Lugu Fabrics Blog Tour!
From the moment there was Lugu fabric in my hands, it seemed I was making something with it!
I sewed Jessica Swift (you know, the DESIGNER) a dress for the lookbook. That’s Jessica in her rayon Charlie Caftan on pages 12 and 13!
But first, I sewed myself a (modified) Willamette.
Then some Lugu found its way into the Redwood Tote I tested.
Internet stranger turned sewing friend Gwyn’s visit in late March coincided with the week just before our tour dates. Somehow….things got out of hand. (A coincidence that things got ridiculous when Gwyn arrived? #ithinknot)
It started with a single top for my first daughter and a matching one for her little sister. Of course the 4 year old didn’t approve of my fabric choice because she suddenly coveted her sister’s top, so a third top was in order.
That makes 3 tops. Which felt like a good amount. I thought I was done sewing.
I used the Glass Onion pattern by Shwin Designs. I’ve sewn it countless times and am certainly not tired of it yet. She sews up quite quickly, though I do deviate from the pattern slightly, lining the front bodice. This alternative construction, sans facing, calls for both sandwiching and burrito-ing but the finish is quite lovely. #andnowimhungry
The back of the Glass Onion features crossover panels reminiscent of moth wings, don’t you think? That’s what drew me to use this pattern, like a moth to a flame. (I just couldn’t not.)
And then I got the idea to make a button up.
Another Shwin pattern, Maxwell!
Another kid needed a dress. (Why it couldn’t be another Glass Onion top is a long story. Maybe Gwyn wants to explain it again, but I pieced the moth for that look, and Gwyn sewed the dress.)
So, if you’re keeping count, that’s Lugu looks for 5 children.
(NOT ALL OF THEM ARE MINE, so you know. I own 3 total. That’s plenty.)
It was pretty much pure chaos aka SEW MUCH FUN!
Those kids made us work pretty hard for the group shots which sadly are pretty low res.
But they are a cute bunch in some great outfits.
I’m probably biased, but the “baby” is pretty adorable.
The boots were her idea.
The moths were all foundation paper pieced using lillyella’s free moth charm blocks. (Scaled to 150% for the larger sizes.)
lita
siouxsie
And then Gwyn made me make a leather Ida clutch (with some yummy metallic gold leather she picked out for me). I admittedly was pretty tired of paper piecing at this point so I did a simple reverse applique of sorts using the outline of one of the moths.
#gwynmademedoit
Thankfully Gwyn knows how to operate a camera, so we got a few other good shots.
All the Lugu Fabrics Blog Tour stops are linked in Jessica’s post here. I’ve been continually flabbergasted by the creativity and range on display, and we’re only on day 7, with several more weeks of awesome to go!
Thanks for sharing your fabric with me, Jessica! It’s always a pleasure to work with your designs.
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