Last weekend my real life sewing buddies came around and assisted with the trouser fitting and tomorrow being a public holiday for us in Australia (Australia Day) I plan on transferring all the adjustments I have made to the muslin to the paper pattern and making up a new muslin which I will share with you soon.
In the meantime, I have completed a UFO that has been sitting in a drawer for the last 2 summers, a cute summer skirt.
This fabric was given to me by DS and it was a border piece across the width of the fabric.
To make the skirt:
- I pinned the fabric on Isabel (my fitting double) to get the hip size
- Cut the fabric with a 1.5cm seam allowance to create a centre back seam where I put in an invisible zip (one of the back seams is the selvedge edge).
- I then put it back on Isabel and pinned out side darts to make the side seams which are 27cm or 11 inches long
- Once I had sewn these in place I then added front and back waist darts so the waist would be snug.
This where it became a UFO, this was the first time that I had sewn with a stretch woven, so when I tried to do the waist treatment it simply frustrated me to the point that it got put aside.
At Christmas time when DS was visiting I decided it was time to get it back out and finish, as DS kindly reminded me that I have just about every colour in this skirt in a top to wear with it.
I had some poplin in my stash so I cut a facing and attached it the waistband with some twill tape to help it cup the waist, turned the facing over and stitched it all down.
I now have a new skirt to wear on the weekends.
Petite & Sewing 
What a cute skirt! Love the border print. Nice work!
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Such a great skirt for summer. Thanks for your great advice on the trouser muslin. I've finished them now and they fit really well.
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This, is sooo cute! What pretty fabric. When you get sick of it, please send it my way as I, too, have loads of top AND shoes in all of these colours. I have a UFO in my sewing room that I really must finish this week. All it needs is buttonholes and hemming ….
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Yes – super cute with a big dollop of satisfaction for finishing the UFO!!
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Oh Sharon, that is just darling! I love it. Can you tell I am SO ready for spring? LOL:)Deb M.
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Sharon, your skirt is very pretty. I really like it.
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Super-cute and summery. I've thought of trying to make a skirt without a pattern, so thanks for detailing the process.
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Yahoo – you finished the skirt, I am so pleased and isn't it nice that you can now sew stretch woven. The skirt suits you, suits your wardrobe and shows off your drafting skills. Well done. Lee-Anne
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I'm so glad you finished this cute shirt. You have the shape to carry it off and the embroidery does suit all of your tops. Isabel was worth the effort. Love it.
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