Now for my latest project.
I subscribed to BWOF for a year in '08,'09, but since I didn't make anything, I decided to not renew until I'd made at least six items.I often peruse the ones I have and I was looking for a casual skirt to use up the rest of the fabric from this outfit....
I really liked this style
...so I decided to copy the pattern and set to work.Not too hard really because I outlined all the pattern pieces in black before tracing.I didn't follow the instructions but just did things my way.
Here is what I came up with....
I made the skirt about 3" longer by cheating a bit and lowering the placement cutting line for the band at the bottom. I ended up with a length of 22.5"
Another change I made was to the zipper application. I wanted a more exposed zipper so this is what I did....
I cut out a facing, measured the opening I wanted (7/8") wide by the length of the zipper to below the zipper stop and marked it on the facing and sewed around it.
I trimmed it open....
pressed the facing to the inside....
....placed the zipper behind it ( I used Wonder tape to keep it in place) and did a double row of top stitching....
I made a facing piece to cover the inside of the zipper and extended the skirt facing to include this facing so the inside of the skirt has a nice neat look.....
Other details include the reverse coloured band which I finished off with a double row of top stitching on the navy part of the skirt.
I forgot to lay the back piece on the fold so I had to sew a narrow seam which I top stitched for stability.
This skirt only took me about three hours to make ( after making up the pattern ) so it was quick and fun to sew. I like it a lot and it's just the type of casual skirt that I'll be sure to wear.
My hair and face were a mess so I just took photos this way.
My husband's comment was," but the zipper should be in the back,shouldn't it?"But he thought it was cute,though.
That's all for now! We're going to Calgary for a few days where I hear it's even going to be colder and rainier than here.
Where oh where has the sun gone!
12 comments:
This outfit looks wonderful on you. I really like the styling. Thank you for showing how you made the zipper facing.
Love it!! And it's perfect with the jacket.
Hi Diana, Love your version of this skirt. I made this pattern up too, about a year ago, in a fine wool plaid, and its one of my favorites. So comfy to wear, easy to walk in and gets lots of compliments. A real winner!
As a new follower I hadn't seen that outfit before. Wow, I LOVE that two-sided denim!!! What a great outfit. I have that Adri pattern, but have't used it. The new skirt is a wonderful addition!
What a great outfit, I really like what you did with the denim. Fantastic job.
So cute! Great use of the fabric. Ihave recently unsubscribed from Burda as after a while the patterns are similar and I have made up so few. Love them though :)
Great skirt and love the exposed zipper detail.
This is such a cute outfit; love the color combo- young and stylish.
Sweet! That is a really pretty outfit. Enjoy wearing it.
Love the outfit - you did a great job changing up the skirt to suit you. Your tutorials are always helpful - thanks !
Diana
Like you I have quite a few of the Burda magazines but not made anything from them yet (I don't subscribe). The skirt came out great the denim and green look great and it's a nice touch with the zipper - sure you will get lots of wear
Great version of the Burda skirt. and I liked seeing all the wonderful things you did to all the garments using the two color denim. I have some in my stash waiting for inspiration.
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