Firstly I need to show you this photo so that some of the below ones make sense - I don't usually pair a green skirt with blue and pink wellies, but you see it was pouring down with rain here on Saturday when I first wore the skirt so I was also wearing my Minoru:
(do you see the awesome street art lion in the background?)
And onto the skirt...
As I know from working with it before that this sateen is very fine and frays quite easily I decided to follow the suggestion in the sewalong and sew french seams wherever I could, which makes it look lovely inside:
I also used Tasia's fantastic zip method, which looks so smart, and no hand sewing!
Because the seam lines in the waistband cut up the spots somewhat I decided to emphasise those lines by topstitching either side of the seams with brown thread, using the triple stretch stitch on my machine:
And some pics of the skirt on me:
And a couple where the waistband isn't covered:
This is such a fun Crescent Rachel, I love your fabric choice! And I actually think all the colours and prints in the very first picture look brilliant together...way to brighten up a dull day ;o)
ReplyDeleteVery nice - the top stitching is lovely. You did a much neater zip than my attempt at Tasia's 'no hand sewing insertion method'...I think I need a bit more practice!
ReplyDeleteMelbourne laneway street art is awesome isn't. I don't know this pattern but it looks great. The topstitching lifts it to another level. Love your coat too.
ReplyDeleteThat's great looking topstitching, and it really is a cute skirt - I'm sure you'll wear it heaps!
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