tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post6963125892324952282..comments2024-03-21T22:00:15.368-07:00Comments on Communing With Fabric: A Flock of Skirtsshamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-48919122868102770522015-09-28T20:16:18.003-07:002015-09-28T20:16:18.003-07:00Love the skirts but especially the swirly Silhouet...Love the skirts but especially the swirly Silhouettes one since I love those inset details. Envying you at AIF and hope to get back to it some day.Jane Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236298438179825569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-4576141298269092382015-09-28T18:50:14.264-07:002015-09-28T18:50:14.264-07:00I love all your skirts! and I'm a skirt and ti...I love all your skirts! and I'm a skirt and tights wearer for preference in winter too. They all look gorgeous, and look absolutely fabulous with your black zip up jacket! And your boots! *drool* ultra UBER cool.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-80410380670581774302015-09-28T15:04:28.704-07:002015-09-28T15:04:28.704-07:00Thanks, Rhonda! You could also rock that look. :)...Thanks, Rhonda! You could also rock that look. :)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-59071701132491579452015-09-28T15:04:06.330-07:002015-09-28T15:04:06.330-07:00Thanks, Robin! Well, that's hardly a surprise ...Thanks, Robin! Well, that's hardly a surprise as the wedding gobbled up much of your spring and summer!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-18122899890248827462015-09-28T15:03:43.376-07:002015-09-28T15:03:43.376-07:00Agreed, Sherry! Thanks!Agreed, Sherry! Thanks!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-20891489295715728702015-09-28T15:03:31.219-07:002015-09-28T15:03:31.219-07:00Thanks, Susan! I did post some AIF pics on Instagr...Thanks, Susan! I did post some AIF pics on Instagram, but will be doing a post later. :)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-48268834400256732952015-09-28T15:03:06.910-07:002015-09-28T15:03:06.910-07:00Interesting idea, Kathy! I wonder where the heck m...Interesting idea, Kathy! I wonder where the heck my tencel denim is. ;)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-7247576703717019282015-09-28T15:02:35.620-07:002015-09-28T15:02:35.620-07:00An interesting comment, JaneZee! I hope you like t...An interesting comment, JaneZee! I hope you like the skirt experiment, as I love wearing skirts and leggings! As for the long, draped, necklace... I find that this necklace is more vertical, so I don't think it's unflattering. I do have to be careful, though, because sometimes it works and other times, not so much.shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-19619656451268384192015-09-28T14:22:42.176-07:002015-09-28T14:22:42.176-07:00Well, this is a pleasant surprise. I love the thre...Well, this is a pleasant surprise. I love the three skirts; I would make/wear all of them. I have a thing for swirly, and polka dots, and binding. You're rocking that look, but the necklace perplexes me. I have a similar chest, and avoid things that big draped on my girls. lol<br />In the spring, I gave away all my jeans but two, and almost all my slacks, and now it's gotten chilly, I'm wearing a few shorts and a dress with leggings. It's an experiment, because I've just entered the last third of my life, and I need a new outlook and look out. Watch out! loljanezeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279246333196233752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-47940373829153595232015-09-27T17:37:33.197-07:002015-09-27T17:37:33.197-07:00Love the skirts and the before and after shots. th...Love the skirts and the before and after shots. the little skirt with the edging is just so much fun!Rhonda Busshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240737918954576573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-84301676645117437702015-09-27T07:49:47.753-07:002015-09-27T07:49:47.753-07:00omg, so cute! I needed some inspiration on what to...omg, so cute! I needed some inspiration on what to wear for autumn as it crept up on me very sneakily. love your skirts with leggings and boots!a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-31141348290450132552015-09-27T00:42:08.963-07:002015-09-27T00:42:08.963-07:00You can never have too many skirts! I think they ...You can never have too many skirts! I think they are all great, but number 1 looks like fun to wear!Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-64745666632604142492015-09-26T11:51:29.883-07:002015-09-26T11:51:29.883-07:00You look so hot in short skirts! I'm envying y...You look so hot in short skirts! I'm envying you for that and especially for being able to go to AIF. Looking forward to the photos. - SusanThe Smuggler's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322206586825470964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-49772096259203506222015-09-26T10:55:56.968-07:002015-09-26T10:55:56.968-07:00On the silhouette skirt, i want you to make it whe...On the silhouette skirt, i want you to make it where you use your tencil denim on the bottom pieced parts but use the wrong side on one part, right side next to it, alternating to create a tone on tone thing. I 'got' a clear vision in my head when i saw the line drawing - here's hoping it esp's itself to your head.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468763091074811797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-78137762844922963252015-09-26T06:45:38.550-07:002015-09-26T06:45:38.550-07:00A couple more bits of info:
- I finished the top e...A couple more bits of info:<br />- I finished the top edge with a casing for elastic.<br /><br />The finished skirt measures (when folded in half) about 19" by 14".<br /><br />Good luck!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-82849493034491751102015-09-26T06:32:04.703-07:002015-09-26T06:32:04.703-07:00Thanks, MW! Yes, it is a rectangle with one side s...Thanks, MW! Yes, it is a rectangle with one side seam. <br />- I cut two rectangles wider than I needed, and both the same size. <br />- I cut the angled slits on front and back. <br />- I started attaching the binding (before sewing the plain side seam) to the back rectangle, starting from the top of the back slit. I stopped attaching the binding several inches from the side seam (because I hadn't yet decided where that would be), but I left a long binding "tail". <br />- I attached binding to the front rectangle, starting from the waist. Again, I stopped several inches from the plain side seam. <br />- I lapped the front rectangle over the back, by about a 1/2", and stitched them together - I stitched along the base of the binding. <br />- I went back in and hand stitched the outside edge of the binding from the waist down to the top of the slit, so it wouldn't be "flopping around". (Though it doesn't really flop, but I wanted it to be secure.)<br />- I now had a finished rectangle, with the binding mostly sewn.<br />- I pinned the plain side seam, adjusting so the slit was towards the front.<br />- I sewed the plain side seam.<br />- I joined the two binding pieces together, the same way you would join the binding on a knit neckline.<br />- I finished attaching the binding.shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-40740017846756675972015-09-26T06:20:18.101-07:002015-09-26T06:20:18.101-07:00Oh man, ML, I sometimes discreetly snap iPhone pho...Oh man, ML, I sometimes discreetly snap iPhone photos on the subway but I just couldn't do that this time, so I at her skirt, willing her to move around a bit so I could see various angles. ;)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-48912105986006184812015-09-26T06:19:07.718-07:002015-09-26T06:19:07.718-07:00Thanks, Vicki!Thanks, Vicki!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-54461012177276928722015-09-26T06:18:57.457-07:002015-09-26T06:18:57.457-07:00LOL. I know you like your animal prints! Thanks, R...LOL. I know you like your animal prints! Thanks, Ruth!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-57700510138510594262015-09-26T06:18:39.978-07:002015-09-26T06:18:39.978-07:00Thanks, Carolyn!Thanks, Carolyn!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-70231050199788710842015-09-26T06:18:28.789-07:002015-09-26T06:18:28.789-07:00Thanks, Nancy!Thanks, Nancy!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-21510932525044188012015-09-26T06:18:14.177-07:002015-09-26T06:18:14.177-07:00Thanks, Kathleen!Thanks, Kathleen!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-81588832911789074622015-09-26T06:17:59.610-07:002015-09-26T06:17:59.610-07:00I like long skirts, too, but I know that they aren...I like long skirts, too, but I know that they aren't as flattering on me. Proportion can be a bee-yatch. ;) Thanks, Martha!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-20293979350580902662015-09-26T06:17:06.732-07:002015-09-26T06:17:06.732-07:00Yes, Glenda, so interesting. I have often wondered...Yes, Glenda, so interesting. I have often wondered about this. Sometimes Margy will ask me how I like a garment I've finished and I tell her that I won't know until I see the pics. :)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-35642575502473277262015-09-26T06:16:15.640-07:002015-09-26T06:16:15.640-07:00LOL. Thanks, Margy! I can't wait to see you!LOL. Thanks, Margy! I can't wait to see you!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.com