Made Whimsy The Mambo Returns

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.




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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