Sunday 13 November 2011

Urban Girl Wrap Skirt

Hello.

Well I was so excited to receive my pattern and fabric I ordered with my $25 voucher I won from Shabby Fabrics. I really have not made that much for myself so this time I was thinking about me :-)

I used to wear alot of wrap skirts in years gone by. They are really comfy and quite flattering.
This is what I ended up with.







The pattern is called Urban Girl Wrap. It has the option of having a ruffle all the way around it. I prefer it a little less frilly. I also shortened the pattern by a few inches as I'm not very tall.


I used the Michael Miller fabric Antiquity Quatrefoils. It is not too bold. I nearly had a major disaster though. I was supposed to cut 3 pieces for the tie and silly me only cut 1. I then used ALL of the rest of the fabric to make the bias binding. When I discovered my mistake I called my local Spotlight store to see if they had any.

They didn't.

I ended up cutting the 1 piece I had in half which gave me 2 pieces 1/2 the width I needed. This was enough to get the job done but it was only just wide enough to put in the buttonhole to thread the tie through.

I am still really happy with the result and have worn the skirt a few times already.
I will definately make another one for myself down the track.







6 comments:

  1. Looks good, Sherry. It is a flattering design. Great fabric choice.

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  2. It looks great! I love the fabric. Isn't nice, when once in a while we actually make something for ourselves!

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  3. Oooh, I have a wrap skirt pattern that I haven't used in a while. I may have to get that back out. You did a fantastic job. It looks so nice.:)

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  4. Really gorgeous. Wrap skirts are great. I have a skirt for myself in the works but it has been a hard slog with lots of mistakes so I have been having a very long break from it!! You have given me some motivation to complete it!

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  5. It looks great! You did an awesome job. Thanks for linking it up and sharing with us!
    Britney
    www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com

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  6. Hi Sherry, I've featured your great looking Urban Wrap skirt today...
    http://threadingmyway.blogspot.com/2012/03/threading-your-way-features_24.html

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