Today we are going to talk about fabric options for both the
Ogden and
Emerson patterns. I always love this part of the process because of all of the possibilities.
First let's talk about the
Emerson crop pants and shorts. Depending on what fabric you choose, the pattern could be very casual for everyday wear, or super dressy to wear with heels on a date night. The pattern is drafted for light to medium weight wovens such as linen, cotton, chambray, light weight denim and rayon challis. You could obviously use other types of fabric as well, I just recommend staying away from any heavy weight fabrics. Here are some fabrics that I think would work great.
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Now for the Ogden cami. For this blouse you really want a fabric that is light and airy. Stay away from quilting cotton as it will be too stiff. The pattern recommends that you use crepe, rayon challis, voile and lightweight linen. My favorite fabric to make this up in is definitely silk crepe. The nice thing is that since this pattern takes such a small amount of fabric, you can use something a little more special like silk without breaking the bank.
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I hope that helps. Let me now if you have any questions about fabric. I will be doing a quick sewalong for both patterns next week if you would like to follow along.
