I made a skirt for myself yesterday. I used no pattern, I just measured my tum & bum and cut two A-shaped pieces. Sewed them together, put in some elastic and my skirt was finished!
For something that took so little effort it turned out really well. The fabric helped too. It's a stretchy synthetic fabric with a very busy print. Any mistakes (not that there were any ;)) are almost invisible.
You might be able to tell from this photo that there is a little bit of glitter on the fabric... nice!
At first I left the skirt long, ankle length, but when my Mum saw me wearing it she vetoed. According to her, it made me look like a deeply religious woman. Of course there's nothing wrong with deeply religious women, but that wasn't really the vibe I was going for. So I shortened it, which I must admit looks better. I'm now able to wear it with or without a legging.
My only problem is finishing the hem. Since I have no fancy sewing machine -let alone a serger-, I just don't know how to go about it. Any ideas? If not, then I think I'll just leave it like this.
I'm glad I have a new garment to wear... I hardly fit into any of my clothes anymore because I'm just so fat! I wished I could blame the pregnancy, but really that's only part of the problem. Chocolate and other unhealthy food are the real cause. I'm not very upset about this "new" fuller figure of mine, but finding clothes that fit properly (and still look nice!) is difficult sometimes. Also, I refuse to spend a lot of money on XL-clothes, because I do hope to get thinner again. Any tips on how I can work on my chocolate-addiction and get into better shape (without proper dieting because of the breastfeeding)? Any ideas on this would be very much appreciated.
By the way, I still have quite a bit of fabric left. Enough to make another skirt, except one is enough for me. Anyone else out there that can find some use for it? Leave a comment or send me an e-mail and I'll pop it in the mail!
One last thing... am I the only one that hadn't heard about Spoonflower yet? I must have been living under a rock! How wonderful to design your own fabric! I'm on the waiting list; I hope I get invited soon. There's a Flickr-group as well. Yummy!
okay...the skirt is fab and i have been living under the same rock. i am totally dying to be invited too! love being on a waiting list!
Posted by: heidi | July 01, 2008 at 05:42 AM
This is a lovely fabric. And a wonderful skirt as well. If I had enough time I'd say hey give it to me. But I honestly do not know whether I will be able to use it this summer.
I guess, I there is no fraying I'd just leave the skirt the way it is!
And I haven't heard about spoonflower either. But I guess, I wouldn't know what to "design" anyhow.
Posted by: seemownay | July 01, 2008 at 02:42 PM
Hi Mirre,
Ever since I got back from my holidays (on a farm, where I had delicious warm meals for lunch and a light dinner in the evening) I eat a hot (or leftover from the previous day) meal for lunch. It is true, it contains more calories than a sandwich, but the miracle is: I don't go hungry for hours afterwards! I used to share the chocolate cravem but it is gone! So, maybe it'll work for you as well, and you''ll still get plenty of nutrition for the milk.
Good luck! The skirt looks fabulous, and I am glad you cut it shorter, makes for a very 'modern' mum.
Posted by: Jantine | July 01, 2008 at 04:06 PM
Fold the edge twice and hem stitch the edge to the inside, it should be almost invisible since stretch fabric is a bit thicker? wish I could explain better! check:
http://www.ehow.com/how_8965_hem-skirt.html
I think it's a very cool skirt - well done!
Posted by: iHanna | July 01, 2008 at 05:04 PM
Very nice skirt! FOr the hem, You could leave it as it because it won't revel, or you could fold over and zig-zag. With that print, it will hardly be noticed.
Posted by: beki | July 01, 2008 at 05:15 PM
The skirt is way cute!! Have you thought of sewing wide double fold bias tape along the edge for a hem? That works pretty well.
Posted by: lera | July 01, 2008 at 06:37 PM