The fifth challenge

So, have you ever had someone pick five fabrics and tell you to make a coordinating outfit from four of the five?  And, the outfit has to be two pieces?  What an interesting challenge from Fabric Mart this has been for me!

Here is a description of my five fabrics along with photos!
1.  Ribbed maroon knit
2.  Silky white and maroon woven

3.  Medium blue printed knit that feels like a ponte
4.  Dark navy woven--feels like 100% cotton
5.  Gray satiny woven

What to do?  Oh dear!  Yes, what to do!
So, I wanted a weekend, running errands sort of outfit and for fall in my neck of the woods, that means a jacket and pants.  And, on the weekend I want comfort!  So after rifling through my pattern stash, I found two winners!    Here they are:




And here is my outfit!

So, I hope you can tell which fabrics I used where!  The challenge stated you had to use the majority of the chosen fabrics for your garments.  Well...I am proud to say I ONLY used the fabrics provided!  Nothing from my stash was used...at all!  Two of the fabrics used on the jacket are pretty obvious.  One that may not be as noticeable is the gray satin that I used as the piping on the jacket.  So, I successfully used four of five fabrics only on these two garments!  

Now, about the fit.  I made a muslin of the jacket and it was giant!  After pinning and such, I decided I needed to make a much smaller size simply because I wanted to make this more of a layering piece rather than a full out jacket for cool days.  So, I made an XS instead of the usual medium and that did the trick!  I lengthened the sleeves and allover length of the jacket as well.  The piping was my own addition and I thought the touch of the gray pulled the two fabrics together and accentuated the gray zipper.  




Let's talk about those awesome details!  Is this the most RTW jacket you've ever seen?  It is for me!  I had so much fun with adding the snaps, topstitching, cords, and stoppers.  Even though this jacket is distinct, I will be making it again!

Now for the pants...I wanted super comfy but stylish pants to run errands in and Vogue 1411 was the perfect choice!  This pattern came together fairly fast--even with all the topstitching!  They fit well, are super comfortable, and dressier than your average leggings.  I see many more of these in my future!  Don't forget to make a muslin so you can tweak the overall fit!

Check out my freaking awesome topstitching and how it matches at the outer leg!

I am disappointed I didn't find a use for the lovely maroon/white print.  I must find the perfect pattern for it!  It is so pretty and has such a lovely drape!

I am very pleased with my new outfit.  I can't wait for the weekend to test it out!

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the picture heavy post!

Now, head on over the the fabricmart fabricista blog and vote for your fav--which I hope is mine!
Vote here!

Sue :)