Sewing for Travel

So, you guessed it, I am a confessed fabricholic.  I have a fabric stash that decorates one wall of my current loom room.  Now some of this fabric is vintage, i.e. from my mother's stash and other is what I have collected.  Being a true fabric junkie, just because I have a stash of unsewn fabric, this does not prevent me from buying new fabric.  With this in mind, recently I was perusing the internet via an email from "Vogue Fabrics" and I saw a special for "beach wear" cottons.  I ordered three yards of each of the above and received $6.00 shipping because of the size of my order.  We just do not have great sources for fashion fabric where I live so I live with shipping cost.

Now realizing that I will never probably sew my entire stash, I do resolve that what ever fabric I bring in new to my house, it will get sewn within the year.  This is true summer weight fabric, so I went through my patterns for some simple loose fitting garments and went to work.  My window of opportunity for wearing gauzy fabric has been growing shorter by the day.  I also like loose fitting garments for travel and with several trips coming up I decided that a pair of pants, a top and a jacket to match would fill the bill.

  

 

Butterick #4950 (2001)

I have already worn these clothes on a 99 degree day and they were very comfortable and cool.  No need to iron as the fabric is a crinkle cotton.  I know they will travel well and will be a big part of my travel wardrobe for both of my trips.

Just so I don't feel completely guilty about buying more fabric, I also pulled out of my stash some madras plaid to make a jumper.  I decided to line the jumper, making the construction a little more complicated than the pattern called for. 

Butterick # 5347 (2009)

 

I wore this with a little black shrug and black sandals...very cute and comfortable for summer wear.