DIY Your Stripes

      I buy all my fabric locally, because I have this thing about wanting to see and feel it before purchasing it. There are some disadvantages to doing it that way. One, I'm really limited as to how much I can buy at a time. Bolts in the store typically come with 8-10 yards on them, and you can only get that much if you get to it before anyone else does. The second thing is, I'm limited to their choices of colors and prints. Does anyone else find that fabric stores don't seem to pay too much attention to what's actually in style? Drives me crazy! Needless to say, sometimes I don't feel very inspired by my fabric purchases. So, that's when the only solution is to get a little creative...like make your own fabric.

     I decided to try making my own striped fabric by piecing together two different colors. This top makes me happy because its so sunny and summery looking. You can easily do this by taking the length and width of whatever garment you are making and dividing it into even sections. Don't forget to factor in that you will be sewing the sections together, so you need to remember the extra seam allowances.

    Sew the sections into two large rectangles of fabric, and then cut the garment from the fabric you just created. Pat your seams with a steam iron to get rid of the puckers.

      You could do this to any pattern you like too, by tracing the pattern onto different paper and then cutting it into pieces.

     So much better than plain old boring solid fabric wouldn't you say? Have a grand week!

Ephesians 2:10   For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Linking to:
Singing Three Little Birds
Home Stories A to Z
Crafty Confessions
Suger Bee Crafts
Not just a housewife
Home Decor and Organize Everything
My Girlish Whims
Sew Much Ado
Pincushion Creations
Someday Crafts