Yard Sale Skirt from Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross. The fabric is a 100% cotton DIY tapestry I bought on sale in Urban Outfitters for a couple of dollars. I had to make several modifications to the skirt to make it fit properly (none of which were mentioned in the errata - pdf). Firstly I had to decrease the width of the waistband by half, then I added a button hole in the center back for the long tie to pass through otherwise I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to tie the thing without it looking like ass. Then I retrofitted the front overlap panel so that it had a hem that fell straight down from the hip. I also shortened all the panels considerably so that the skirt hits just at the knee and did a regular sewn hem instead of the recommended rolled hem.
I think I may also have to add snaps or buttons at the front to prevent any unanticipated flashing in the event of random gusts of wind. But other than that I'm pretty happy ;o)
I think I may also have to add snaps or buttons at the front to prevent any unanticipated flashing in the event of random gusts of wind. But other than that I'm pretty happy ;o)
Now to figure out how to make the next skirt on my (very short) list....
It looks very cute on you! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteIt's adorable! I love that fabric!
ReplyDeletereally cute! i can't believe how many errors there were in the pattern, though.
ReplyDeletesuper cute! Love the action shot. The little red circled make me so happy to look at. Love it. :O)
ReplyDeleteThat is such awesome fabric. The skirt looks great on you.
ReplyDeleteskirttastic, i like it! Hope you sell lots of yards.
ReplyDeleteno yard sales, maybe, but plenty of hot summer days ahead. I think you'll come up with somewhere fun to wear it. It looks great. :)
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