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Yes I know the photos are only by the pool, but I don’t know anyone with a boat to do a nice sea-themed photo shoot, so by the pool it is.
This is a very basic dirndl skirt made from an early 1980s heavy cotton (curtain? drapery?) fabric. The print is based on yacht sails, and there’s a few ‘waves’ at the bottom edge. I was very lucky that the piece of fabric had two repeats of the print so I just had to cut it in half, trim the edges slightly so they were the same length, sew the seams, gather the top, and throw on a waistband. Easy Peasy.
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Cotton
Difficulty
Novice
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Dec 14, 2011, 02.47 AMby maryferret
Just wonderful….what a great print….I am always looking for border prints from 40s – 80s, and have also purchased curtains on many occasions for repurposing into a dress as getting enough fabric to construct a 50s dress or even a 50s full skirt is becoming more difficult to find here in Australia (even on etsy!!). Congrats on your skirt, I will copy and paste to my “design” folder as an inspiration. Isn’t it great what we can achieve when we think “outside the square”. PS.. I am also nearly to the point of screenprinting my own fabric to get the desired border prints. GREAT WORK pambox!!
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Dec 20, 2011, 10.29 AMby pambox
Wow, thank you so much, Mary! I really was lucky to find this piece of fabric, you’re right, it’s hard to find border prints and panels here. I don’t think I’m bold enough to screen print my own fabric yet, though – but I might have some fun experimenting with fabric paint this summer.
Oct 22, 2011, 11.32 AMby pambox
Thank you everyone for all the praise – I’m genuinely amazed at how much people like my skirt!
Sep 11, 2011, 12.28 PMby trploceanmoon
I adore all the color on this skirt! Great job.
Sep 8, 2011, 12.21 PMby auroras-y-sirenas
this is a happy skirt! well done!
Sep 8, 2011, 11.26 AMby Ruffles Gazebo
super fantastic fabrc! oh gosh its just lovely and so beautifful!
Sep 8, 2011, 10.28 AMby shizuoka
ah great skirt!
Sep 8, 2011, 01.31 AMby misslivia
Love the print! Way to reuse the fabric :)
Sep 7, 2011, 10.38 PMby lilybart
I am in lust! I need one. Absolutely perfect.
Sep 7, 2011, 09.19 PMby heisk
the perfect summer skirt!!
Sep 7, 2011, 08.42 PMby lala86
AMAZING PRINT!!!!
Sep 7, 2011, 07.49 PMby apiary
Perfect use of fabric. Also really good job with the gathers, it’s super even and fancy!
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Sep 8, 2011, 01.20 AMby pambox
Thank you! The gathering was done by hand because the fabric is quite wide and heavy, so I didn’t trust my machine to do a good enough job. I did two rows of hand gathering, and each stitch was about 1/2cm wide.
Sep 7, 2011, 04.01 PMby carottesauvage
Never saw such an amazing skirt!
Sep 7, 2011, 03.02 PMby Danielle MacIndoe
I love this! It’s like the best fabric ever and you couldn’t have done anything better with it.
Sep 7, 2011, 02.16 PMby marlorcor
I LOVE the drape of this skirt. :) It looks great, nice and full.
Sep 7, 2011, 12.58 PMby kt4309
I love this fabric!
Sep 7, 2011, 10.06 AMby u120418
Beautiful!!!
Sep 7, 2011, 07.14 AMby loulourosa
Lovely fabric! Your skirt looks great!
Sep 7, 2011, 07.14 AMby loulourosa
Lovely fabric! Your skirt looks great!
Sep 7, 2011, 07.13 AMby loulourosa
Lovely fabric! Your skirt looks great!
Sep 7, 2011, 07.13 AMby loulourosa
Lovely fabric! Your skirt looks great!
Sep 7, 2011, 06.28 AMby Ralf Schmitz
this is amazingly beautiful. i love the simpicity of the skirt combined with the beautiful print! it is so stylish!!
Sep 7, 2011, 06.11 AMby messel
Love it!
Sep 7, 2011, 05.53 AMby bohemiannow
It’s amazing! Well done!
Sep 7, 2011, 01.08 AMby pambox
thank you all for so many compliments!
Sep 7, 2011, 12.42 AMby freakusbzzz
very cool pam
Sep 7, 2011, 12.22 AMby supercalla
:OOO I cannot get over how awesome this is! The fabric worked so awesomeeee
Sep 7, 2011, 12.22 AMby supercalla
:OOO I cannot get over how awesome this is! The fabric worked so awesomeeee
Sep 6, 2011, 11.38 PMby mollykatherine
I love love LOVE it! that fabric is devine. where on earth did you get it? Great job, it looks amazing!
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Sep 7, 2011, 01.07 AMby pambox
i bought the fabric at the love vintage fair back in april (http://www.lovevintage.com.au/ – next one is in a month!). there’s always all sorts of interesting stuff there.
Sep 6, 2011, 11.01 PMby marloncosta
Fantastic. This great happy thematic print worked perfectly with the full circle skirt! It made me smile!
Sep 6, 2011, 10.44 PMby Maria Luisa Avila
Lovely!