Burda Style For people who sew

Description

Gosh it’s been aaages since I posted here ;)

I fell in love with this fabric about 2 years ago when I saw it used in a project on BurdaStyle and went straight out to buy some. I knew I wanted it to be a skirt but the right pattern didn’t show up for a while. So I left it to mature in the stash until I bought the Simplicity pattern just before Christmas as a download from SewingPatterns.com

It is made up as per the instructions in a size 16 (even thought the size chart tells me I should cut an 18).

Whatever!

My only change was to make the inner facings and all the pocket pieces in a contrasting lightweight cotton since the canvas was too thick. I also omitted the interfacing at the waistband but I did stay-stitch it.

I did my best to match the centre back seam and it looked perfect until I had to have a second crack at the zipper which moved one side up by about half a millimetre. Still, I’m pretty happy that I even thought to try matching it at all and that I had enough fabric to do so.

This is a great a-line skirt pattern, flattering, nicely fitted at the waist and the pleat makes it super comfortable to wear plus it has pockets! The best kind of pockets: Useful ones! The other envelope variations look good too so I highly recommend it.

More pictures and a funny story:
http://thecuriouskiwi.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/true-story-simplicity-2656/

Material Notes

Printed Ikea Cotton Canvas, light wieght cotton

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

For

Women

Garment Type

Skirt

Style

Beach, Casual, Classic, Other

Material

Cotton

Credits

Pattern

“Simplicity 2656”http://www.simplicity.com/p-1608-misses-skirts-and-pants.aspx#t-0

Fabric

Ikea – Innaloo, Perth