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In this issue 
  • New fabrics for spring 
  • 8 New colorful denims...plus white!
  • Sew awesome Megan pics!
  • Jeans Junket Sew Along 
     
Xenia
This print has an artistic photographic quality to it that will amaze you. Wistful colors of soft emerald, mint green, soft blueberry, muted violet, plum, and soft white create a misty floral carpet on ITY jersey knit. Choose your favorite style top or go full length in a dress with this stunning spring garden. 
Xenia
We like Xenia paired with 
Cloud Blue Gab
You will love this classic wool gabardine in an updated color for spring. The muted sky blue will transition well into spring as a blazer or full suit. Your tailoring skills will be required to construct a traditional jacket or your can choose a slightly less constructed dress or separates.  

Cloud Blue Gab

Shoots Linen
100% linen

Verdant green cross woven with white creates a slubbed linen in pale vegetation green. For all its pluses and minuses, 100% linen continues to be the fabric of choice for spring/summer dressing. Comfortable, easy to work with, and sophisticated, this ancient fabrication keeps us in touch with our ancestors as we move forward into the future. Wash multiple times to soften if you prefer. Works well for separates or dresses. 

Savanna
ITY jersey 

 

Chevrons created with strokes of praline, olive green and black are accented with white. This allover print resembles an open canopy of forestation. Use this ITY jersey knit to its best advantage for tops or dresses. 
Pretoria
silk wool tweed

Stunning silk/wool woven tweed is created using teal, butter and pecan yarns. The overall result is one of subtle earthy green....love how that works out! Lightweight and slightly drapey, this fabric will be perfect for slightly structured jackets and suits.  

Metropolitan
Ponte knit duo 

 

Some fabrics are just too wonderful for words...we'll do our best though! We recently brought in a new ponte knit originally milled for Eileen Fisher in Italy. The hand of this knit is exquisitely soft and the drape is gentle. Currently we have this ponte in both black and dark roast. Our customers who cherish black ponte will want to add this to their wardrobe and those who like the sophistication of color block with neutrals will find the two colors appealing together. The blend is our favorite viscose/nylon/elastane.
Parallels
viscose jersey duo
extra wide

 

You'll love this viscose/Lycra jersey knit for tops and tunics. The gray theme carries throughout both colorways making it a great coordinate for grays and blacks. The � inch stripes are separated by black and feature light gray, dark gray, and fashion colors in alternating patterns. Sleek and sophisticated, this stripe will work for daywear or casual. Extra wide: 64 in. 
Streetcar
novelty weave 

 

We fell for this multi-colored gem as soon as we saw it. The colors are rich without being loud. Teal, raspberry, lemon, red and soft orange rayon yarns accented with white are interwoven through the black base for a stunning textural design. As the black yarns form a design on top of the colors, they take on the appearance of a deep brown tone. We think it looks stunning with black, but it gives the wearer the option to choose brown as a coordinate. We have it teamed with our Dark Roast Metropolitan ponte knit. Rayon/nylon.
Mojave
cotton linen stripe
extra wide

 

Subtle neutrals always work well in warm climates. This cotton blend is perfect for mild to hot days. The fabrication is stable and very soft to the touch. The striping in taupe and creamy white varies from 5/8 in wide to pinstriped sections with alternating color dominance. This fine cotton with a silky hand will make up well in a shirt, jacket, skirt or dress. Cotton/linen/stretch. Extra wide: 66 in. 
8 New Colorful Denims!
Perfect for the Jeans Junket! 
 $19 yd
These 8 new denims
 have just come in!
These colorful denims have made their arrival at our door just in time for the Jeans Junket! We can't say who they are from, but these are from a well known and highly respected designer! We are just receiving them now but if you see a color that interests you for the Jeans Junket, shoot us an email and we will get that yardage out for you right away! All of them are 60" wide except for the tan(#7) which is 56"wide. They are a good bottom weight. $19/yd.
The colors are not named yet but we have numbered them for you so you can identify them by that!
We also just got in a white denim, perfect for summer! not shown   56"  $14/yd

If you are interested send us an email!

 

New Sew Along
Jeans Junket with Mary Jo
With insights from Jennifer Stern
 
Below are the latest excerpts from Mary Jo...
 
Time to get started sewing!!  

If you are participating in this sew along, be sure to acquire these items:
1.) The jeans pattern we are using from J Stern Designs.
 
Sneak peek at Maryjo's jeans!
2.) Tissue paper- for tracing the jeans pattern if you do not want to cut your original pattern. 
3.) Stiff muslin material for fitting purposes.
4.) Jeans stitch thread- recommending YLI brand
5.) Sturdy sewing thread
6.) Machine needles- Jeans 90/14, Topstitch 90/14. You may also want to have on hand the next size up in each needle 100/16.

Be thinking about your selection of denim material for your completed pair....


If you have any questions, let us know 

YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN CUSTOM-FITTED JEANS!" 
 
 
Sew n Tell
Megan D
No longer a sew-newbie!
 
Megan stopped in the shop this morning with her finished top and really wowed us with her creative ingenuity!
 There is no stopping this sewer! She's into combining patterns, colorblocking with mixed fabrics, and creative economizing by utilizing Rems. And she has been sewing for less than 2 years!
 
To leave a comment for Megan click on the image below to get to our gallery page and scroll to the bottom for the comments section
or...
Click through to the  SB Facebook page and leave a comment there!
Megan's top is "shear" ingenuity!
Keep it up Megan! We think you are awesome! 
 
She used the following for her top: 
Bayberry French Terry (sorry out of stock)
Black Lycra Jersey from her stash
Kitschy Coo pattern [possibly the Penny Pinafore?]  (for body)
Sewaholic pattern Renfrew top
(for cowl)
 
 
 
 
 
The jean patterns used for this sew along are from J. Stern Designs:

J. Stern Designs Womens jeans #0037W