Put your sunglasses on! I have another bright skirt to show you. This fabric was also picked up in Oregon, at Jo-Ann's. It is a medium weight (LOVE the weight and brightness) rayon. I only bought one yard and it shrunk a couple of inches when I washed and dried it, and I found out that it had a hole in it. Thankfully, neither of these two issues prevented me from making a simple A-line skirt. The hole was about 6 inches from the selvage, so I was able to work around it. The shrinking wasn't an issue, because I knew I wanted a swishy above knee skirt, so less than a yard was plenty of fabric.
I used New Look A6053, view E. This is advertised as a two hour skirt, and it is easy. There are two darts in the back for shaping, with a great tip in the instructions for making a dart with no "bubble" at the point. The pattern calls for a regular zipper, but I inserted an invisible one. The waist is finished with facing. The hem is turned up 1 1/4 inch, and the skirt has not been lengthened. This is the length of the shortest view, on my 5' 7" frame. When I tissue measured the waistband I could see it would be about 1 inch too tight, so I added 1/4 to each side seam from about hip level up. That was my only alteration on the size 10 pattern.
Again, this is a skirt with simple lines, but in a bold print like this, it works!
You've seen the t-shirt earlier
here. Here is a close-up of the invisible zipper and finished waistband.
I wore this outfit to the movie "The Avengers" with my boys and a friend this afternoon...a super afternoon. Hope yours was too! Have a great week everyone!
21 comments:
Awesome! I love the brights mixed with black and white!
That's a great print. I can see this being a great addition to your wardrobe.
Fantastic print which looks fabulous with the black top.
Awesome outfit! Ladylike, flattering and modest. But, still a little sassy with the cutout in the back and the bright floral print. Just how I imagine people in Hawaii should dress:-)
Another great outfit - it works really well. And yes, I did have a lovely day!
That's a great skirt and also the styling is great! That's the perfect shirt to wear with it. Also love your braid!
Wonderful skirt!
Great outfit! Love the skirt fabric.
How was the Avengers? I meant to go yesterday- I have free movie tickets that expire at the end of the month, maybe this week someday after work.
Great skirt.
Thank you for noting where the actual hem lies. I have to take off inches when I sew for my 5'4" frame whenever I use a commercial pattern.
So cute! I think I saw this fabric on the website and admired it.
Oh, cute! That little skirt will take you anywhere.
Kewl fabric!!!!...made a stylish skirt!!!
Very pretty! I love florals ...
Love your skirt!
That is a great print. It's the perfect outfit with the tee--simple, classic lines but with interest from the print (skirt) and cut-out back (top).
Great print. I recently purchased this pattern now motivated to move forward. Thanks for sharing.
Love the print! The simplicity of the skirt style really shows off the print.
Great skirt & hope you enjoyed the movie!
What a pretty vibrant skirt this is! Lovely!
Striking, love it
Pretty skirt and it so on trend... especially here in New York. The stores are stock with bold print skirts. Love the top you paired with it.
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