Sew Big Fabrics Black Tie Birds

The current Round at Sew Big Fabrics is Black Tie Birds. This round is really cool. If you love birds and subtle prints, this round is probably for you.

I'll start by showing you the front of my Sinclair Patterns Bianca Shrug that I made. The Black Tie Burlap is an amazing coordinate. It would make an amazing cardigan, dress, top, leggings - you name it - all by itself.

I was sent the Caged Birds panel. I normally don't do anything "risky" when I get strike offs, but decided to take a risk with this panel and I LOVE how it came out!

I used part of the Caged Birds panel for one sleeve. I wanted the birds to fly out of that cage and go down my arm. And I think I did pretty darn good!

I was seriously terrified as I cut,  thinking I would botch it completely by cutting the wrong sleeve or just misjudging that it was all going to fit on the Caged Birds panel.

I cut my back bodice piece first. I wanted the chain from the cage to end right at top of the piece and I placed my pattern piece as far to the left on the panel as I could.

Here's a closeup of the Caged Birds panel. It's hard to see, but the key, chain, and a few birds are a faux silvery glitter. You can see the pattern of the Black Tie Burlap here as it is also the background on the Caged Birds panel.

I'm smiling so big because of how happy I am I pulled this off!

I hope everyone I know doesn't get tired of seeing me wear this shrug, because I plan to wear it all the time!

The Black Tie Birds Preorder closes on September 24th. Below you can see the other prints and panels being offered. All prints and panels are offered on cotton lycra (what I sewed), french terry, double brushed poly, and cotton woven.



So - when I completed my Bianca Shrug, I thought I was late to post what I made. The strike off came toward the end of the week, my mom came to visit, and then I frantically sewed. Then it was pouring rain a few days straight so I decided to take my photos regardless. I don't like ending up on the naughty list! And here's what I got. Enjoy laughing at me.

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