Perfect Picnic

This months fabrics are bringing the retro vibes!

With the summer winding up, there’s still time to enjoy some al fresco dining, packing a picnic basket with all your favourite food and of course, wearing the perfect me-made outfit!

Enter – August’s “Perfect Picnic” Boxes

Luxury Box

This is where it all started – the theme was set after seeing previews of the stunning fabric designs by Brogan of The Crafty Pie and Great British Sewing Bee fame. She designed a beautiful selection of summery and slightly retros fabrics and when I saw the rainbow gingham my heart was set!

The colours are just beautiful and the fabric drapes perfectly, so I paired it with the latest pattern from Tilly and the Buttons, the Nell dress and top. This style has been a big hit in recent months with lots of patterns including tie-front tops and dresses. The Nell includes a few different sleeve options as well as the option of straight blouse, peplum blouse or two different length dresses, so lots to play around with,

The Luxury and Classic boxes are completed with a cute little iron on patch from Petra Boase in either an apple of cherry design – just look how sweet they are?!

Not only that, the supplementary fabric this month is a plain green viscose crepe, which is such a pretty colour and really lovely quality fabric. Perfect for a little floaty cami or pair with a complementary fabric to make a blouse with statement sleeves!

Classic and Mini Boxes

I was so excited about this fabric as I actually got to have a hand working with a designer to come up with this beautiful pastel rainbow gingham cotton that includes little strawberries and flowers in the design. Again this would be perfect as something like a Nell blouse or pair the cute design with a slightly more “grown-up” shirt like the Closet Core Jenna for a fun contrast!

I’m so in love with all these beautiful colours in this month’s boxes, of course the boxes also included the Gutermann thread and our magazine full of so much sewing inspiration!