Sunday, June 19, 2011

Advice wanted

Being the old hippie that I am, this skirt caught my attention and now I just want to re-create it. But I am puzzled. Obviously the skirt is made up of two or three prints, but I am wondering how best to make it.

I can see that the pieces are squares sewn together, much like a quilt. But there appears to be some bias going on. Would it be best to make the fabric first and then cut out a skirt? Or would it be better to piece the fabrics into skirt panels, then construct a bias skirt and cover the seams with binding as shown?

This pattern comes to mind - Kwik Sew 3108, the one on the far right.

Although the pieces are narrower, I could see making up these in a couple of fabrics, then trimming the seams with another print. Or is this just too much work and would the resulting skirt be too heavy?

When I look at the original photo, I see a soft skirt that has been washed a hundred times and feels like a second skin. Perhaps I am just being nostaglic?

I currently have a purple sweater on the go and I can see soft purple print cottons for a skirt.
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  1. gwensewsJune 20, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I'm an old hippie, too! But sorry, I can't tell by the photograph just how this skirt is made.

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  2. Julie CulshawJune 20, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    I wish I could get a better photo of it. It looks as if the fabric was made first, then the skirt cut on the bias. No matter which way you made it, it would take quite a bit of time.

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  3. ElenaJune 23, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    It looks a lot like the skirts at grumbling granny's here in town. i love skirts that look like that - i don't think that it's a nostalgia thing.

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  4. ElenaJune 23, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=D5CE922D-A678-4619-B31D-F21991EFAF5A&cm_mmc=CJ-_-9223372036854775807-_-1609763-_-Kwik+Sew+Pieced+Skirts+Pattern

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  5. Julie CulshawJune 23, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Kwik Sew usually have the best selection for this type of thing. And I am looking at 3789 which is a pieced skirt that would end up looking bias cut. The photo from the magazine doesn't show the bottom of the skirt, it does have a flounce like the pattern.

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  6. DianaJune 24, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Hi Julie, When looking at the close-up of the photo, it looks to me that you'd make the fabric first and then if you wanted to you could cut it on the bias. That's how it looks to me anyway.

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  7. Julie CulshawJune 24, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    I think you are right, Diana. Sort of like making a quilt and then cutting it up to make a garment.

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