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Hey y'all, after the black mesh challenge and white scorpion challenge brought out some amazing makes we're changing it up and opening up even more possibilities! You can vote by commenting the name of the sewist in the comments on this blog entry, in the Facebook album or on TikTok! Not only is it going to be difficult to choose this round, I'm saving like all of these as inspiration for my future makes! How does it work? This time, instead of choosing a specific fabric, we've opened it up to any make that combines a solid fabric and a striped fabric! Participating sewists have made something that shows off the fun of mixing and color blocking you get to vote for the sewist who's make you want to win! How Do We Vote? There are three places you can vote - and yes, you can vote on all 3 platforms! ALD Facebook Group ALD TikTok and in the comments section of this blog post! Let's see the entries! Wendy Patterns for Pirates Tie up Top and Made for Mermaids Alana Lauren Made for Mermaids Eloise and Puperita Whoosh Cardigan Petrichor Sinclair Patterns Iris Daisy Amelia Lane Designs Not So Cold Shoulder Sweater Jessica Jalie Drop Pocket cardigan and modified Misusu Piper Tank Have questions about how to play? Ask in the ALD Facebook group or email Social@amelialanedesigns.com ! Otherwise, get ready to cast your vote by commenting below the name of the sewist you want to vote for! Here's a recap of the entries! and PS if any of these makes inspired you, I think you know where to pick up the fabric! AmeliaLaneDesigns.com

Have you ever bought those tie dye kits at craft stores? Have you ever used the little squeezy bottles? Have you ever noticed they say "permanent on natural fabrics"? What if you want to tie dye man-made (synthetic) fabrics? Well have no fear! We've got you covered. When the latest challenge was announced and I saw it was white scorpion, I immediately started looking into alternative dyeing methods. The method I used works quite well and I'm excited to share it with you. I made 3 fanny packs and 3 items of clothing, using different colors and different fabric bases. You'll need a large pot (I suggest stainless steel), a thermometer, rubber bands, dish soap, tongs or a slotted spoon, and your dye. I got my dye from three different places: Joann Fabrics, Hobby Lobby, and Amazon. I used Rit DyeMore Synthetic. Look for the "synthetic", that is important. I used Smoky Blue for the clothes and Super Pink, Royal Purple, and Tropical Teal for the fanny packs. You'll want to start with pre-washed fabric. You can sew your items first, or dye your fabric and then sew. If you are planning to sew a large item, I suggest sewing first. I dyed the fanny pack fabric before sewing since they were small items and I used iron-on stabilizer. Get your dye bath going. To really make your colors stick and be vibrant you need to use heat. Rit suggests 3 gallons of water for every pound of fabric. My large pot holds 2 gallons of water and I put in more than a pound of fabric and it was fine. You'll add 1 teaspoon of dish soap and about half a bottle of dye to you large pot of water. Heat your mix to about 200 degrees F. While your mix is heating up, tie your fabric. I used the swirl and the scrunch (my personal favorite). There are tons of instructions online for how to fold. Once your mix reaches 200 degrees, wet your fabric, and then place in dye bath. Maintaining temperature, let sit for at least 30 minutes. I tested leaving different pieces in the bath longer but it didn't make much of a difference in color. After the 30 minutes, remove from dye bath and rinse until water runs clear. Wash items in your washing machine as you would normally. Tank: White Scorpion, twirl tied, Made for Mermaid's Tella Crop and Top Shorts: White Swim, scrunch tied, Rad Pattern's Afterglow Leggings Hoodie: White Dots Pointelle, scrunch tied, Ellie and Mac's Oversized Tee Fanny Packs: White Scorpion (pink), White Pointelle (purple), White Swim (teal), Petite Stitchery Co.'s Frost Fanny Pack If you want a lot of color saturation, go with the white swim. As you can see, it absorbed the most dye, being mostly nylon. The white pointelle didn't keep the distinction of the ties very well but still gives a tie-dyed look. My personal favorite is the white scorpion. It kept vibrant colors without over-saturating. If you want a lot of white, tie it tight. If you want more color, tie loosely. I tied the tank quite tight and wasn't super happy with the amount of white, so dyed it a second time, this time tying more loosely. It turned out pretty amazingly. This process is actually quite simple and easy. I encourage you to give it a try, but beware, you might find yourself wanting to tie dye everything.

