Fashion & Apparel Sewing

When summer comes to a close and the chill breezes of fall and winter roll in, you know it's time to break out the warmer clothing. On those bitter cold wintry nights, there's no better feeling than bundling up with some cozy fleece fabric. There's no wrong way to use fleece fabric. We've used it for mittens, hats, pillows, and more. Take a look at these fleece DIY projects and think warm thoughts…

The Oscars brought the elegance and glamour to the red carpet once again in 2017. The trends were clear with plenty of velvet, sequins, lace, and couture embellishments. Pale gold, white, brilliant red, and midnight blue ruled the night, and black is, of course, never out of style. Long sleeves were also on trend, with high necklines joining the usual plunge. While these dresses cost thousands of dollars with thousands of hours of work put into the meticulous details, we'll share our 3 favorite trends and ways you can achieve them with affordable fashion and dress fabrics.

If you're into fashion at all, you're likely already familiar with the lovely Merrick of Merrick's Art. If not, get with it! She made this beautiful drop waist peplum top using some of our black and white cotton gingham fabric. (A huge trend! ) Seriously, how pretty is this look?

When I post photos of fabric on our Facebook page or Instagram, our OFS community usually leaves a pretty wide array of comments. You know, one might say "That'd be awesome for a quilt" while another says, "Perfect for a handbag. " I love all the comments and that people take the time to engage with us. But sometimes I think to myself, actually, this [fill in the blank] fabric wasn't really meant for that. Because certain types of fabric serve a specific purpose — upholstery fabric is heavy so it can work for upholstery projects, apparel fabric has give or is lightweight for making clothing, and so on.