A pleated pencil skirt

I really loved the look of this pattern, the pleated pencil skirt from Delia Creates. I liked its length and while tapered didn't appear too tight at the knees. After printing out my pattern I was pleased to see that there were only a few A4 pages that needed to be taped together before tracing. I...

Butterick skirt B5466

I was inspired by a few things this last week or so to make Butterick skirt B5466 (version D). I initially pulled it out of my pattern collection for Amy. Then remembering Jessie's  denim business casual skirt from January's monthly challenge and realising I had about a meter of stretch denim left over from the...

Always have a cup of tea before attempting alterations

So I made brownies and mulled over the problem of the bulging fabric on my Meringue skirt. I called my mom on skype, she had me model said skirt and we assessed my options. We worked out that if I sucked my tummy in really tight, said buldge of fabric mostly disappeared. Grrr.  We agreed...

A new skirt – Meringue

Although I got my Colette Sewing book a few years ago, I've yet to make any of the patterns from it. But I'm going to rectify that now by making the Meringue Skirt. Lately I've been drawn to to very opposing styles of fabric: either loud prints or simple contracting colors (like bright magenta tights...

Wax print + Simplicity 2451 = lushness

I had a really lovely day today making a skirt for Mz G. She worked. I sewed. Occasionally we might have gabbed a wee bit. A year or so she picked up this lovely fabric in a market in Côte d’ Ivoire and has been holding onto it ever since. It’s wax print 100% cotton...