As any sewer, knitter, crocheter knows – we all accumulate a stash. Think of it as your basic material supply. What painter goes out and buys new paint for every project? Same with us, we need a certain amount of fabric or yarn on hand when inspiration or simply the need to make something hits.
To be fair, my stash isn’t enormous and in the last few weeks I have been very busy sewing only from my stash. First these are the patterns I used.
The McCalls is being used for the second time – how is that for being thrifty? The Simplicity and the Vogue I have had for about a year. 
I got this fabric at our LA Sewist meet up a few weeks ago. It is from Aleah, I can see from her blog that she loves knits, but also loves them in stripes or solids. So I guess this just wasn’t her thing. The fabric is from Jay McCarroll’s fabric line, The winner of the very first Project runway. Glad to see that he is doing well.
Back view, simple sheath with darts for shaping.
These two fabrics I bought a few months ago at Sew Modern, I’m sure the blue one was on sale and I matched the small print to it. I bought it thinking I’d make a dress out of the fabrics this summer and I did! 
I really like how this dress came out.
It’s a very simple dress, but the small details of the bodice and the skirt is really what makes this dress. It was very easy to make, I just love this detail.
Cute back, simple but well fitted.
Always take time to smell the roses, or the lemon flowers.
The last dress. My friend Lynne gave some Thai silk, as in silk she bought in Thailand years ago. This is the second dress being made from that gift. As befitting the silk, the pattern is somewhat complicated.
I probably should make more muslins, I don’t. I find that I fit myself as I go along and I’m getting much better at doing that.
Love the gathers in the back of the dress. It just adds a little oomph.
Close up of the detail of the neckline, this is what sold me on this pattern. Some asymmetric interest in what is basically another sheath dress.
So that’s it, next big project, a baby quilt for new upcoming grandson.
Leah
Oh they are all just beautiful. The red one is very sexy. You are amazingly talented. Brava!
The red one is meant to be sexy – for a wedding.
Beautiful! The red one is especially lovely.
I’m glad that fabric found a good home! I always liked it, but I could never figure out what kind of garment it should be. Clearly you had no such problem – that dress is fab!
Thanks, yes this is the perfect summer dress and it’s a nice sturdy weight fabric.
Fab dresses all of them, but that thai silk dress is just divine! I love the details on the neckline, it really does elevate the design!