Have you checked out the fancy new Add-On for The Marina yet? This fun, open back, add-on is the perfect way to add a little extra flair to your Marina Tank! It's one of my favorite ways to show off all my super pretty under garments too, without feeling too exposed (or sometimes I wear a plain one to show off the open back instead). The Marina below is mini dress length (not adjusted for my 5' 2' height) in Zari DBP. I love wearing it with this black racerback sports bra or my red one. Along with the new Add-Oh, the original pattern also got an update: the pattern is opened up so you can cut flat or on the fold! Read all the way to the end of this post for an important announcement that is specific to projector users like me. Now, if you've watched me for a while you know that I'm a sucker for a good hack, so after I'd made a couple un-altered Marinas with the Add-On I got to thinking about how I could fancy it up a little more. It didn't take long for me to decide what to do: make a single side slit maxi! And I knew just what fabric to use for it too: the 190 GSM Persimmon ABP. This is one of my favorite "everything" athletic bases and weights! It's not too heavy or stiff for things like tops and flowy dresses and it works great for bottoms too! This is such a simple and fun hack, I can't wait to do it again: it is the perfect summertime maxi dress for me (and before the Marina originally came out I didn't even like maxis, so that's saying a lot). The only big precautions I needed to take was cutting out from the slit down: I hadn't decided which side I wanted the slit on yet. To overcome that dilemma I cut the front and bottom back pieces at the furthest out lines, combining the slit and simple skirt options together. I used pins to mark lines from the pattern while cutting for shifting the fabric since my projection area wasn't quite long enough for my pattern pieces. The collage below shows part of of my cutting process, using both pages of the non-inverted files so you can see how they behave on this lighter fabric. I don't often use projector files with black backgrounds because they trigger a headache, but sometimes they're necessary for easy and quick cutting. Having them on separate pages of the same file is wonderful for switching back and forth easily without having to adjust Adobe settings! Next I needed to decide which side to put the slit on and adjust the bottom of both sides of the dress so I could get sewing. I placed both pieces together (if you cut on the fold, open them up). It doesn't matter if you do right sides together or wrong sides together, as long as you don't place right sides to wrong sides the slit side will be on correct side for both pieces. After the pieces are together pick which side will have the slit and trim the bottom curve off, for the other side trim the notched out section that is for hemming the slit. The collage below shows trimming off the excess for both sides. From here I cut out the rest of my pieces and followed the tutorial for sewing together until I got to the hemming. If you are using a heavy or really drape-y fabric for your open back Marina you may wish to sew clear elastic into the binding when attaching to prevent gaping. I personally haven't needed it for any of mine: I have used DBP, 190 ABP and Jersey Moss (found in the Athletics Collection), all from ALD for mine and haven't experienced gaping. For hemming I used my sewing machine to baste around the hem line, starting at the top of the slit and ending at the top on the other side. I pinned in place and sewed around close to the raw edge. I started and stopped in the side seam. Then I just needed to put it on and show it off! Now for the announcement for projector users: The Marina Add-On will be available for purchase individually or as a bundle with the original Marina. The add-on is a supplement to the original and you will need to own that in order to have all the pattern pieces required to complete your sew. For paper pattern users this is not necessarily an inconvenience because after you've printed your pattern you have access to all the pieces in one spot (as long as you're not like me and misplace that one piece you need every time, haha). For projector users that don't own the Marina already, when you purchase the bundle you'll have both patterns combined into one projector pattern so you don't need to switch back and forth every time you want to sew up one with the add-on. But if you already own the Marina you will have to open both files as well as switch back and forth. This may be ok for some, but for others this may be super frustrating. The bosses have come up with a solution to this dilemma and want to help! You can, of course, opt to buy the bundle or use software like Affinity (paid software) to combine the files... or you can send an email with your order number for both pattern purchases to the team and you will be emailed the complete file. How cool is that!? I just searched my email and it only took a few seconds to find my original Marina purchase and the order number is in the subject line so I don't even need to open it. You can also find your oder number in the "My Orders" section of your ALD account if you have one, and were logged in when you ordered. Once you have both order numbers send an email to hello@amelialanedesigns.com so the Mya or Colleen can confirm your orders and send the combined projector file to you!

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