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'Excuse me Miss' gathered skirt
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I made this lil’ number on my dressmakers manneqin. I couldn’t use a pattern because I only had a weeny amount of fabric and didn’t think I could find one that would work.
I just gathered the fabric into rough, vaguely matching pleats and attached it to a wide waist-band. Not being one to really think things through though, the back is a bit of a mess – zip, hook and eye are all a bit of a mash, but the main thing is how it looks from the front!
The hem was tricky because I didn’t have anything to turn under – I wanted to keep the length and finish it without breaking up the stripes. Problem solved with a narrow band of brown binding to match the fabric.
I have to admit it’s taken me about a year to finish this skirt so it’s with massive sigh of relief that I finally finished this project!
Material Notes
Fabric is a printed cotton/stretch blend
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Apr 1, 2011, 11.25 PMby robiedodson
sigh…I’m in love with this! the skirt AND the fabric are divine!
Oct 12, 2010, 11.46 AMby jenniferelizabeth
Thanks peeps! Very rewarding to finally finish this one!
Oct 12, 2010, 11.00 AMby loulourosa
what a cool skirt, i love the colours, the fabric,..this simple pattern is perfect for this fabric
Oct 12, 2010, 10.17 AMby jhurienesling
Love this!
Oct 11, 2010, 03.41 PMby lizah
LOVE it! the fabric and the shape is adorable!
Oct 11, 2010, 01.58 PMby stefilu
you found the perfect way to create a garment from this beautiful fabric
Oct 11, 2010, 12.55 PMby helle04
Very cute! How wide is the skirt at the bottom hem?
Oct 11, 2010, 06.52 AMby dabura
adorable dress. Great fabric choice and realization. :)
Oct 11, 2010, 04.34 AMby sweetcherry
i love this so cute!
Oct 11, 2010, 01.33 AMby lizajane09
Love this! Great fabric.
Oct 10, 2010, 07.39 PMby Tega Edewor
This is lovely. Love the way you arranged the fabric-from horizontal to vertical…
Oct 10, 2010, 05.33 PMby molly-sews
That’s really cool!
Oct 10, 2010, 05.13 PMby loves2sew555
geogeous
Oct 10, 2010, 04.20 PMby pink-cornelia
love it!!
Oct 10, 2010, 04.16 PMby juebejue
simply adorable!!!
Oct 10, 2010, 12.53 PMby redslippers
Yes, loove the fabric. Skirt looks simply stunning. Ah, sometimes you just need a bit of inspirational sewing without too much planning I say :)
Oct 10, 2010, 10.30 AMby helluvaguy
It looks absolutely amazing, The colors an d the fabric are great. Well done.
Oct 10, 2010, 10.09 AMby onlyoneme
Looks FANTASTIC! great job!
Oct 10, 2010, 09.59 AMby iroiro
Amazing fabric!