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Monday 23 April 2012

Skirt - Burda 07/2008 - 113


I have made this skirt before so it was a quick and easy make - no tracing and very little fitting although I did modify the pattern a little.  I left off the pockets and topstitching in my busy fabric, added a centre back seam and moved the zipper to the back which makes it easier to fit or alter, plus I sometimes find that zips don't want to follow my, erm lets say curvy, hips.

I used a border print cotton and had to do a bit of fiddling as the side seams on this skirt are not quite straight at the bottom.


I didn't have any thread on hand to match the fuschia colour at the hem so I decided to make a feature of it and use 3 rows of black and ivory thread to pick up the colours in the print.



 I love the colours in this skirt and a now on the hunt for some co-ordinating fabric for tops.  I find in the summer that I can get about 3 wears out of a skirt and only 1 out of a top so a ratio of 3 tops to 1 skirt works well.  (That's not to say I manage to achieve this ever, but it's a nice idea in theory).






29 comments:

  1. This has been on my "maybe make" list forever - it's now jumped to the "must make" list.

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  2. That is really pretty. I love that fabric and your shoes are great!!

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  3. Cute! Love the pretty fabric.

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  4. Good-looking skirt...and your thread treatment in the hem is so clever. Noted!

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  5. Great fabric. You've done well with this. The colours are lovely.

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  6. Wonderful skirt! I love your idea of 3 tops to 1 skirt - makes perfect sense. (Guess I'd better start sewing tops, if I'm to follow your sage advice.)

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  7. Lovely skirt, looks simple, stylish and comfortable

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  8. Fantastic fabric! Great fit too. A very sophisticated summer look.

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  9. Cute! Good luck with the search for matching fabrics :)

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  10. Fantastic use of fabric that would easy to abuse! Love it.

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  11. Great skirt and a brilliant idea for the top stitching, I will file that one away for future use.

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  12. agree wil all, cute skirt and I am going to use that topstitch idea.

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  13. What a great skirt! And I love the three rows of stitching at the bottom of the skirt. I will remember that!

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  14. gorgeous skirt and I love the stich detail :-) I also agree with your 1:3 ration but I never achieve it either.

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  15. Fabulous skirt. I love the fabric.

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  16. What a great skirt. I would never have thought to use a border print in that way. The placement is fantastic.

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  17. This skirt I wanted to make since 2009. I like very much your version of it! Does it have any lining?

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  18. I agree with everything wonderful that has been said - it's great.

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  19. What a great skirt and clever use of thread!

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  20. So cute! The hem treatment is quite clever, I'm going to have to file that away.

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  21. This skirt is also on my "must do list" I love your pattern placement and hem treatment.

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  22. Today is really the first time I have looked at your blog and I cannot believe how many garments you have sewn in such a short time and that most of the Burda garments are ones that I have made or are my favourites waiting to materialize from my stash. I love your work, choice of patterns and of course your beautiful fabrics. I am sure I will be following your blog with great interest from this day forward.

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  23. Ooh! What a great use of a fun fabric! And the fit is beautiful (as always).

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