I made this skirt a couple of years ago...
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...I went to try it on to wear to work last week and it no longer fits...too big...so into the giveaway bag it went...because I don't alter, I sew. Over the years I've been meaning to make another one. Well I guess I now need to add it to my fall/winter sewing list.
Instead as I was putting the taupey beige ponte back into storage, I realized that it coordinated well with a new cardigan I'd recently purchased. Still being heartbroken from losing that skirt, I whipped up a quick basic elastic waist skirt from my TNT skirt pattern which would give me a new outfit to wear to work.
A few details...
Have you ever had a slight issue with pushing the elastic through the channel and having it get stuck at the seams? I solve this problem by stitching down both sides of the seams. After the elastic is inserted and the waistband stitched closed, I add a row of stitching in the side seam..."stitch in the ditch" to hold the elastic steady.
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A ribbon at the back waistline to tell the front from the back...
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A little stitch witchery in the hemline instead of a row of stitching...
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In 90 minutes a great new skirt to go with the new cardigan and a RTW tank:
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I definitely plan on making another Vogue 1247 skirt soon...
...as always more later!
...I went to try it on to wear to work last week and it no longer fits...too big...so into the giveaway bag it went...because I don't alter, I sew. Over the years I've been meaning to make another one. Well I guess I now need to add it to my fall/winter sewing list.
Instead as I was putting the taupey beige ponte back into storage, I realized that it coordinated well with a new cardigan I'd recently purchased. Still being heartbroken from losing that skirt, I whipped up a quick basic elastic waist skirt from my TNT skirt pattern which would give me a new outfit to wear to work.
A few details...
Have you ever had a slight issue with pushing the elastic through the channel and having it get stuck at the seams? I solve this problem by stitching down both sides of the seams. After the elastic is inserted and the waistband stitched closed, I add a row of stitching in the side seam..."stitch in the ditch" to hold the elastic steady.
A ribbon at the back waistline to tell the front from the back...
A little stitch witchery in the hemline instead of a row of stitching...
In 90 minutes a great new skirt to go with the new cardigan and a RTW tank:
I definitely plan on making another Vogue 1247 skirt soon...
...as always more later!