...I am soooo
glad to have finished the third skirt of the Carnival. I was inspired
by a cute Vera Wang skirt that I saw while snoop shopping while on
vacation in New York this summer. I liked the skirt right away -
because it was made of ponte roma knit,
it was a beautiful purple just right for fall, and because of the
patched detail and top stitching. My mother offered to buy the skirt
for me, but I said no because of course I knew I could make it.
After
all I been through, I wish I had allowed her to buy it. I went through
numerous challenges and disappointments in making it, and this finished
project is actually the second version of the dream skirt.
For the first version I chose the WRONG pattern.
A great pattern, yes. I was making view F. But I should have known better because the skirt has a yoke. I
just do not do well with skirt or pants yokes. It along with several
construction ideas that I incorporated gave me a fit. I completed the
Simplicity shirt up to hemming but was not satisfied with the skirt at
all. I kept trying to convince myself that it was O.K. and that I could
get some wear out of it. But who was I kidding. I finally concluded
that the skirt would end up a hanging closet reminder that I'd keep
sliding to the side - so I ditched it. I'll donate the skirt and maybe
someone else will enjoy it.
Moving
on, but still wanting the same basic skirt design, fabric and color - I
decided to start all over from scratch using this pattern - view A
without the tabs. This skirt has a waist facing instead of the yoke. I
added the patch design to the side front and side back pattern pieces.
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| Vogue 8603 |
Another
snag in the road was that I was sewing while sick. Not a good fit.
I'm already a slow sewer - sewing while sick made me even slower. But
alas I am finally finished and here is my finished skirt - although the
deep purple does not show up that well.
A closeup of the patched detail with topstitching.
Here's
a picture of the Carnival trio. I do plan to add a few more to the
collection, and they WILL have either elastic, a waistband or waist
facing I can promise you that! For "New Project Sunday" I'll be adding Vogue 7937 view B using a pewter gray faux suede upholstery fabric. I made this same pattern in chocolate brown faux suede a couple of years ago and have gotten a whole lot of wear out of it.
Happy Fall Ya'll!
This is the first time I've ever gotten a jump start with a few
finished projects at the the front of the season. It'll soon be boot
wearing season, and that's when I'll break out all my new skirts!
What new developments are coming from your sewing room this week????????
