In any case, after I gathered my collection of swatches, I headed back to the studio to create my conceptual summer wardrobe. And this is what developed:<\/p>\n In all my planning, I completely forgot to include the 2+2 Blouse and Skirt<\/a>, which would also be great for summer. The pattern includes a really cute short sleeve<\/a> option. I’ll be making it for S this summer, even if it’s not part of our fantasy wardrobe shown here.<\/p>\n I’d love to actually sew all these garments so we could play with the many outfits that might be created by mixing and matching the separates. For example, wouldn’t the Puppet Show Shorts look great with the Swingset Tunic? Or the Sailboat Pants or Skirt with the Puppet Show Tunic? <\/p>\n In any case, if you’ve fallen in love with any of these fabrics, you can purchase them from the shops where I got them with just a phone call. The following list will give you purchasing details for each of the fabrics. Match the numbered list below with the swatches at the beginning of the post and contact the shops directly if you want to order. B&J; Fabrics<\/a>, the source of most of the swatches, has amazing customer service and will happily ship you anything from the list as long as the fabric is still in stock.<\/p>\n Please drop me a line or leave a comment to tell me if you order something from this list. If I know you’ve made use of the swatches, we can continue to do special posts and collections like this in the future. Have fun!<\/p>\n 1. Liberty Tana lawn, $42.95\/yd, 54″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 1502 I spent a little time in the garment district last week visiting my favorite fabric shops for a few items I needed. And while I was there I was thinking about you! 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I had no particular theme or concept in mind when I started shopping. But after a few items caught my eye, I started selecting fabrics with a nautical theme–based on red, white, blue and a natural flax color. Come to think of it, that color story and theme links back directly to my inspiration boards for our new spring patterns. (I’ll show you those images soon.)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/tea-party-740948.jpg\")
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A Tea Party Sundress<\/a> with cranberry red yoke and red toile printed on linen for the skirt.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/swingset-740053.jpg\")
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Two Swingset Tunics and Skirts<\/a> made of a Liberty floral, two cotton shirtings, and a dark blue chambray.![\"\"](\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-758165.jpg\")
<\/a> A Sailboat Top (pattern arriving very soon…) made of yarn-dyed cotton shirting, plus natural flax Sailboat Pants and a Japanese printed-canvas Sailboat Skirt.![\"\"](\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/puppet-show-756847.jpg\")
<\/a> Puppet Show Tunic<\/a> in a Liberty floral combined with a polka dot printed lawn for the yoke. And two versions of the Puppet Show Shorts (a favorite style of mine), one in polka dot cotton shirting and the other from a cotton mattress ticking.![\"\"](\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/bubble-dress-733756.jpg\")
Bubble Dress<\/a> in navy and white Liberty floral.![\"\"](\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-732884.jpg\")
<\/a> And the same Liberty floral used for the Puppet Show Tunic is used as the bow for the Birthday Party Dress (pattern also arriving very soon), combined with a bold navy and white polka dotted canvas for the body of the dress.<\/p>\n
2. Liberty Tana lawn, $42.95\/yd, 54″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 1503
3. Polka dot printed canvas, $18.95\/yd, 58″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 100827
4. Navy ticking stripe, $7.50\/yd, 54″ wide, purchase online<\/a>
5. Linen toile, $26.95\/yd, 54″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 100828
6. Yarn-dye cotton shirting, $12.95\/yd, 45″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> (sorry I forgot to get a reference number for this one)
7. Japanese printed cotton, $26.95\/yd, 44″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 1501
8. Polka dot cotton shirting, $12.95\/yd, 45″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 100829
9. Windowpane cotton shirting, $12.95\/yd, 45″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 100831
10. Polka dot cotton shirting, $12.95\/yd, 45″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 100830
11. Natural linen, $8.25\/yd, Gray Line Fabrics Warsa linen<\/a>
12. Liberty Tana lawn, $42.95\/yd, 54″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 1504
13. Polka dot lawn, $15.95\/yd, 52″ wide, B&J; Fabrics<\/a> reference 1505 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"