although these were the original fabrics i picked for this project, i called my mom to double check her opinion. dad is a consultant and must be professional. he's also not wildly hip. so, we agreeded that muted greys, blacks, silvers, and golds would be best for him. the grey herringbone has alternating skinny grey and black v's. my other option for the main fabric of the sleeve was black with skinny white pin stripes. however, i think this herringbone has more visual interest. i had originally bought it to make a skirt, but trust me, i have other options for skirt projects.
here's a closeup of the herringbone pattern. the coloring is more like in the 1st photo though. the white, gold, and silver fabric will be for the 2 zig zag stripes travelling up the length of the sleeve.
i'm thinking of using this zig zag pattern from
purlbee.com. however, i'm going to do 2 vertical zigzags equally spaced from the ends.
tonight i cut lots of squares! on my tiny purple self-healing cutting mat. attempting to use my roller cutter that maureen gifted to my sewing club back when i taught ages ago. this could be interesting...
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