Twisted Silk Jersey Maxi Dress
To celebrate the coming arrival of the summer solstice here in the US, what could be better than making a maxi dress out of a luxurious silk jersey from Mood Fabrics? One of my newfound favorite fabrics draped all over me? Yes, please! I’ve had my eye on Mood’s online silk jersey print section ever since making my silk jersey bow top last summer. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit I wear that top almost weekly. While I have a thing for bow tops, I know the reason it’s one of my go-tos is the fabric. I didn’t want to [...]
Marc Jacobs Linen-Blend Spring Coat
A tailoring project for my next Mood Sewing Network project that has been a long time coming. The fabric was moved all around my sewing room, just waiting to be made into a fabulous spring coat. What fabric did I select? This fabulous Mood Fabrics’ Marc Jacobs linen-cotton. I knew right when I purchased this fabric is was going to be a coat, Vogue 8884, in fact. The fabric seems to yell, “good-bye winter, hello, spring.” Or in my case with the Summer solstice approaching, “good-bye spring and hello summer!” Whichever one you say, this fabric is fabulous to work [...]
A Brief History of My Obsession with Mood Fabrics
Editor’s note: We are pleased to welcome Carrie of This Mama Makes Stuff as our newest Mood Sewing Network blogger. She replaces Renee, who unfortunately had to bow out of MSN due to time constraints. Carrie blogs from Orange County, CA, and she loves to shop at Mood LA and sew unique children’s clothes. We’re delighted to have her and hope you’ll enjoy following her here. Even though it was over 12 years ago, I still remember the day a co-worker guided me into that old, rickety elevator on 37th street and introduced me to Mood, my little slice of [...]
The Silk Crepe de Chine Shirt Dress
Lately, it’s been feeling like monsoon season. Hence the lack of blog posts. But the great thing about rainy days is that I get to spend guilt-free days indoors sewing. This is another fabric-lead project: meaning that the fabric inspired the look. I’d been wanting a shirt dress for the season and this gorgeous fuchsia geometric print Thakoon silk crepe de chine from Mood Fabrics was a great choice. Editor’s note: This fabric just sold out on our web site, but we do have some available at Mood NYC, if you’d like to place a phone order: 212-730-5003, ask for the [...]
A 40′s Wool Crepe Wrap Dress
I know, this dress looks strikingly similar to the 40s wrap dress that Peter made for his identical cousin Cathy earlier this month, not to mention I’ve already dabbled in wool crepe for summer wear, as well as a full 40′s wool crepe dress. Yeesh. Ya think it’s possible for me to branch out a little here? Nuh uh, no way. Not me. I actually bought this fabric ‘way back when I was visiting Mood Fabrics in NY. I’m sure y’all are sick of hearing about it at this point, but heyyyy I’ll be working through that stash for at [...]
Damask Brocade Skirt
Shirt: Gap Shoes: Madewell Inspired by this lovely skirt, I decided to make a similar one using Melissa Esplin’s box-pleat skirt tutorial. She literally posted this the DAY I was starting on the skirt so that made my life about 10x easier. I like to think that it’s because we’re on the same wavelength but well, it’s Melissa Esplin, so let’s not get carried away here. Haha, I was really thankful for the tutorial, though. (Thanks Melissa!) It was super simple to follow and I didn’t change anything except that I made my pleats a little closer together. (3″ instead of [...]
A Summer Circle Quilt
No, I have not taken up quilting. I gots ZERO time for quilting or knitting. Much respect to those with the patience for it! Instead of working on that virtue, I let Mood Fabrics do the heavy lifting for me. I stumbled upon this panel yardage of quilted goodness when lurking the jersey aisle. I know, I know, my self imposed ban should have set klaxon alarms off, but a wee stroll on the wrong side of the tracks never hurt anyone… and the junctions of each aisle hold the strangest treasures. This beauty was a mere $14/yard, and as [...]
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Bold Stripes Jersey Dress
My plan was for a simple knit dress that would be comfortable and cool for an outdoor wedding and I found just the right fabric for a bold and bright dress. My choice was Mood Fabrics’ Multicolor Stripe Rayon Jersey. I knew I wanted to use McCall’s 6752, the same pattern from my stripe knit top from my last Mood Sewing Network Post. The description of this fabric on Mood Fabric’s website states “this lightweight jersey would make a stunning top or pullover dress. ” After reading this, I knew I had the perfect fabric in my cart. The fabric is a [...]
Silk Crepe-Back Satin for the Prom
I’ve made a few prom dresses over the years. Generally I shy away from this type of sewing because of the high expectations for the dress. I don’t want to dash someone’s dreams. However, every once in awhile someone special to me asks if I will make a dress for them…usually I end up agreeing. This year it was my niece. This dress process started with a scouting trip to Mood Fabrics’ NYC store. Her color was mint green. So with the help of the staff at Mood, I came up with four swatches that I sent to my [...]