Thursday, November 1, 2007

Circle Applique Skirt


As evidenced above, the idea for this skirt has been brewing in my head since at least the 5th of October. I am fairly positive I drew it before, but my "Ideas and Inspirations" catalog currently consists of bits of paper divided unevenly among several bags and bookshelves. It is not an organization system I'd recommend.


I really enjoyed taking the skirt from idea to finished garment. I used Simplicity 4036 for the A-line skirt pattern. The circles, about five inches wide, were made from the "wrong" side of the denim and go all the way around the hem. I almost made the circles smaller after a friend said it reminded her of a poodle skirt. However, I decided to stick to my original idea. I'm glad I did. I like the whimsy the large circles add to a basic denim skirt.

As for the rest of the list, I gave up on the dress and the remaining two items are still on my to do list, wherever it is.

11 comments:

  1. oh! i love it... it's absolutely lovely!

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  2. Wow! I love your skirt SO much. It's amazing. Um... I may have to copy it!

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  3. very cute. i really like how it came out, not poodle skirty at all in my mind. -kb

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  4. i love this skirt (and the boots)!

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  5. Really cute and slightly outside the box. You wear it well!

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  6. oh, that's wonderful...love it - the skirt and the final presentation!

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  7. I love the skirt! So cute!

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  8. Saw this on the sewmamasew flickr group -- I really like the graphic applique and, as catherine said, the final presentation.

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