I’ve finished a new skirt, as part of my autumn wardrobe plans! It was a little delayed in getting finished as I debated whether to go and buy matching cotton to finish the seams ; yeah, HongKong seaming is my new passion!…. but I eventually settled for a bit of leftover print in my scraps bag (you may recognise it as the remains of the floral skirt I’ve been wearing a lot past summer).
It’s using Vogue 7303 again, cut short and lined. This is a plain pattern but one I turn to over and over as it fits me so well, and I really wanted this skirt to be a plain unadorned little number to add a splash of bright cheery colour to my wardrobe, I think I got it, no? Most of my encounters today resulted in a complimentary comment, so I’m very happy with it!
Skirt; Vogue 7303, lined, orange hessian silk
Top and ballet wrap; Metalicus
Sandals; op shop
Backpack; my son’s, souvenir from Santa Fe
I just love it. It looks so bright and cheery and the hong kong finished seams are a wonderful addition. It's perfect.
Nice!
I'm SO impressed you finisht the seams with Hong-Kong-seams even though the skirt is lined… I'm totally happy I've got an overlocker now so I don't even have to zig-zag seams, I am such a lazy butt compared to you… your skirt looks great on the inside too!
And I love the colour. Mandarin orange.ca
I love the finish on the inside. Wow. Do you insert your invisible zippers by hand or with a machine?
I insert my zips by machine but attach the lining to the zip tape by hand. I'm practising how to attach the lining by machine also though, but haven't quite got there yet!
Carolyn, your work is impeccable! Not only does it fit well, it's gorgeous on the inside as well as on the outside.
Really pretty! Love the finishing.
this skirt is so well made you can tell that you put in alot of effort 🙂 good job!!!
An orange skirt! Oh I REALLY want an orange skirt! 😀