It seemed like a good time to do this since it's Skirt Week over at Crafterhours. Go on over to their Flickr pages, with five categories, there are already a bunch of lovely skirts in the pools that will inspire you to
sew something.
Last week or so (were does the time go?) Jess and I were talking about wrap skirts. It's kind of a love hate thing. The comfort factor isn't quite were I want it. The ties tend to shift. Sometimes they take a lot of fabric. I'd been contemplating it since then and Friday night around 7pm (cause that's the way I do things these days) I decided to experiment.
I started with this much lovely jersey knit,
and a scant thirty one inches of yummy Art Gallery fabric.
I ended up with this.
I never felt like it was going to gape or fall off or strangle my waist.
I won't wear it with my shirt tucked in, this is just to show you how it looks at the top.
You can also see I haven't managed to hem it yet. I am going to hem it (I am Jessica, promise.) I have decided to round off the angle at the bottom.
This is how I wore it out on Saturday. Yes I did, un-hemmed and all. It was that comfortable.
Should I try it again, work out the kinks and tell you how?
Would you be interested?
This is just because he's so cute and I know that there are those of you who only come here for the chance of seeing this face.
11 comments:
yes I'm interested....love the skirt, looks very comfortable. Maybe I could actually make one.
That boy, thanks for the picture. He is beautiful......<3
Love the little boy pictures! You can never have enough of those! ;-)
Oh, the sewing... well, I'm interested, but I'm sure it's more difficult to make than you make it sound.
HAHA I am still with holding judgement until I can see it hemmed :P
love this! looks so comfortable! I would love a tutorial.
I like it, and that fabric. Also I kind of like it unhemmed, oh, or maybe just sew ribbon on? Or go all out with pom pom trim! be brave!
It does look comfy! And I kinda like it with the selvage showing. Could be shorter... but the selvage is still kinda neat! :)
That boy is just so cute!!!
I think the skirt is cute too - I'd be interested.
Cute! If it's simple, I would love to know how it's done. I get bogged down when it gets complicated...
That child is precious. I take it he likes the water?
oooh, I like the knit top, AND the selvage. I don't know if I'd hem it...
art gallery fabric will always remind me of you! I love knit wasit bands!
I don't quite know how I got here but I'm glad I did just to meet your sweet little hunk.
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