I started by cutting panels, since I thought it would look cute to alternate between the red and the blue fabrics.
I measured from my waist to about mid-thigh to get the length. For the width, I think I just guesstimated and cut. With a plethora of panels, I wasn't concerned about the width.
I sewed them together (five panels of each color).
And. I. Hated. It.
It's been sitting on my craft table for about six months. Then yesterday, I saw it and thought about finishing it. That was when inspiration struck! Since I hated the way it looked side-by-side, I thought it would a great alternative to turn the red panels into mostly-hidden pleats!
What a prefect idea! I loved the way it looked!
Unfortunalty, my width became a factor when I took away half of it. Because of this, I had to rip my seam and sew in two additional panels (one blue and one red). With this addition, I figured it would be a better idea to just add in a zipper, since the width was nearly exact with my waist.
First, I pinned the pleats in place and sewed along the top seam.
Then I cut a long strip--a little bit longer than my waist measurement.
I folded it in half and sewed it to itself, wrong side to wrong side, to create a wasitband for the top of the skirt.
I sewed it down, beginning in the front and circling to the back left. I stopped an inch from the exact back. Then I repeated on the right, stitching from the front to the back, again, stopping before I got to the end. This was to ensure I had a slit for adding in the zipper.
(This is the back of the strip, neither side being sewn down at the moment)
Adding in the zipper was tricky. I slit an opening down the middle back blue panel. I sewed (very poorly) the zipper into that opening.
Next, I thought it would look cute and fruity to add a green bias tape edge along the bottom hem.
I sewed it down, ironed, and viola!
(This shirt doesn't match very well, and I was having a bad hair day.)
I love the way it turned out! It's super cute!
~Buttons
It's been sitting on my craft table for about six months. Then yesterday, I saw it and thought about finishing it. That was when inspiration struck! Since I hated the way it looked side-by-side, I thought it would a great alternative to turn the red panels into mostly-hidden pleats!
What a prefect idea! I loved the way it looked!
Unfortunalty, my width became a factor when I took away half of it. Because of this, I had to rip my seam and sew in two additional panels (one blue and one red). With this addition, I figured it would be a better idea to just add in a zipper, since the width was nearly exact with my waist.
First, I pinned the pleats in place and sewed along the top seam.
Then I cut a long strip--a little bit longer than my waist measurement.
I folded it in half and sewed it to itself, wrong side to wrong side, to create a wasitband for the top of the skirt.
I sewed it down, beginning in the front and circling to the back left. I stopped an inch from the exact back. Then I repeated on the right, stitching from the front to the back, again, stopping before I got to the end. This was to ensure I had a slit for adding in the zipper.
(This is the back of the strip, neither side being sewn down at the moment)
Adding in the zipper was tricky. I slit an opening down the middle back blue panel. I sewed (very poorly) the zipper into that opening.
Next, I thought it would look cute and fruity to add a green bias tape edge along the bottom hem.
I sewed it down, ironed, and viola!
(This shirt doesn't match very well, and I was having a bad hair day.)
I love the way it turned out! It's super cute!
~Buttons
