I've spent hours going through my (embarrassingly ample) fabric stash to assemble my fall wardrobe this year. I'm already going to enter a wardrobe contest, and I have one palette assembled, but that would only cover part of my fall sewing. It's ridiculous, but true. Really, I just like to sit on the floor of the living room stacking and re-stacking my favorites in little piles, trying to build a 'color story' for what I'm going to wear.

Okay, 'color story' sounds a little nuts, but trust me, it's like the pleasure of organizing all of the crayons in a crayon box into perfect 'ROY G. BIV' color order. It's soothing. Plus, it's good to have clothes that coordinate, especially if you're going to take the time to make them yourself.

I came up with two palettes that will cover my fall/winter wardrobe.



I like mixing intermediate colors together, and these greens and purples combine to make the think of a shady grove. There are at least three corduroys packed into this palette, so I think most of the clothes will be business casual and 'play' clothes. I also have a beautiful dupioni silk and some lovely silk shangtung that I'll use to make the dresses for some of my formal occasions this fall and Christmas.



I expanded on my last primary colors palette to add three festive polka dot fabrics that will help make this collection of fabrics look a little less serious. I have some knits for t-shirts and light cotton fabrics to keep me covered up, but not stifle me in the more conservative parts around the Nile.

Labels: fabric, projects, sewing

posted by Alison 8/27/2009 09:35:00 PM : (0) comments : splink