Autor: AbelisDesigner

This may be the question you ask yourself the most when you are thinking about what to wear for the holidays. Should I choose a traditional Christmas outfit or something more elegant? Will I be overdressed or too casual?

To help you choose something according to your style I am going to leave these two ideas of outfits for each style to inspire you.

DIY Traditional Christmas Outfit

If you already know me you know that I love to make my own clothes and at Christmas I always use to release a special dress for these dates. And this year that everything is back to normal it was the right one. Now that we are all going to get together as a family, I want to wear something unique and special made by myself.

Victorian Christmases are my favorite and I think they best represent classic traditional Christmases, and one of my most inspired movies is Little Women.

And from that movie comes this outfit for Christmas in red and green tartan. They are the colors of Christmas and when I saw this fabric in the store it called me «buy me, buy me».

Fabric, pattern and materials to make this Christmas outfit

In this case I used a fabric that I bought in a store in my town. It is a medium weight cotton tartan with a red fabric to make the collar and cuffs. It has an invisible zipper on one side.

The pattern for this dress is the peter pan collar dress, which you can find on my website. Also in projector, A4 and A0 format.

Elegant Christmas Outfit

Not to say that the other one is not elegant, but this dress is more classic and we usually associate it more with a more sober style. This simple and fitted dress has the detail of the lantern sleeves and the gathering at the waist. It doesn’t need any extra details, so it’s perfect.

It is very simple and quick to create, you can have it in an afternoon (if you don’t have children who can interrupt you) and release it for Christmas or New Year’s Eve.

Fabric, materials and pattern

The fabric I have chosen is a bottle green Scuba neoprene fabric from Pugutextile. It has some stretch and since it has no zipper you can put it on and take it off without it bothering you. And you can even eat without worrying about the dress being too tight.

The pattern is this Bodycon Milan dress that you have on my website in sizes from XS to 6XL. You can no longer say that there is no dress in your size. You have it in A4, A0 and projector format.

It may seem to you that this type of maxi skirts is only for the day-to-day and a casual and informal casual look, but much further from reality.

This month these long maxi skirts are one of the ones I had to test with my testers. And they have created some real wonders in many styles and for all sizes.

Here are some ideas to inspire you for a more casual look for every day or for your nights out. This pattern is very easy to make and fun to sew. The results will surprise you because of how easy it is to make at home.

As you can see you can wear it with sweaters, romantic blouses or a simple t-shirt. Wear heels so that the skirt rides up and doesn’t drag you down. Or sew the short version at the knees so it won’t get in the way when you dance.

And if you want it for a more formal evening or even a wedding. You can make it with a chiffon fabric like this one created by another one of my tester.

In my Facebook group, I look for tester every month. I encourage you to join. In the group I also answer questions and help you with whatever you need with the patterns.

If you like this pattern and you feel like sewing it, here is the link to the product.

A few months ago I opened my own group on Facebook so that all of you who have bought or are interested in my brand can comment, search for information, help each other and I can help you with instructions, patterns, or any questions you may have.

I’m also looking for tester of my patterns and I usually do it through my social networks, my web subscription list, and also in this Facebook group. Any of you can be a tester as long as you have the measurements or sizes that my patterns are made in.

Every month there is a pattern to try as a deadline to sign up apart from being in the Facebook group, whenever you have Facebook, you must fill out a form specifying the size, the type of pattern format you use, and the pattern you want to try.

The duration is usually two weeks to make the patterns. You have all the information you need to know about the type of fabric recommended, the amount of fabric, and the measurements of that dress. It also includes instructions on how to join the patterns and in some cases a photograph of a previous sample so that you can see what the pattern will look like once it is finished. They are all for women, I don’t make children’s clothes, although some sizes could be suitable for teenagers.

The patterns are only sent by email in digital format and in no case will they be sent on paper, you have to be attentive to the email so that you don’t miss the deadline. Always look in your spam folder because there are times when it gets there.

Which pattern to try this month

For this month the pattern we are going to try on is going to be a medieval dress for this Halloween. It can also be used for the medieval fairs that are organized in spring and summer. It is a fairly simple dress but it requires a considerable amount of fabric as it is quite flouncy and long.

The recommended fabric is a cotton although you can do it in wool for winter. In the description of the product that you have below comes everything that it contains. It also comes in A4, A0 or projector format for what is to make the pattern in the format you want. You have to say it in the form that I leave you here below. You must also sign up to the Facebook group where a special thread is made for each pattern and we all comment on the doubts or problems that arise with the instructions or with the patterns.

