any kind of sewing. We bought almost everything.

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