Green
for earth day..right…
After my last skirt debacle I decided to try something else… I gave Amy Karol’s 5min skirt tut a try. Well…it turned out a lot bigger than I wanted it, despite my following of the math directions precisely. I kept chopping away at the sides until I got it “right”… a term i use loosely because it fit every where but my hips, which required more altering.
The hem is a bit uneven and dips at the sides, but I’m ok with that, I just tightly zig-zagged the hem anyway, I wanted a rough look. I intend to wear this much of the summer. Did I mention that it was over 100 degrees yesterday? I will probably come up with my own skirt pattern and make a few more easy HOT weather skirts.
Next on the project list? Simplicity 5099, view E with some adjustments. I adapted view A into a maternity shirt when I was pregnant with my daughter. It is an easy pattern to sew and turned out really cute! I just need to pick a fabric, maybe this, or this, or this?
What about you, any clothing patterns you’ve had success with?
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 am
Okay, I’ll go pick out some fabric for mine.
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 am
LOVE the fabric, it’s so cute! Good job!
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
Makes me want to start wearing skirts. Love the fabric.
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Love it. I just made the a-line skirt in the Amy Butler Barcelona skirt pattern. I love it. I am making another for myself, then one for my sister. I do wish it didn’t have a zipper, but it’s good practice for me
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I love the fabric choice! I always love the look of skirts, but always end up looking pretty funky in them.
I know what you mean about the 100 degree weather, it was that hot yesterday here too. Dang global warming, it shouldn’t be that hot in April!
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:05 pm
cute! i love that print…
I’d love to have coffee the next time you make it out here to southern cal.
Escape the heat!
Jen
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:45 pm
So cute! Great fabric choice by the way! You can never go wrong with that color of green. So crisp and cool!
April 23rd, 2009 at 5:13 am
Green is my favorite color! I love your skirt!
I just drafted my own pattern from a skirt that I own and like but I want to try a few pattern ones soon.
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:56 am
Okay, I looked at the tutorial and I’m going to give it a try. Here’s to domesticity!
Yours looks really cute, btw.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Skirts for hot weather! Now why didn’t I think of that? What a great excuse to go to the fabric store!
Yours looks perfect for earth day…and the rest of the summer, too!
April 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I really like it, Heather! Such a nice tan you have, too! I really liked the skirts from Sew What! Skirts book. I made this one: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3436671451_8ff58a80ac.jpg
the only difference I would do next time is not add so much ease… maybe no ease. There was too much ease and I had to take it in a lot and well, there’s still a lot of ease. lol!
April 27th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Skirts for summer is the only way to go and you really can never have too many. I vote for the Garden Party Mingling fabric at Fabritopia. Not that you are asking.
I have often wondered how a skirt made from that pattern would work out. I have thought many times about making it. Now I will be prepared.