Precious Fabric Challenge | Sewing Lessons from a Tough Make

CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome
0:28 Intro
0:45 What I'm Wearing
1:00 Precious Fabric Challenge
2:08 My Fabric & Plans
4:12 Patterns
7:17 Sewing
8:50 UGH The Collar
12:16 Finishing & The Top
14:29 What I Learned
16:07 Your Plans?

CHALLENGE LINKS:
‪@TomKatStitchery‬ is running this challenge. All the details on her channel!
‪@sosewmad‬ posted the challenge video prior to mine
‪@unsewcial‬ posts the challenge video after mine.

ENTER THE CHALLENGE: post your make on Instagram. Tag Whitney of TomKat Stitchery (@tomcat.stitchery on Insta). Use the hashtag #preciousfabric25 Challenge ends at midnight ET (GMT-6) on September 30, 2025. (That's 10 PM Calgary time, 9 PM Pacific time). There are prizes!
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I took part in ‪@TomKatStitchery‬ 's Precious Fabric Challenge for 2025 and chose one of the most expensive (and most difficult!) fabrics I’ve ever sewn with. My original sewing plan was to make a jacket, but after lots of struggles, plan changes, and fabric frustrations, I ended up with a top instead.

In this video, I share my sewing lessons learned:

✂️ How I managed a very tricky fabric
✂️ Why my sewing project didn’t go as planned
✂️ Thoughts about not acquiring expensive or inexpensive fabric that won't be worn

👉 Are you planning to enter the challenge? Do you have plans or dreams for a piece of precious fabric? Have you worked with a fabric that fought you every step of the way? Share your story in the comments — I’d love to hear it!

PATTERNS:
Butterick 7008
McCalls 8607
Vogue 1833

FABRIC:
Iridesca Stretch Faux Leather - Pink: https://www.fabricgodmother.co.uk/iri...