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new skirt 4 Jodz…

January 19, 2009 in gifts, sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | 10 comments

What do you think? This cute little skirt was made from a neat old retro tablecloth and some fabric given to me by my good friend Lianne! Lianne was going through her stash and doing the big chuck and I held my arms open and said “give me, give me”… :) Hehehehe! Like I really need more fabric!?!

After the day Jodz had last week, I knew she needed a little cheering up and a cute skirt never goes amiss! :D It fits her perfectly and looks smashing!!

Talking about having way too much fabric, I’ve been inspired by Lianne to go through all mine whilst the kids are away. Every day this week I will be washing a huge drawer full and sorting it into will-use, won’t-use-yet, and will-never-ever-in-a-million-years-use piles. It’s something that HAS to be done because my craft room is looking like a fabric bomb exploded in there and it’s near impossible to sew in. You know you have to do something when that happens!

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new skirts…

January 15, 2009 in sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | 11 comments

Yesterday, I made three new skirts in between catching up with my good friend Lianne and watching Revolutionary Road. :)

I used the fantastic pattern that comes with the book 49 Sensational Skirts, that nz floss posted me last year! :)

Skirt #1 Skirt #2

skirt #3
Added at 9pm, Thursday night…

I like all of them… Skirt #1 was made from an old curtain I picked up from Bo Jumbles, the lining from some fabric I got from my good friend Becca. Skirt #2 was made from a lovely old linen tablecloth I picked up in Christchurch last year (I just couldn’t leave it in the shop!) and some really good quality sheeting for the lining. Skirt #3 is made from striped denim and quilting cotton all purchased from Bo Jumbles. So all of them were bargains! :)

What I love about these skirts is that they can be worn many different ways. The opening can be at the back or the front or even to the side! :) Today I wore Skirt #3 and apart from a near undressing at Spotlight when I knelt down to look at fabric – it is fantastic, easy to wear skirt! I even got comments about it!!

new skirt

April 16, 2008 in sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | 1 comment

I have been spending this week preparing for next. I am so excited about going to spend it with my sister and her family. It’s going to be a great time, and I am so glad to be going when Briahna is feeling a little better. At least, she is well enough to go to school now! :)

This means one thing, I’ve been able to get some crafting done! YAY! So today, I spent the day finishing the bib’s I began on the weekend and making a new skirt and an apron. I will post a pic of the apron tomorrow – it was just too dark to take a pic of this afternoon, but here is a pic of the new skirt. I made it without a pattern basing it loosely on a skirt I made a month or so ago. This one is longer and made with lighter fabric.

Because it’s getting colder, I think I will have to go for a layered look with it (think tights and boots!).

excuse the blurry pic –
I just liked it a whole lot more than the one following,
even though that one shows it off better.

I really agree with other crafters who have proclaimed 2008, the year of the skirt. It certainly has been for me!

The easiest skirt EVER!

March 26, 2008 in refashioning, skirts by Sew Funky | 4 comments

So I was looking at the latest CRAFT magazine and they have a how to on making your own skirt from a tablecloth, and I thought I could make it even easier than theirs by not having to do side seams or having to insert a zip. I’m all for making things easier on myself!

I bought a tablecloth from Spotlight for the express purpose of refashioning it into a skirt. I have had my eye on these cloths for a couple of months, but being the cheapskate I am, didn’t want to pay the “exorbitant” price of $10 for it ;). So, when it was marked down to $5 this weekend I could hardly contain myself! Originally it was $45, so I think I got a real bargain here!! And it wouldn’t matter so much if my circle skirt plans went awol at $5 outlay!

So here’s what I did, I folded the skirt into half and then half again and I got my handy sewing scissors and chopped the centre out. I didn’t even do any math – which could have been disastrous, but thankfully wasn’t! I then zig-zagged the middle edge and folded that edge over twice to make a casing for the elastic. Threaded my bodkin with elastic and then pushed the elastic through the casing. Sewed the elastic at the right place and put on my new skirt! EASY PEASY!!!! No hemming to be done, no zip and no side seams!

