Another stretchy knit skirt made from thrifted fabric. I made it six panels so that it would be kinda zig-zaggy. Figuring that out, the zig-zag thing, was kind of a pain- but it all magically worked out. Thank goodness I had some good yardage to work with.
I used my own pattern. Divided my waist size by by six and then made the bottom edge about 15 inches wide and the length is about 19-20 inches. I didn’t add anything for seam allowance because of the stretchiness.
It’s got some good swish & twirl factor which is a must have for summer skirts. At first I thought the stripes might be too loud, but I love the color combo and it will go nicely with a solid brown tank and brow flats.
Oh, how I love summer sewing!
You know the pattern
F is for Frog
Flowered Wrap Skirt
Doing time- but only briefly
May 28th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
You always have the best luck thrifting. Good news about the Martha Show! Yay! And your new header is awesome!
May 29th, 2009 at 1:11 am
I love it! It is fantastic!
May 29th, 2009 at 3:42 am
WOW! that’s so neat. I think I would get so frustrated trying to make the zig zag effect. It turned out great!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Fist of all, I love that skirt! Secondly, I am super impressed that you got all the lines to match up perfectly whent you made the zigzag. I’m only a wee bit jealous
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May 29th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Very nice! I love the feel of a swingy skirt against my legs! I think that’s why I love Flamenco.
May 29th, 2009 at 7:31 am
That is a great skirt! I love the zigzag idea, brilliant. Have fun swishing and twirling…the reason to wear a skirt in my opinion!
May 29th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
It’s ADORABLE! I love how you lined up all the stripes…
May 29th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
1.) I will be putting your necklace in the mail tomorrow!
2.) I nominated your blog for an award on my blog today! http://beadup.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-first-award.html
May 29th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
For some reason this reminds me of my Grandma…. There must be a photo of her wearing a similar skirt or something somewhere.
She was a very stylish lady
May 30th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
You have mastered the stripes which is very hard to do. Excellent!
Love everything you do.
July 30th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
So cute!! Loving your blog.