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Just because I am a novice seamstress that doesn’t mean I have to make simple and dull clothes. Here is how I got to practice straight stitching and sewing a zipper with no fear of ruining fabric and no more than US$0.4
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Patches of leftover fabric (cotton); an old pillow case for my lining; an invisible zipper.
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Novice
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Apr 25, 2011, 07.41 AMby ilovepurple
You’ve done a fantastic job with this!
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Apr 25, 2011, 11.54 AMby Priscilla Folley
That was sweet, thank you very much!
Apr 24, 2011, 12.28 PMby artmind
Wow, it looks rad! Thank you so much for all the explanation and links in your project! I would love to make a skirt like this – it looks so happy! :)
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Apr 24, 2011, 01.00 PMby Priscilla Folley
That’s so sweet – thank you!! It really wasn’t hard to make, it was more about the time I had to put into this project. Sewing all the little pieces of fabric took a while. But it was super fun to make and I do feel happy when I wear it!! Try it yourself! I’d love to see your own version of it!
Apr 24, 2011, 10.28 AMby Adrienne Hendrix
Great skirt! Did you use a pattern and if so which one? I have been looking for a simple but nice skirt and yours is perfect. Happy Sewing!
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Apr 24, 2011, 11.47 AMby Priscilla Folley
Thank you so much!! Actually, I drafted my own pattern (I just started taking these sewing lessons that teach you that kind of stuff), but you can try this: http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/a-line-skirt
Can’t wait to see your finished project! Oh, another fun idea is to have rows of different colors, like this:“http://www.google.com.br/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.craftzine.com/PatchworkCircleSkirt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/02/how_to_make_a_patchwork_skirt.html&usg=__lYLT-yEuHOg5tqH_paCjZrqu8GY=&h=500&w=375&sz=294&hl=pt-BR&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=qf0-KDCpW7H9zM:&tbnh=158&tbnw=119&ei=kQ20Tey4KYX30gHq2rX1CA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpatchwork%2Bskirt%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dpt-BR%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1503%26bih%3D647%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=131&vpy=57&dur=1291&hovh=259&hovw=194&tx=118&ty=118&page=1&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0”
Apr 24, 2011, 03.04 AMby bennomusik
very cute! It looks great with pearls
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Apr 24, 2011, 11.48 AMby Priscilla Folley
Aw, thanks! They were my grandma’s so that makes me like them even more.
Apr 24, 2011, 02.59 AMby kanamithedreamer
It looks like such a fun skirt.
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Apr 24, 2011, 11.49 AMby Priscilla Folley
Thank you! It really is fun and people always smile when they see it!
Apr 24, 2011, 02.56 AMby Kovu
its very cute, i thought of trying something like this before but i didn’t have a good stash of scraps at the time
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Apr 24, 2011, 11.51 AMby Priscilla Folley
Thank you, girl! Why don’t you start collecting your scraps right now? It was such a fun project to make! It took me a long time to sew all the patches together, but apart from that, it was so pleasant and I love the result!