So, this is the second skirt that I made during the retreat. It's the same ol' same ol' Simplicity Skirt that I make all the time. This thing just fits and I like the gentle "A" line. The pattern is Simplicity 5914, which got dubbed as the Carolyn skirt many, many years ago. And that's how I still think about it.
The fabric is a cotton with a slight stretch. It was purchased at Stitches in Seattle. This little piece of fabric was purchased to make a fun skirt for The Musical One - but she didn't love it. I however do and it was it's 
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Start to finish - this skirt takes about an hour to sew. I made 3 versions of it at the Spring Retreat, the brown corduroy skirt is a variation on the theme and now this one.
I did however want to add heavy white top stitching down the seam lines - but I grabbed pearl cotton which is really for making heavy rolled hems with a serger. I couldn't get it to play nice with the sewing machine - even with a huge top stitching needle. So, it got stitched with the construction thread. The skirt was comfortable to wear and I just paired it with a white tee.
Of course the big dogs had to be in the photo shoot - that's Beau sitting and Lucy standing in the top photo. Beau got bored and left before the second photo and Lucy sat down.
That skirt is WAY TOO CUTE! I love the fabric and it looks great with the simple t-shirt. You look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI love the skirt. The Knight loves your big dogs. (He looked at lots of bloodhounds and about ten other breeds last night, reading the different pros/cons statements about each...)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great on you, and I like that it's color coordinated with the big kids. Clearly they think the camera is supposed to be pointed at them, don't they?
ReplyDeleteWhat a cheery skirt! I love the print and the design works well on you. Abby joins in the photos with me also :-)
ReplyDeleteTip for topstitching with pearl cotton: Wind it onto a bobbin (you might need to do this by hand) and sew from the back. You might need to loosen the tension on your bobbin case a little to let the bigger thread pass freely; but it's much easier doing it this way than battling with all the thread guides and needle!
ReplyDeleteAlso, if your machine hs a "triple stitch" - where each stitched it stitched three times? That works really well for topstitching with ordinary thread.
Love that print!
ReplyDeleteI love the skirt in that print! Gorgeous! And you know my motto if the pattern works for you just keep on using it! *LOL*
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