The South Philadelphia Sweetheart Skirt

Added Dec 13, 2011

by leahfranqui

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Description

I used leftover fabric from my Rear View Pants to make a Marie! I love the Marie pattern, it makes me look like a tulip but I like that effect and it’s so easy and fabric efficient.

The instructions are fairly useless but I just put it together intuitively and it’s so simple that that’s easy enough to do. I didn’t use a facing on the hem because that baffled me, so I just did a simple thin machine hem, and this fabric eats up stitches so it looks almost invisible.

I wore it to a play reading at my company and someone had thoughtfully graffited our wall. How kind. It’s all clean now, but immortalized in these photos. I realize I sort of match the graffiti, which is…odd.

More on my blog!

http://strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/the-south-philadelphia-sweetheart-skirt/

Material Notes

98%wool 2% lycra blend, metal zipper.

Categories

Season
Fall, Winter
For
Women
Garment Type
Skirt
Style
Classic, Business
Material
Blends, Wool

2 Comments

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    Dec 14, 2011, 07.34 AMby kihli

    Your marie came out great! Reminds me that I plan to make one, too, since a while. Also, I like your fabric choice, and your combination with the red shirt!

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      Dec 14, 2011, 02.01 PMby leahfranqui

      Thank you very much! It’s such an easy pattern, I would recommend it!

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    Dec 14, 2011, 02.23 AMby joolee

    Ok, i admit I clicked on this because I recognozed that graffiti – I live in S Philly too! But I do like the skirt. In fact I bought mustard yellow tights to wear with a grey skirt – but i don’t have one! This pattern is a possibility. Good job!

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      Dec 14, 2011, 02.00 PMby leahfranqui

      Thank you! Ah, South Philly, it’s just such a trip.

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