Saturday, October 8, 2011

Circle Skirt - Completed!

Yay! My circle skirt (and first piece for the Colette Fall Palette Challenge) is finished!


Because of the wedding (and planning, and honeymoon), I started the skirt pretty late in the sew-along, and the only reason I was able to finish in time for the party was that the timeline got pushed back a bit. Some things are just meant to be. :)

One of those things was apparently not in-seam pockets. I stitched the side-seams together, realized I'd forgotten to insert pockets, picked the seams apart, and then proceeded to stich them together again the next day (without pockets). At that point, I just decided that this skirt was not destined to have pockets.

I used some more fabric from my sheet dress to make bias tape (my first time!) to finish the seams, and I'm so excited about how it turned out. So pretty.


I forgot to finish the raw edges of the patch before I stitched on the waistband, so I ended up pulling a few threads attaching the waistband close to the zipper and finishing it, then re-attaching those inches of waistband. :) Silly mistake, but it's all right now.

I didn't have the time to add the pleated strip at the bottom, but I'll be doing that early next week. Hopefully more pictures to follow, and another project soon!

2 comments:

  1. Fabulous skirt! Wasn't the Sew-Along fun? I can't wait to make another. I'd like to try shorter, like the photo you have in an earlier post of the woman walking the dog. I think I could pull that off a bit better in my daily life. I love the bit of color you added with your seam binding!

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  2. Thank you, Amy! I was thinking about doing a shorter one as well. I'm actually thinking I might shorten this one. I overestimated the length quite a bit, and even though I took off 3", I think I need to cut another inch or two. I'd love to see what you do with it if you decide to make another one!

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