Jasika Nicole

Jasika Nicole Instagram – My young sewing buddy Quinn and I were supposed to share a table at a craft fair a couple weeks ago- I was going to sell ceramics and they were selling their ice dyed scrunchies (they wanted to raise money for unhoused community members)! I taught Quinn and their mom Cyndi how to sew the scrunchies this past year because they didn’t want to keep buying RTW ones from a crappy corporation like Amazon. Anyways, Quinn and I made matching aprons/dresses for the event but I ended up having to go out of town for an awards ceremony at the last minute and I had to miss the fair! Luckily Quinn was still game for getting dressed up in this mint chocolate chip linen fabric from @wearethefabrictore (they are head over heels for the print!) I was drawn to this fabric because of the polka dots but it ended up having the loveliest drape which really won me over (it has a little spandex in it which gives it a bit of stretch and softens it up!) and it hangs so beautifully- totally unexpected! Its got a lighter weight than most linen so it feels a bit floaty! I used a random vintage pattern from my stash (Simplicity 7098) with pretty low hopes for it and was surprised again when such a simple pattern gave me such a graceful, easy silhouette. I love the pockets that stretch across the hips and the pullover style- it was a perfect match for Quinn’s apron, which we based off of another apron that they love to wear, and we used leather scraps and rivets instead of fabric for the straps- I think it helps balance out the sweetness of fabric. Although it was disappointing to miss the fair, I am hoping we have another chance to be twins and wear these together! Cyndi is shown wearing some of The Fabric Store’s famous merino wool in the butteriest autumn hue ever- I made the raglan turtleneck from a vintage stretch & sew pattern! | Posted on 27/Dec/2022 10:07:32