Reverse Applique Rose Skirt

Well, sadly this is the conclusion of 

Skirt Week!

I found this skirt from a awesome clothing site, Poetrie.

But I am not one to buy expensive skirts.

So I decided to try my hand at it.

Turned out it was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

After much consideration and drawing it out on paper,

I decided to try it out on some scraps.

My first attempted failed.

My second attempt was better,

but I still failed. 

3rd times the charm!

I got it!  

Check it out!

See! 

I know it is not perfect, but after trying for so long,

I think it's AWESOME! 

All trimmed up.  

The front. 

It's cut! 

Look at tall the layers! 

I decided to zig zag the edge,

because it added a little fray that I like, 

and kept it from fraying too much. 

All done. 

I'm sad that the rose can't be seen more,

but maybe I will do more roses, 

when I feel like it! 

This next week I want to see what you have created from 

these skirt week tutorials!

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Button Tab Skirt

I know I promised this would be up yesterday, 

but it seems time escaped me and all the sudden I was waking up this morning!

Anyway,

Here is the Button Tab Skirt Tutorial  

Sorry for the bad pictures,

I'm not sure what was going on with my camera,

no matter what settings I put it on, this is the best I got from it!

Gather your materials:

Brown 30"x 7"

Polka-dot for skirt 30"x 8"

(Shown but not cut)

Back waistband 19"x 5"

Front Waistband 11"x 5"

Tabs (2) 3"x 7"

2 Buttons 

elastic 

We're going to start with the back of the waistband.

Fold the waistband in half,

but leave between 1/2"-1" out.

Believe me. 

Just have faith, this will make everything easier, 

and more comfy for the wearer. 

Sew across the waistband 

to make a casing for the elastic. 

Thread your elastic through, 

and sew down the ends to secure elastic in place. 

I realize I should have ironed this fabric,

but I had the idea and didn't want to lose it before I made it.

My mind tends to wander when I am ironing. 

Sew the tabs.  

Sew the waistband together. 

Short side to short side.

Fold over and hide the raw edges in the inside.

(Does that make sense??)

Disregard the tabs sewn on to the waistband,

it's better to wait. 

Now sew on the tabs

and add your buttons. 

These are none functioning tabs.

If you want them to work,

by all means have fun with it. 

Now on to the skirt.

Hem the polka-dot/print part of the skirt. 

Fold the brown in half and sew right along the edge.

Fold it over and sew again,

this hides all the raw edges. 

I cheated and used my serger.  

Now sew the short side of the waistband to the skirt.

I had to add a little pleat in the front, 

which you might have to also.

But I think I fixed it for you.

Use the long side of the waistband to hide all the raw edges!

Fold over like shown and sew.

SEE!?! Told you!

So much better than all those raw edges on their waists. 

Oh man, she has crazy hair!

Only 1 more skirt then skirt week is all done!

Hopefully this has gotten you ready for 

spring skirt wearing!

Can anyone guess??

I'm so excited to show you this one!

Vintage Lace Ruffle Skirt

I think I might be done with simple skirts....

This skirt is slightly more complicated. 

You CAN do it! 

Gather your materials. 

13"x 44" rectangle for the skirt

Probably close to 4-5 yards of lace.  

Sew your lace on. 

Again, I just went for it, no pinning for me! 

Once the lace is sewn on, fold back as shown above. 

See I actually pinned that one!

I folded back about 6 inches.

Pin in place.

Hem the bottom and set aside.  

This is obviously being down on both sides of the skirt.  

Now onto the ruffle bum. 

15"x 13" white piece.

Hem the bottom.

Sew on all the lace!

I mixed lace!

Shh.... don't tell! 

Ohhh.... pretty ruffles! 

These next couple of steps I didn't take pictures!

If you have any questions just let me know!!

Lay the lace ruffle in the skirt. 

Overlap the skirt on top, enough to give you space for elastic.

I gave myself 2" from the tip of the triangle to the top of the fabric.

but I recommend more, 

give yourself 3" maybe more 

depending on how wide your elastic is.

Sew on the lace. 

I sewed down the side of the triangle then just sewed on the green lines 

when I got to the lace. 

I didn't want the lace tacked down to the skirt. 

Here is the view from the back. 

Hopefully this makes sense!!

I trimmed all the extra white off, 

as you can see.  

Add your elastic waist, 

and your done! 

I bet you are wondering about the towel...

I have discovered if I lay a towel down while I am trying to take pictures,

She STAYS on the towel! 

The lace doesn't exactly match up, but

I was always taught,

close enough is good enough....

Of course that was in Statistics in college....

humm... 

I am using math in real life!!

I just like this picture. 

Her hair is crazy and her shirt doesn't match the skirt, 

but this picture seems to wrap up Kay nicely.

I'll continue this skirt week with 

Button Tab Skirt!

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Bandy Canyon Craft Flikr Group!