I am quite active in this group, and I am helping you with all the doubts that arise when it comes to making the pattern. The deadline for registration of this pattern is October 4.

Conditions to be a tester

Only two patterns can be tested per year. You can do two in winter, two in summer or one from each session. In the facebook group you have all the conditions to be a tester. There is also an affiliate program where you can only join once you have completed the pattern test and sent the photos and only for that pattern. If I haven’t received the photos you can’t be an affiliate.

In the Facebook group, you also have the calendar of all the patterns that are going to be able to be tried in the autumn-winter season that finishes in February. If you like someone other than this pattern wait until the date of registration of that pattern, you have everything in the Facebook group. Once the deadline opens you can apply for that pattern.

Remember that if you have not sent the photos or done the pattern test you will automatically be removed from the list and will not be able to try any other pattern.

When it comes to colors, they always say less is more. And I personally prefer not to put more than three different colors in the look including those of the accessories and makeup. The combination of colors is a bit more complicated if you use prints, but for now, we go with the plain ones.

For me, neutral colors (beige, white, tan, cream, gray, and even black), I don’t consider the color as such, but they help to lower the look and are an excellent joker.

In this post, I show you how to combine the colors for a complete look for each typology with the patterns you saw in the previous entry on the fabrics.

Types and Combination of colors

Colors also express emotions and do not produce sensations, so it is very important to know how to use them and how to do it.

These looks can be combined very well with each other and form up to 5 different looks. Each one is combinable between them so you will always have the right combinations.

Basic rules about colors

These tips are for all types:

• Dark colors are thinning, hiding, and sinking.
• Light colors fatten, emphasize, and stand out.
• Matte conceals
• Glow accentuates

With these tips in mind, you can now get dressed with what you want to achieve in mind.

WINTER

These bright and cold colors will bring you, seriousness, security, and youth.

FALL

These warm colors mostly bring you, accessibility, calm, tranquility.

SUMMER

Colors in their cold and pastel ranges. They give a romantic air of fragility and sweetness.

SPRING

Bright and cold to give youth, creativity and accessibility.

If you want to know more about combinations and which are the colors for your typology, follow my Pinterest board about colors and typologies.

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When it comes to sewing, you look for the fabrics you like the most and sometimes you don’t take into account the recommendations given in the instructions on the fabrics and their combinations to use.

When you put in fabric recommendations, it’s because those fabrics will look great in that pattern and you’ll get the best out of it.

I usually put generic fabrics in the instructions. I mean, cotton, linen, etc. There are many cotton and linen fabrics that do not have to be cotton as such. They can be twill, gabardine, poplin, etc. Other times I put the fabric in concrete because I have used it in the model and it looks like I have imagined it.

I have chosen the most basic patterns in which you can make all the fabric combinations you want, and they will always look like you have dreamed of.

How to choose fabrics and their combinations

Although you may think it’s silly, fabrics condition a lot a pattern and not all of them are going to look as good as you see them in the store. And to know how to choose the fabrics it’s good to ask the right questions and in this post, you can see what they are.

Let’s go to the combinations:

To create this crop top, I chose a printed fabric that is light and opaque georgette crepe.

And a slightly thinner polyester poplin. In fact this fabric is the one I used in the model along with a cotton.

For this boat neckline top the fabrics I have chosen are (from top to bottom):

1. Muslin. Light and opaque.
2. Viscose crepe. Thin, textured, and opaque.
3. Medium Creton. Stronger and more rigid than the other three.

For the Gypsy skirt, the combinations are very varied and you can make many combinations of fabric types and colors. (From top to bottom).

Medium cotton. For skirts with more body and volume.

Satin Crepe, Fine with a rough texture that gives more design to the skirt. Highly recommended for something sophisticated.

Medium Creton. Same as medium cotton but more transparent.

High-waisted shorts don’t have to be just denim. The combinations are endless and not only for summer but also in winter.

Medium cotton. A good substitute for denim. Thinner, lighter and fresher.

Linen. Summer basics. There are several weights. Take the thickest one so you don’t have any contingencies.

Gabardine. It’s the denim but thinner. It has a very similar feel but there is a more variety of colors.

So much for this week’s entry. Knowing the fabrics and their properties will make you create the clothes you have dreamed of. Because it is not only worth that they are sewn wonderfully, with a color and some prints to die for if the fabric does not show all that.

Download the guide to learn how to read the patterns and their symbols so that nothing resists you.