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My Butterfly Michelle
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Pleated skirt with velvet ribbon and charmuese hem.
Fabric is rayon satin, black background with butterflies all over.
I made a size 44, but I feel like it sits too low on my hips. The waist falls right on my hip bones… I think I’d like it to be a bit higher.
I tested out sewing the velvet ribbon onto some scraps and I found that a very narrow zig zag stitch looked pretty good. I matched my top thread to the ribbon and the bottom thread was black.
Since I don’t have a serger, I turned the right side seam allowance under and zig-zagged to finish them. The left side (with the zipper) I used a hong kong finish. I think this was a better way to finish the side seams with this fabric (rather than a french seam) because I wanted them flat with no bulk.
Over all, I am thrilled with this skirt. The printed fabric was in my stash and I just had to buy the ribbon, silk charm, and a zipper.
Material Notes
100% rayon satin; silk velvet ribbon, silk charmeuse, poly thread, invisible zipper
Difficulty
Novice
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Jan 29, 2010, 12.05 AMby hereonawhim
ooh i love this! it reminds me of a skirt by leifsdottir at anthropologie that i saw.
Aug 24, 2009, 05.43 AMby lauralina
Your skirt is really sweet, I love it ! Velvet ribbon and silk are a really good idea and fits perfectly with the butterflies fabric :) . Great work. Now, I want to give it a shot !
Aug 24, 2009, 01.38 AMby judeb
Looks beautifully made, love the fabric choices
Aug 23, 2009, 07.19 PMby nehmah
Lovely garment, gorgeous fabric. Your use of Hong Kong binding is an excellent idea. Zippers can poke at the most inopportune times. Cordially, Nehmah