As part of my sewing journey, I am learning how to make the most out of fabric. For this project, I used a technique called piecing which combines smaller pieces of cloth to create larger.
I adore this fabric, but it belonged to a pair of trousers that were way too small. I also needed a new jacket, so I deconstructed the trousers and combined the fabric with cabbage (cloth left over from sewing projects) to see if I could do it.
I read about this technique on Foundations Revealed which admittedly is the reason why I'm needing to be so frugal with my fabric and clothing budget. The paywall isn't ... well, ...
(since then, I had to cancel my membership. I found I couldn't make the things I wanted to because all the money was going into this and I just wasn't sure I was getting out of it what I put in)
The pieces of fabric are sewn together, attempting to match the flow of the pattern as there isn't enough fabric to match the pattern seamlessly.
But you know what, it actually worked.
I lined it with some roughspun silk fabric from my cabbage stash. I probably should have done more to finish the edges, but it was an experiment and there were a lot of edges. I can see this being hand-wash only, wear into town, not mucking out the chickens kind of clothing.
