White Shoot For The Moon - Cotton Poplin Designer Shirting

Specifications:

Weight: Light

GSM: 121

Composition: 100% Cotton

Width: 152cm / 59.8inch

Pattern repeat: 2cm / 0.78inch

Introduction:

White Shoot For The Moon  is as its name suggests a top-notch designer printed poplin with a perennially favourite white and navy palette which produces a versatile smart-casual look perfect for creating garments for all occasions.  The quote goes...  "shoot for the moon and you'll end up with your feet in the stars" and this stylish designer shirting fabric certainly has star quality.

Colour:

White Shoot For The Moon is a wonderfully soft 100% cotton shirting, printed onto fine white poplin with a repeating spot design reminiscent of the moon with clouds scudding across the surface. This hazy-dark navy, onto white, produces a wonderfully fresh alternate polka dot style.  

Properties:

A first-rate superfine poplin fabric. Its high thread count white warp and weft overprinted with navy produce the classic fresh, crisp polka dot look but actually has the softest shirting hand, yet hard-wearing and stable and boasting a soft drape too. ideal for crisp pleats and full gathers and frills.

Garment Suggestions:

Perfect for smart casual garments and is suitable for a plethora of crafting uses too. Why not make up your favourite shirt pattern, shell tops, simple vest tops, shirt dresses, tunic tops and dresses, tea dress styles with gathered skirts and dropped waists, lightweight trousers, jumpsuits, playsuits, culottes and shorts? 

White and navy fabrics are timeless classics and will never date, perfect for creating pieces you can dress up or down depending on your mood or the occasion. Great styles to try include the Merchant & Mills - All State Mens Shirt or Ladies Dress Shirt - The Fielder as well as casual trousers with drawstring waists that will look excellent, not to mention children's lightweight dungarees! Other great patterns to try are Sew Different- Layer Up Collection and classic patterns like the Tulip Dress.

The Megan Nielsen Patterns' Protea Capsule Wardrobe would make perfect examples of pretty full-gathered styles for easy, stunning outfits and so versatile!

Other Uses:

White Shoot For The Moon is also an excellent weight for patchworking, appliqué, quilting and bag making. Team it with its sister fabric: Navy Shoot For The Moon for quirky contrasting results.

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