Confession: I’ve been putting off starting my skirt.
I don’t sew clothes often. The few things I’ve sewn for myself to wear have not been great. So although I agreed to join in the sew along, I was nervous.
Today I forced myself to start.
Surprisingly, I’m really very happy with the result.
The fabrics are cute together – an embroidered denim and a floral cotton. I didn’t have any ribbon for the waist band so I made my own. I skipped the pocket altogether.
What I learnt:
- If you can join the pattern together, you’re more than half way there – it is tricky! But you’ll only need half the pages – half is the easy skirt and half is the advanced skirt. I made the easy one.
- Fold the fabric in half with selvedge edges together before you cut your pieces. Then you can cut two pieces at once.
- If you choose denim like I did, don’t forget to switch to a denim needle.
- Pinning before you sew is important.
- I wish I had added another inch when I adjusted the pattern to a larger waist measurement. It would have created more wrap over in the front. Next time I’d add more in the front panels than the back panels.
- See how I created my waist band over at The Crafty Mummy.
Tonya is the voice behind TheCraftyMummy.com. She dabbles in lots of different crafts – patchwork, quilting, cross-stitch, scrapbooking, knitting, crochet and sewing. She also writes about blogging and social media.
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I, too, would have added more to the front. And I didn’t know there was such a thing as a nim needle, but I think I’ll be due for a new needle after this project.
Cate recently posted..less pinterest more do
I sometimes have used a denim needle for quilting so I had some on hand. It does make it a bit easier to sew…
Tonya, TheCraftyMummy recently posted..Sew a Reversible Wrap Skirt
It looks great Tonya, I am not sure if I will get to share my skirts before I go away tomorrow. My grandparents are staying at my house and sleeping in our bed so that they can look after our kids. So every thing is being cleaned within an inch of it’s life! Even the top of the door frames are being dusted.
Amy @ MahliMoo recently posted..Totally Pinworthy Linky Party
Tops of door frames!? Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever cleaned them in this house! Hope you get away calmly and stay safe, Amy
Tonya, TheCraftyMummy recently posted..Sew a Reversible Wrap Skirt
Yep, even the tops of door frames. My grandfather is a tad pedantic about giving my house the once over. It is easier to clean EVERYTHING than get the lecture when I get home
One the plus side, my house is almost spotless at the moment!
Amy @ MahliMoo recently posted..Totally Pinworthy Linky Party
What a cute skirt! I was going to join in the skirt sewing marathon, but couldn’t get the fabric I wanted locally
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You could join in anytime! Make sure you share on our FB page when you’ve made your skirt – we’d love to see it!
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We sure would love to see it Rachel!
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