Leafy Jewel
3-piece black raw silk suit, Size 16
Donna Brown, Laramie, WY

Pants and top Simplicity patterns 5345 (pants modified to include lining). McCalls 3581 (lengthened). and pants are raw silk. The jacket is decorated with leaf MAXI stitches in green twist rayon thread on lining, and royal pink twist rayon on surface. Jacket and pant lower edges decorated using a cut-away applique technique to reveal the challenge fabric. Top is challenge fabric.