ok sure, I’ve made a few blue skirts before, and I’ve made a few corduroy skirts before, and I’ve even made a few blue corduroy skirts before too… And now I’m welcoming a new one to my wardrobe! The best thing about this one? a totally awesome new pocket!! It’s almost more like a little bag than a pocket, and I could not love that idea more!
Cassie bought this very thin, lightweight, blue cotton corduroy from Tessuti fabrics for me, on my behalf, when she went over to Melbourne on a holiday with her now husband D… it’s quite lovely and it’s languished in my stash for way too long! I made it one of my “use 12” for this year as a way of forcing myself to finally make something with it. It’s crazy, but I often struggle with using my favourite fabrics, preferring somehow to make things with fabric I don’t like very much. It’s like I’m afraid of ruining my favourites… yes I’m trying to get over this…
The pattern is Vogue 1170 a pattern I’ve used several times before, and the ultra cool hip holster pocket is from the Anzu cargo skirt pattern by Waffle Patterns. I really love this pattern and basically bought it as soon as it was released! I would really like to make cargo skirt as per the pattern sometime, when I have the appropriate fabric. Mmm hmmm; as silly as this sounds, because I still feel like I have masses of fabric, I don’t actually have any appropriate fabric in my stash. AMAZING!! I’m really trying to use only stash fabric for the time being, as much as possible. Hey, if I change my mind about this restriction, then I change my mind.
I added a lining, using my own personal skirt block… and some pretty aquamarine teal polyacetate fabric that was already in my stash too. The only thing I had to buy was the zip!
This is the latest thing in my proposed “use 12” for this year…
If you’d like to check out a quick and fun video of the making of this skirt, then please consider having a squizz at my video on my youtube channel… I even worked out how to add music this time, yay!
I’m wearing it here with two of my recently made merino Nettie tees, my self-drafted tights, and boots bought with a birthday voucher given to me by my friends.
Lovely skirt. What is your YouTube channel called. Loved the video and want to add you to the list I follow. Might have to buy both patterns.
The skirt is awesome and the pocket is even awesomer, probably not a word, Anyway the most interesting part of your video for me is how you attached the lining to the skirt. Do you cut the lining smaller than the pattern or is it the same size?
I love the video and your skirt – your sewing looks so beautifully effortless!
That skirt is really nice, I’ve forgotten about that pattern which I’ve also made twice. Might be time to find it again. And that Waffle pattern – as soon as I saw it I thought it was the ideal travel item! all those pockets, so perfect for a day of sightseeing with no bag to carry!!
That’s my response too. I’m imagine travelling without a purse. Perhaps a pocket on each hip! Love that skirt pattern too, especially on you.
Wow, that pocket is truly awesome! The skirt is really interesting and I loved your video. Thank you for all the effort you’ve put into making it, it’s so helpful to see how the fine finishing that makes a difference, is done!
Thank you for the video! it is so fun to see how your sew. I especially loved the back of the lining attachment to the skirt and around the zipper. Your skirt is lovely and looks great on you!
Your video is fantastic! Bent pins, workhorse sewing machine, the threading gizmo, all that impeccable pressing, precise and leisurely sewing – what a treat to watch.
This skirt is just breathtaking! And that pocket is all kinds of awesome. Hooray for using the good stuff!