Skirt Making part three

 I finished the muslin, made a "paper" pattern out of interfacing and then made my first test garment out of a stretch denim.  I will take the denim in approx 1/8" on each side, but I like it.

I like the length, I like the waist fit!  I did a rear center zipper, I did a lace hem binding and I did a hong kong finish on the inside!

I love it.

I will have to make one more test skirt before I have a genuine sloper!  Oh and yes, I made the blouse too!  This was a me-made outfit!  Yeah!

Skirt Making part two

I get so frustrated trying to learn how to fix a commercial pattern.  Anyways I am making my own.  It's just a skirt after all.  So I am following the instructions I found here:
   www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4668/drape-​a-skirt-sloper

I made my darts, and now I'm pinning.  I think it is going pretty well.  Of course, I will try the darn thing on once I have it pinned.  I will even install a zipper to test the 'on and off' factor.  Let's face it when there is that much of a change between waist and hip, sometimes there is an issue.  I will also see how well it hangs off my hips.  The dress form may have my measurements, but I doubt there in the same spots.  Then I will take it apart, trace it out, write really good instructions and then make a wearable muslin.  I have denim that should work.

I am really trying to assure that the side seams stay perfectly on the side and the front and back centers stay where they need to be.  So lets say I am actually successful in creating the pattern...my plan then will be to cut it out in denim, cut a cute cotton facing for the waist and make the skirt.  No waistband.  I would like it sleek and straight.

I so hope I have some wonderful pictures to show you.  Maybe I will even do a Hong Kong finish inside with the same cute cotton fabric.   Wouldn't that be something.

Sewing was so much easier when I had less of a shape.

Sidenote:  did you notice I put a shirt on my dress form?  Yes it is RTW and I did it for modesty's sake.

Losing my Mojo-one wadder at a time

The fabric was a stone colored stretch twill.  It was fabulous.  The pattern was this New Look.  I was excited.  I cut it out carefully....then I decided to line it in order to reduce wrinkling.

The kick pleat and waist band came out so well.  But those pleats in the front of a straight skirt?  Well, they made for an odd little bubble effect.  I don't know if it was my sewing?  my body shape? or if it was supposed to look like that, but I decided it was awful and into the wadder bucket it went.

What is wrong with this skirt.

Maybe it was the wrong kind of fabric?

But look at what the pleat did.  It is horrible.  I was so angry.  Here is the front view, not much better.

I didn't mention the zipper bump.  I will never make another skirt with a side zipper.  

Skirt making, to be continued.......