As you can see, I'm pretty pleased with myself. Eventhough denimskirts are a bit of a drag to sew and rarely have interesting new designfeatures, they are simple wardrobe stables. I bought this pattern nearly a year ago and didn't manage to make it before now. Now I wonder why?
Nederdelen er klassisk i udtryk, men har LOMMER! Helt nødvendige til telefon, småsten og snotklude:)
The skirt is very classic but have POCKETS. A necessity to hold your phone, pebbles and tissuepaper..
Hvad jeg ikke gør, for Jer kære læsere: viser igen bagdelen på nettet.. Mønstret er lavet efter en anden metode end den gængse og det tog mig et stykke tid at regne ud hvordan det skulle tegnes af. Mønstret gør arbejdet for dig, hvis du som jeg, er forskellige størrelser mellem talje og hoftemål. I andre mønstre tilpasser jeg selv, men her er det indlagt i mønstret.
As a special service to you, my dear readers, I put my behind on the internet again! The fit is pretty good non? The pattern is constructed differently to other patterns I've tried. This makes it easier if you are different sizes between waist and hip - but it took me a while to figure out how I should trace the pattern.
I får lige et nærbillede af lommen. Jeg valgte ikke at sy synlige stikninger, da jeg ville have denne nederdel så klassisk som mulig.
I'll give you a closeup of the pocket. I chose not to topstitch the skirt because I went for a more classical look.
Lommen har en blød kurve og gaber ikke når nederdelen er på.
The pocket has a slight curve and doesn't gabe when I'm wearing it.
Indeni er nederdelen ikke helt så køn. Jeg brugte rester af en tynd bomuld til lommeposen. Alle sømme blev afsluttet med min overlocker. Jeg gjorde dette før jeg syede nederdelen sammen, men det kan også lade sig gøre undervejs. Jeg håndsyede bagsiden af linningen fast så der ikke blev synlige sømme på forsiden. Nederdelen blev lagt op med skråbånd, som blev håndsyet fast, så det ikke kan ses på ydersiden. Jeg gjorde dette, da nederdelen ellers ville blive for kort efter min smag. Det oprindelige mønster anviser en bredere oplægning.
The interieur it not as pretty as the outside. I used scraps for lining the pocket. The pocket lining is a very light cotton. Every seam is finished using my overlocker except for the waistband which i finished by hand. The hem of the skirt is finished with biastape and then tacked down by hand. I did this because this skirt is quite short and I wanted to keep every length I could get.
Til sidst vil jeg vise Jer mit seneste køb: 1,5 m liberty tana lawn i et af de nye mønstre fra foråret 2014. Jeg elsker farven og det geometriske mønster. Jeg har planlagt at sy en Sewaholic Belcarra bluse af det, men jeg er tvivl om jeg skal vælge modellen med læg på skuldrene eller er det bedre at holde det helt enkelt i denne type stof? Gode idéer? Jeg er ikke engang sikker på at jeg nænner at klippe i dette stof..
At last I'll show you my new baby: Liberty tana lawn i the pattern Jonathan for the SS2014 collection. I love the blue colour (surprice) and the geometric pattern. I have planned to use it for a Sewaholic Belcarra Blouse but should I choose the version with pleats on the shoulder or should I go for a simpler shirt in the busy print? Any ideas? I'm not even sure I dare cut into this precious fabric..
Pattern: Hummingbird Skirt by Cake Patterns
Fabric: denim with a tiny bit of stretch from the remnant bin at my local fabric store
PS. The t-shirt I'm wearing is a t-shirt with kimonosleeves from MariaDenmark. Its a free pattern you can download here. I made this version a size bigger than my measures according to the pattern since I like the oversized look.
Happy sewing
Mette
