4 posts tagged “skirt”
Finished another skirt! While I was about to put it on to take picture I was going to iron some creases out. You wouldn't believe it...the damn thing melted. Luckily it was up towards the top so I only had to take half of the top out and pulled the melted part up. So, the top tier in the front is about an inch and a half shorter than it was previously. Thank god it didn't make it too short, the bottom layer isn't totally full, it is sewn on to a lining.
Well, the most time consuming thing about this skirt was the design stages. Took me a long time to figure out what I could do with the amount of fabric I had (not much) and the shape of the pieces, etc. The previous skirts have been easy because I didn't have to do much drafting of a pattern, it was pretty much just a piece of fabric with one seam and 'pleat this enough to fit around my waist' mentality. Well, this fabric I suppose could have done that, but it was very plain, there isn't a design on the vast part of it, just the border. So, something different.
Went through a bunch of different designs (all mostly the same, small differences)before I came to this one. The back came out sort of like a bustle. It wasn't really intentional, but there wasn't anything I could do about it, and it eventualy grew on me. It would look better if it were hemmed again, there is just a really thin hem on the bottom, but unfortunately, I didn't make it long enough for a real hem :P There goes my 'planning'
That last one is just better lighting to see the border.
I'm glad it came out and I like it...but I'm still deciding if I like it. Does that make sense? Ah well, whatever.
I have some more fabric I'm going to make another one out of (Joann's was having a huge sale, so I stocked up. SO CHEAP. And then I'll have an entire stock of Indian inspired skirts and won't need ANY more), but I need the lining to start it and Hobby Lobby is closed, so I have to wait until tomorrow. I could work on the other skirt that I'm half finished with, but I'm hesitant about cutting into the fabric. Usually I'm not, but I love this fabric and I usually have a pattern to follow, which I don't this time...so....I'm a little scared. I'll get over it eventually.
~Nikki
Oh, and I made those pumpkin rolls, damn, they cam out huge, it could have made twice as many smaller ones, probably would have kept me from eating an entire bloody roll. I may have to bring some to my sister and her boy. Just to keep me from eating them. I'll post the recipe later! They turned out delicious.
Here is the second skirt that I made with the fabric that I bought earlier (same time as the blue fabric). The dress I worked on yesterday was a disaster (I may turn it into a skirt) and I wanted something to wear on my birthday (going out to dinner tonight) so I figured I would finish up this skirt (I've been working on it for a while, it was almost done anyway).
Sorry for all the pics. I can sometimes be narcissistic. It is the maroon chiffon with the border print on top of a half-circle under skirt made of shiny gold fabric. The effect with that was exactly what I wanted. The skirt has pleats (2in in the front, 1in all the rest) going all the way around it. Longer ones in the front to make it flatter. The pleats are inverse (showing on the outside) and have top stitching on the outside near the folds. It took a while. I played with the idea of doing top stitching on random pleats in a gold thread. I may still, I'm not sure....Zipper in the back....that's it. It was fun, it didn't turn out exactly like it did in my head, but that is alright. And, just like that blue skirt, this is the most comfortable thing ever.
Don't worry, I won't be wearing that shirt with it. I really need to make some shirts for these skirts, I really don't have any options. A choli would be most authentic, but I'm not okay walking around with my mid-drift showing. I'll figure something out.
Happy birthday to me :) It is so exciting when things turn out (that you'll actually wear)
~Nikki
Most everything is in half completed stages. But I finished two of them today, which is exciting.
First, a skirt. I had a hell of a time with this one. Not because I didn't use a pattern, but because I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted to do with it. It started out too gathered on the top, I had to rip the thing apart countless number of times. I got it to where it was 'all right' today but decided that just wouldn't do it for me. I'm making it, I spent money and time on it, it better be exactly how I want it! So, I ripped the completely finished skirt out and reworked most of it. Added some pleats, some more darts, etc. I like it now. I had also stopped at Hobby Lobby to pick up some cord for the drawstring and bought some beads and little bells to add to it :) It'll jingle when I walk.
Excuse the stomach shot please, I know it burns the eyes. Anyway, the last two are comparisons of the two different finished projects today. The first one is the last one I went with. I thought all the gathers on the other was unflattering... Anyway, I loved the fabric, it is a super comfortable skirt. And it should be, it looks straight from the front, but the thing is made out of 3 yards of fabric for each layer. It is a LOT of fabric.
I have some similar fabric that I bought at the same time, but it is maroon. Anyway, I came up with an awesome idea on how to make that one. It is going to be the same type of skirt (long?) but the construction is going to be very different. And it will take forever. Oh well :)
And this is the first pattern I've actually finished from the Burda magazine. Construction wasn't too bad, but their directions are terrible. I had a few problems with it. All the gathering at the top made the seams really stiff and sort of stick out. They are better now, or I've gotten used to them, either way. Eek, another thing is that this dress is dangerously and uncomfortably low cut. I've even sewed it up about an inch and it is still a bit too scandalous. I need to find some way to wear it or I'll just be falling out of it all the time.
I still like it though. I like the design and the fabric. I'm sad that my bright orange lining doesn't get to show through though!
Well, that is what I did today after I got home. :) Productive or what? Ha, not really, both were practically finished already. Time to get started on some more projects! I leave for Massachusetts in 2 weeks so I need some things to wear there. Seriously, why don't they just add the bloody $15 on to the ticket? Why do they have to charge you for baggage? That is the dumbest thing ever.
~Nikki
Nothing terribly exciting. I finished this about a week ago. I haven't got around to hemming it....and I may not. That fabric is a pain to hem. I may just zigzag a bit around the bottom....Maybe make it a teeny bit shorter also...
But, other than that, I'm happy with how it turned out! It fits very well, so I'm happy :)
That's all. Nothing interesting. I may be able to start on some other projects today, but I still don't have everything I need and still have no car...
~Nikki
