Here you can see the superfantastic green fabric I bought while shopping with my sister in LA. It's a witty, whimsical, stunning botanical border print, with --- gasp!!! --- purple selvedge edge including --- gasp!! --- a few Asian characters and other text and sweet, soft, short fringe! I couldn't resist. Even for $16 a yard which is way more than I like to spend on fabric.
You can also see the book I bought about drafting skirt patterns easy peasy, the zipper I had to buy after the first disaster, and the black and white fabric I got at Ikea for $2.99 a yard for future skirt making endeavors.
So, the disaster? First I decided to make a drawstring skirt, because I generally like the look of a simple drawstring, and because I found some ribbon that is a perfect coordinate, and because I hate to do zippers. Yeah. Not so much. This fabric is way too heavy for a drawstring. I put it all together and cinched it up and it was poochy and ugly all over. Yuck. No one likes poochy. I totally should have known this fabric was not appropriate for a draw string, but I just wasn't thinking clearly. And I am so not a garment maker.
No worries. The next day, I ripped it all apart -- just two pieces, the front and the back. And they were plenty large to accommodate a new hand drawn pattern for a fitted skirt with a zipper and I had extra fabric for the facing. The instructions in the book for the zipper were quite good -- it's not like it's that hard, but I still find the zipper daunting. I did have to resize the seams a bit after it was constructed, but that was fine also. Plus... now I have a skirt that fits that I can copy the next time.
Ta da!
Hmmm. The photographer cut off her brother's face. Sometimes she wishes she could do this in more than just a picture.
Here's a bit of a close up so you might be able to see the superfantastic selvedge hem. Superfantastistic both because it looks cool and because it meant I did not have to sew a hem. Yeah!
I've got a little less than a yard left. Tote bag?
13 comments:
That fabric SCREAMS Deborah! What a great skirt.
And yes, I second the tote bag idea, or a purse with a flap using the superfantastic edge. And maybe a loop-and-button closure, but use a leaf for the closure.
I love that fabric and it is perfect in a skirt!
I love your skirt! And, it looks like your sandals match perfectly! :)
Wonderful fabric and skirt! But please tell me more about the shoes! I tried similar tactics on my brother and sister to no avail. Cheers.
Oh yes- love the skirt!! Especially the spider! And a tote bag is a must!!!
teri
That fabric was meant for you, for sure. So cute.
I was going to say how perfect that fabric is -- in every way, but obvious everyone else agrees and beat me to it. There's no way you could have NOT made that skirt -- and the tote bag to go with it!
Very nice skirt, well done and worth every cent of that $16/yd. Lovely!
I love it, makes me want to go MAKE SOMETHING ;)
awesomely cute! definitely worth $16/yd
Holy cow that is some great fabric and a cute skirt too!
girl, go ahead and dust your shoulders off because you're wearing the heck out of that skirt!!! (translate into it looks great on you and you did a good job!)
Hi Deb. Lovely skirt...instead of a tote bag, why not make a matching skirt for your daughter? Or one in a coordinating fabric and use some of the remaining amount of this fabric for pockets or a border on hers?
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