Sunday 10 February 2013

Pleated skirt

Ever wondered what to do with all those annoying thin lengths of fabric in your stash that seem too big to throw out but are never quite large enough for any big sewing project?  You make a girl's skirt with them, that's what you do.  Yes.

When I uncovered a long since forgotten narrow piece of khaki twill and some smaller offcuts in my stash today, a plan was hatched to make a pleated skirt for Aimee.  I used this pleated skirt tutorial as a guide, but I had to make a few allowances here and there as I was using smaller pieces than the tutorial suggested, plus I wanted to have a larger waistband which meant I had to sew some strips together from my scraps.  It took me the whole afternoon to work it all out.


Aside from the waistband, the other main differences to the tutorial are that my version has fewer pleats and a single button closure.  To add some length to the skirt, I paired the twill with the floral cotton left over from Renee's dress. The button on the waistband is covered with the same fabric.  I love how it turned out.


I've just worked out how to add a button when linking to other people's blogs, I'm pretty excited about that. So, even though it's Sunday here, I'm joining in (I hope she won't mind):

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Degree of difficulty: Fairly straightforward - always helps if there's a tutorial to guide you
Time taken: 4 hours
Result:  Cute and carefree.  Next time, I would reinforce the buttonhole, I can see that's going to be the Achilles heel of this little skirt.

10 comments:

  1. I like this style of skirt and now they can be matchy matchy with this precious material.

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    1. There's only a teeny-tiny amount left, and I still can't bear to throw it out. It's official, I am turning into my mother.

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  2. That is so cute!! :) Thanks for popping over to visit me. Hope you don't mind if I follow along. :)

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    1. Something tells me I'm going to be stopping by to visit you more often - anyone reading this needs to click on Kelli's name, the world of quilting awaits you there. Love that Jumbo Jack quilt!

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  3. Love it Leanne! There will be one similar featuring in one of my girls' wardrobes! Pinned it

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  4. Really sweet !! I am busy at my machine starting on seven flowergirl outfits for my sister's wedding in a month!! Happy sewing:)

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    1. Is your sister Snow White? Jokes aside, what an exciting time for you all, I look forward to seeing photos of the dresses on your blog. Seven flowergirl dresses to make in a month is quite a challenge, I think I gave myself that much time to make two for my sister's wedding three years ago, so you will be busy!

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