Specifications:

Weight: Light / Medium

GSM: 144

Composition: 100% Cotton

Width: 156cm / 61.4inch

Introduction:

This cool cotton poplin shirt-weight fabric has the look and feel of one of your favourite shirts the one you will reach for frequently because it just feels so comfortable.

Colour:

The perfect sky-blue like a cloudless Spring sky with the promise of a new day. This delightful pastel hue is ideal for creating garments that sit perfectly with your smart casual, go-to outfits.

Properties:

Hopeful Skyis finely woven with a high thread count of strong cotton yarns for a stable and sturdy hand that’s light-mediumweight, almost chambray-like and has a washed, lightly pre-crinkled look, with a crisp yet soft and malleable hand that drapes reassuringly. This versatile fabric will produce crisp details like collars, cuffs and button bands and will also gather and pleat beautifully to create body and fullness for soft feminine styles.

Garment Suggestions:

Hopeful Skycan be made up into a multitude of styles, from seriously stylish dresses to semi-relaxed smart casual, think quality shirt, jeans and blazer style. This will go with anything just choose differing style patterns for different occasions!

This soft serene fabric will make superb classic and retro style shirts,Sew Mark Francis’ Brighton Shirt PatternandVanessa Mooncie’s Book: The Gentleman’s Wardrobealso has a similar retro style shirt pattern with cropped sleeves. TheKalle Shirt by Close Core Patternswill make up perfectly in this quality fabric an invaluable piece for easyoutfits.Team with your favourite jeans.

Hopeful Skywill form pretty gathered details,to create matching baby and toddler outfits; super cute rompers, dresses and matching knickers. Add embroidered yokes and collars, and add contrasting smocking or ric-rac trim for the cutest creations! super sweet for children’s jumpsuits! Put this fabulous fabric to use for boho blouses or peasant-style smocked blouses add some contrasting embroidery; The Anthea Blouse – Anna Allen patterns is a perfect choice!TheMegan Nielsen Patterns’ Protea Capsule Wardrobeis theperfect example of pretty full-gathered styles for easy, stunning outfits and so versatile!

Other Uses:

Add this quality cotton fabric to your crafting stash for ready-washed style cotton to your patchwork and applique pieces and so much more.