Black twill jeans. I have some black stretch twill from Theory that I\’d like to make I\’ve actually already made another pair of jeans out of. I love my black denim Gingers (although they are a bit worse for the wear) and my black distressed Ashes and I\’ve worn both items tons and tons since I made them, so I may as well have another pair considering I already have the fabric and two patterns I like!
Coated denim jeans. This is my most exciting project for fall! I ordered some amaaazing coated denim from the Fabric Store (all the way in Australia) and shipping was a fortune so I absolutely HAVE to make some black leather-look jeans out of this. It is just in the stretch range for the Ash or Ginger pattern so now I just have to decide which I want to make! I\’m thinking Ginger, for the pocket stay. This will be a tricky project since I\’ve never used this type of fabric before… I think it will be a no-unpicking zone, yikes!
Something with the leftover black sweatshirt fabric/ribbing I have. I don\’t know what, I\’ll have to measure it. I could just make another sweatshirt, maybe cropped this time?
Megan Nielsen River tops. I loved my white knit River (never pictured here because it was during a looong testing phase, during which time I stained it) and I also love my black linen River. The shape is everything I want in a slouchy top. I haven\’t made any more than that because I dislike doing the neckline binding–give me a facing every time! I want to make a couple more of these tops for fall in something drapey, but I have a few changes to make first; I want to raise the back neckline (the round one; it\’s meant to be reversible but I only wear it one way) and draft a facing! (I already made a blush linen blend one you may have seen in my instagram stories, and I have couple more stash fabrics I may use.)
Black eyelet top. I made this black eyelet dress a few years ago and wore it a ton and now I sort of feel like off the shoulder is done and I should rework this into something I\’ll wear a ton again. This is a gorgeous eyelet from Mulberry Silks and there isn\’t any more so this will definitely be a pretty minimal refashion. This may also end up a River top!
Megan Nielsen Sudley dresses. I made a black Sudley last winter and wore it frequently although it\’s a bit too short for work. I had originally elasticated the waist, but I recently unpicked the elastic and I think I like it a lot better in its originally swingy silhouette. I\’d like to make a couple more in a work-appropriate length, and maybe play around with the closures some to take advantage of it\’s reversibility. It would be cool to have a dress that closes with, say, buttons you can either button up in the front or back. Since I already have a black mini version, I\’m thinking olive green and pink would look cute with black tights and boots for winter.
That\’s a lot of black! I\’ve been making black stuff all summer, I\’m totally on a black/neutrals kick, so I apologize if this isn\’t as colorful of a space as it has been in the past! But of course, I have to have that pink in there somewhere… 🙂
xoxo,
I had no idea leather-look coated denim was a thing! Can't wait to see the result 😀