As I unpack my favorite stash of warm weather fabrics and clothes, I am lusting over the linen pieces. Well, yes... linens and interesting basic wovens in natural fibers are at the top of my 'favorite' list for easy summer dresses, tops and soft pants to wear in the garden, or in town to the studio.
New Ventana Garments-
Judy's Linen Ventana
Judy Butler just finished this shirt-like, lightweight version of the Ventana Jacket pattern.
Tucks add dimension to linen-
Don't you love what she did!! Casual in a cross-dyed linen with raw edge binding and just a touch of stenciling to bring in some soft color. A very nice use of some decorative machine stitching too...just right in a matching thread color. Judy used the ties in the pattern for closures.
Bias edge trim with decorative stitching-
Joan McBain made a dreamy soft blue, silk version that really shows the tucks in the design...and the inside pocket in the asymmetrical front. Time to make a lightweight Ventana to wear as a shirt layer in my summer wardrobe.
Joan's silk Ventana
Ties in contrasting batik
The weather has turned and it's time to get out the light fabrics A rayon batik was used for this version of the SkyeLines top and Capitola Pant. Skyelines is the perfect transition garment. It can be a jacket or top over a cami. Accenting the seams and adding a facing to the sleeve with the batik is perfect on Claudia Little, who added some ties to the lapels!
Printing Linen for a summer garment-
I am printing some white linen this week. This piece was printed by layering the Crickets n' Leaves Stencil on top of a pale printing of the Picket Fence Stencil design.
Spring is bursting out here in Southern Oregon, I hope it is just outside your window too. What's on your design table?
Diane