Fans of Made Whimsy fabric have been begging Mandy to bring back the Mambo Round and She finally did! The Mambo Returns brings back the Dirty Dancing classic inspired designs.
A new base fabric being offered is called Squishy. It is just that - squishy. It's a double sided stretch minky that is so soft and cuddly that I honestly just want to wrap myself in it. So I decided to make a vest.
I have not had a whole lot of time to sew, so I needed a quick and easy pattern. I decided to make the George + Ginger Everyday Circle Vest. This is a free pattern and is found in the files section of the Facebook group. This LINK should take you straight to the pattern if you are a member of the group.
This was the easiest way I could find to just wrap myself up in this squishy goodness. I only had a yard of this squishy knit and the Everyday Circle Vest is designed to take 1.5 yards. I took 15" out of the length from right in the middle to get it to fit onto 1 yard. That required me to place the armholes in a new position. and the proportions are a bit different than the pattern is drafted.
I do still need to put a few finishing touches on this vest. I plan to put fold over elastic (foe) around the armholes to ensure they don't lose their shape. I'm also thinking about hemming it with foe - but will see how the armholes turn out before I try that. I may just go with a binding.
I should probably mention that this is the Mambo Dancers pattern in teal. It also comes on cotton lycra and cotton woven. This print also comes in a pink and a pink striped version as well.
Now - a little fun thing about my Everyday Circle Vest - since I made mine shorter, I thought I'd try wearing it upside down and inside out.
There are a few companies out there that have some cardigans that can be worn upside down. Usually the upside down wearing style has a hood or large shawl collar. I could have laid this over my head, but it was not very attractive.
However, I do love the large shawl like collar it creates.
I think this is a really fun way to wear this vest and it has me itching to make one in a solid color.
I can cover my shoulders and neck well this way.
I also received some cotton woven samples to sew and of course that meant I needed to make some masks. Here's the striped version of the Mambo Dancers.
This is the teal Mambo Dancers that matches my vest. I used a new to me mask pattern and it is a little too big for my face.
This is the pink version of the Mambo Dancers.
Here I am with all the masks that I made!
I haven't counted them yet - but there are a bunch! I will be taking them to my next infusion appointment to give out to the other patients.
The Mambo Preorder closes on September 8th. Preorder at https://www.madewhimsy.com/the-mambo-returns/
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