Amber's Yellowtastic Hazel Dress

Hooray for the Hazel dress!

I am so excited about my most recent sewing project--I just stitched up Colette's Hazel dress and I love it so much.

I have been obsessing on this bright yellow fabric by Anyan for months now, and dreamed it would be an eye-catching summery dress. Hazel caught my eye and I knew it was meant to be!

This fabric is a little heavier than Sarai from Colette recommends, but I think it worked out nicely. It makes the Hazel a bit more crisp and tailored. A lighter lawn or double-gauze would make a cool breezy dress, which would be quite lovely in this midsummer weather.

I give the Hazel two thimbles up!

New Yuwa Fabrics are Here!

Two fabric collections just arrived from Yuwa and they are blowing our minds!

The first is from quilter extraordinaire, Yoshiko Jinzenji. A textile artist with a truly unique aesthetic, Yoshiko's fabrics are minimal and celebrate hand-made. The fabric is sparsely decorated with drawn lines and brushstrokes. Some of the fabrics reproduce her amazing quilts, down to the stitch marks. See her book Quilting Line + Color for more inspiration.

Japanese illustrator, Anyan's first collection with Yuwa has just arrived! Her Cotorienne line, with drawings of animal friends touring together, are too cute! Wonky geometrics, botanical prints and birds--every print in this collection is fantastic.

See you soon!