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Hey Look At What I Made: A Little Fall Sewing Featuring Simply By Ti Fabrics

Today is 85 degrees and 1000% humidity. The PERFECT time to share the first of my fall sewing with you, right? The Fabric This is the  Coral Sweater Knit  and  Olive Faux Stretch Leather  from Simply By Ti. I did not purchase them together, but as they sat percolating on my SBT stash shelf (Yes, I have a stash shelf devoted to Simply By Ti fabric... 99% of it purchased before joining the Ambassador Team), I decided I wanted to pair them together and see how it works. Is olive a Pantone color for this fall?  It doesn't matter. I fell in love with Olive last spring and my crush is still going hard. This Olive Faux Stretch Leather is one of several colors carried by Simply By Ti. It is a light weight, knit fabric with a leathery-looking surface treatment. It is nice and stretchy, about 50%, but has really good recovery to maintain its shape. Like leather, you need to be careful about pinning, so as not to leave holes. However, this fabric is fully...