Mamapicklejuice

This year’s twist is that three of the eleven required garments must be made from the same “wardrobe” pattern. I took a gander through my patterns and came up with two possibilities. The first contender (and most likely choice) is Simplicity 4500 (OOP).

I adore the snuggly jacket (look at all the shaping!), the low slung pants with wide waistband (and side zip - very streamlined), and the skirt…the only piece I don’t care for is the cami, but it’s really the sweetheart neckline I don’t care for, and that’s easily changed.

Here are my picks for SWAP fabrics - as you can see, I’m quite conservative in my choices…some of the more interesting fabrics didn’t play well together, but I hope to add them in at a later point (phase 2 or 3). At this point, my fabrics are black, red and white. I have plums, browns, olives and a few “orphan” red fabrics that didn’t make the cut, as well as some yummy gray fabrics.

Okay, from top to bottom:
Jacket (from this pattern) - “Salt and pepper” wool
Tops - Sweater knit (V2945), onionskin (Vogue 2011 - OOP), honeycomb knit (V2011), black crepe jersey (no pattern yet), white poly/cotton shirting (not shown - M5471), red matte jersey (V8379)
Bottoms - black twill, red stretch woven, red wool (4500 skirt), black crepe bottomweight (for 4500 pants)

So this SWAP plan tackles a few pieces on my Top Ten Must-Haves List - the classic t-shirt, the wrap dress and the black pants. Not bad!

I’ll be back later to put a few more patterns to fabric…I have a few ideas percolating, in the mean time, please let me know what you think about the current fabric and pattern choices…does it look chic and polished or boooorrrringgggg? I’d also love accessory suggestions, so send them my way!

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