This skirt is oh so twirly, that I couldn’t resist twirling around and around till my head was so dizzy I thought I’d fall over!!!! It’s fun not growing up ;)

Next time I’ll wear it with my favourite brown T, I was just so excited about getting pics that I didn’t think of how the black would look with it!

new skirt

March 3, 2008 in sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | 3 comments

for me….

excuse the photo – I just love my cheeky, hidden smile

I just love the apples (this was once a lonely pillowcase I got from the op shop!)Kudos to Jodee, who made me a skirt for retreat on which I based the pattern for this one. It’s basically made out of 4 panels with a small amount of elastic at the back (so – no zips- YAY!)

a gathered skirt of my very own!

January 30, 2008 in sewing, skirts, the Bad Guy Mural, Uncategorized by Sew Funky | No comments

So I was thinking, I could use the measurement equation of the girl’s gathered skirt instructions to make my own. I used some fabric I bought out of the remnant bin at Spotlight ($4). And here are the results:

The skirt is made out of light cotton, so fantastic for the heat-wave we are experiencing here. The skirt design makes it great for twirling in! Yes, I’m a kid at heart!!! :D

Note You may have noticed the “Bad Guy” painting in the background of the first photograph. My wonderful husband, Jonathan, painted it on our back wall. It’s the beginning of a great mural that the kid’s are going to join in on. With one week of school holidays to go, they needed something fun to take the edge off the end of the six week long break. Stay tuned for more updates on the wall project!

Hope’s Gathered Skirt

January 25, 2008 in sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | No comments

Gathered Skirt Instructions

January 24, 2008 in free patterns, sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | 4 comments

I was inspired to make these skirts when I saw my friend’s daughter’s skirt this morning. Looked easy and it was! It was a pumpkin patch skirt – I think?!? If you’re reading this Jodz, let me know.

To work out how much material you need you will need to measure your child’s hip’s. For example Briahna’s hip measurement was 26.5 inches so the band-width equals 13.75 inches with seam allowance (I halved her hip measurement and added a seam allowance of 0.5 inches).

My children’s fabric requirements were;

Cut 2 of everything….

Hope

Band: 8 inches x 18 inches

Gathered Ruffle: 11.5 inches x 34 inches

Aimee

Band: 7 inches x 16.5 inches

Gathered Ruffle: 9.25 inches x 31 inches

Briahna

Band: 7 inches x 13.75 inches

Gathered Ruffle: 8.25 inches x 25.5 inches

To give you an idea of what the above sizes represent – Briahna is a small size 7, Aimee is size 10 and Hope is a size 12/14.

To work out the length of the skirt; measure from the waist-to-the-knee and add a seam allowance.

To figure out the ruffle height measurement; subtract the band measurement from the waist-to-knee measurement.

Instructions:

1. Either overlock or zig-zag the edges of the fabric to prevent fraying. Unfortunately I have to zig-zag because I don’t have an overlocker.

2. Sew the right sides together at the right hand side seam (both band and ruffle).

3. Gather the ruffle by sewing two straight lines along the top of the longest piece. Pull the threads very gently to gather.

4. Line up the seams of this with the band adjusting it to fit the band. Pin and sew them making sure that right sides are together.

5. Sew up the un-sewn side seam, making sure the right sides are together.

6. Fold and iron the top of the skirt over twice to make a casing for the elastic. Using a safety pin or a bodkin thread the elastic through the casing,

7. Hem the skirt by folding, ironing and pinning the bottom of the skirt twice ( I do this with an approx. 1 cm fold both times)

8. Add ric-rac or lace to the hem and/or bottom of the band. This is optional, but looks great.

Let me know if there’s anything in these instructions that you’re unsure about. :)

new skirts

January 24, 2008 in sewing, skirts by Sew Funky | 2 comments

two new skirts made from the curtain fabric I got the other day at the op shop. As I need to get off the computer so the man and his friend can play on the x-box. I will try to remember to write down the instructions of how to make this style of skirt tomorrow! cost = $4 for both of them (including ric rac and notions).