Zenith & Quasar Plaid Hybrid Knit

I'll give you a break from my Zenith & Quasar Reprint posts to show you a "new" fabric that is at preorder. As I write this - there are only 2 yards left! Hybrid Athletic Knit in PLAID!

I've posted about my undying love for the Hybrid Athletic Knit before. I've made an amazing Hoodie with it and Pants.

The Hybrid Athletic Knit feel like supplex, is a heavy weight (250 gsm) and it's only $10 per yard (at preorder)!

So when Lilly showed me this fun plaid - I HAD TO HAVE IT! She sent me a sample of it and I sewed it up before I packed up my sewing room. I've been so busy packing, that I have not had time to blog about it.

I am closing on my "new" home today and will be moving in very soon. I can't wait to get my new sewing space set up and to be back to creating.

I made the Sinclair Patterns Bianca Shrug with my sample yard and ordered 2 more yards to make a coordinating dress. I think this will be perfect to wear to the office.

The Hybrid Athletic Knit is available in this cool plaid and in Berry Pink, Electric Purple, and Grass Green. My Hoodie I made below is the Grass Green. It is lined with the Secret Garden print - which happens to be at preorder.

Here are my pants I made with the Grass Green Hybrid Athletic Knit. They were a test of a pair of pants. They ended up a bit too roomy in the crotch on my first go - hence all that bagginess. I still wear these pants a lot though as they are so comfortable. I really need to sit down and seam rip them, fix them, and put them back together.

You can't go wrong with the Hybrid Athletic Knit. At $10 a yard it is a bargain. It's a great weight for leggings, pants, jackets, and I think it will be amazing as a dress, It's too heavy for a loose fit top, but would be great for a fitted top or even a sports bra. It's at preorder through the end of the month.

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Patterns for Pirates Boundless Maxi Dress

I've had the Patterns for Pirates Boundless pattern for a very long time. It was recently updated to have a back with a higher cut line. I think I've only made the Boundless once and it was a tunic length. I'm not much of a dress wearer, but I do love maxi length dresses in the summer. Well, it's summer - and it's hot and sometimes I don't feel like wearing pants - so I made my first Boundless maxi dress.

I'll admit right now - I did not follow instructions. I didn't even look at them . I know the pattern has dimensions to cut the skirt. I know for my height I need my skirt to be 39" long for maxi length when attaching it to an empire waist. I had this lovely brushed nylon from Zenith & Quasar that I wanted to use for the skirt. The Brushed nylon is 70" wide and I just cut it at 39" for one big 39" by 70" rectangle.

I used this fun classic book cover print athletic brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar for the bodice. I also knew I didn't feel like lining it, and opted to band my neckline.

I put the band seam on my shoulder because I wanted to be able to wear my Boundless maxi backwards - if I ever wanted to.

Take a look at my gathered waist. I did my gathering on my serger. It gives me the most beautiful and even gathers. It's especially handy when gathering 70" of fabric! When I made my Boundless, I constructed the bodice by sewing the shoulder seams, then attaching the sleeves. I then sewed one side leaving one side open. I them took my gathered skirt and attached it going from one side to the other. I then closed the side seam from the end of the sleeve all the way to the bottom of the skirt.

I also used this fun book cover print from Zenith & Quasar to make a Sinclair Patterns Bianca knit bolero shrug.  You can read my blog post about it HERE.

My plan is to wear this to work, but have to admit - I fell very dressed up in the two pieces together.

Here's a slightly closer look at my printed fabric. I love to read and it was so fun to look over all these classic book covers and figure out if there were any I had not read.

I absolutely love how my Boundless maxi dress turned out. I think I will definitely make it again. I have a long hot summer ahead of me and I might have to ditch pants more often.

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