Monday, November 9, 2009

Skirts Ahoy

Melbourne has put on some summer weather this week, so I thought it was time to get into sweat shop mode.

A super lovely person bought me this gorgeous Clothkits skirt a while back. The fabric panel sat on a shelf, washed and ironed, for far too long. I finally cut it on Sunday night, and sewed it up today.

I'm delighted with it!

Before sewing it up, I traced a pattern from the pieces. I figured if I liked the fit, it would be a simple A-line pattern to have on hand. Needless to say, I liked the fit, and made myself another! This time I made one from an upholstery weight fabric - perfect for the cooler months :) I can barely even try it on in this heat!

Oh well, at least I have the perfect skirt for next winter!

4 comments:

Bianca Jae Makes Stuff said...

Great skirts! xox

Andi said...

Gorgeous skirts.
Clever girl!!!

Mark said...

Fantastic Skirts!

Angie said...

gorgeous...I love that stacked book fabric, I have a limited amount left in my stash!

I have a clothkit skirt in the cupboard that I just pulled out on the weekend to trace the pattern from (I was feeling a bit guilty) as I'm sewing up different A-line skirt patterns to find the the perfect one for this summer.

I'm hoping mine turn out as well as yours!