Wednesday, June 12, 2013

big skirt little skirt




I think it was the pieces of lace and velvet ribbon that hatched the idea for these little winter skirts. A recent op shop visit had revealed a rather large stash of old cottons and haberdashery pieces, and so of course I had to come home with some (but not all, I am slowly teaching myself to share the op shop love around).

Sometimes the most enjoyable projects are centred around the smallest of details, and I think that was the case here.



A rummage through the stash of fabrics I had revealed a possibly suitable fabric, a vintage plaid, a mixture of which I believe to be wool and cotton. It was just a touch too thin for our cold wintery conditions, and I really did want this to be a winter skirt.  I luckily found a complementary cotton print, an Anna Maria Horner one that I had been waiting to use for the right time. I used this as the underskirt.



It all sewed up quite quickly with the two pieces of skirt being attached within the elastic casing. Carefully pinning this part was a must. I used one selvedge piece for Violet's skirt, while Julia's was about one and a half pieces. I originally used two selvedge pieces for Julia's, but I had to change that because it became way too thick and bunched up. So there was some unpicking and cutting involved.




But all is well that ends well, and I think the girls are both happy to have matching little skirts for winter. I was never one much for the matching thing, but it is sweet to see every now and then, and certainly one that the girls seem to enjoy, for now, anyway.


20 comments:

  1. Very cute! Love your little tins too :)

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous Tania! I love them to bits. The colour with the plaid is a beautiful match. I remember as a little girl having the odd little velvet ribbon on a dress and enjoying that tiny detail :-)

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  3. They are gorgeous skirts....little violet looks like she is knitting in that shot :)

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  4. Yes Jacaranda, she often picks up the needles and "knits" when I knit :)

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  5. So cute and look at clever Violet knitting!

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  6. Lovely skirts. Love that velvet ribbon.

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  7. I can remember endlessly rubbing my finger on a velvet ribbon sewn to the front of my favourite dress when i was little, such a nice soothing feeling x

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  8. Beautiful sewing and fabric selection Tania. Now you just need one for yourself and you're set. x

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  9. It is always so lovely to visit here.Thank you!
    Maria from Finland

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  10. just gorgeous Tania! I think the matchy matchy thing can be quite acceptable given these are truely amazing skirts! with one boy and one girl, there is no matchy matchy in my house, but my daughter has started trying to copy what I wear! girls will be girls xx

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  11. Just the cutest thing ... absolutely adorable

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  12. Very cute! Now you'll just have to coordinate that they are both out of the wash at the same time..never an easy thing to accomplish! ;)

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  13. Love the combination of fabrics that you have used, the skirts are gorgeous.

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  14. Oh, really sweet! I rarely find good haby items at the op shop. I love your combo of new and old.

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  15. Beautiful Ana. Absolutely love them. Perfect fabric choices! Love love love!

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  16. Tania! Geez I'm not sure why that auto corrected!

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  17. Oh my goodness! How cute! And not just because they match...they are just quite sweet little winter skirts. I like the fabrics you chose--a nice blend of bright and colorful and more subdued contrast.

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  18. These skirts are absolutely wonderful. I've been so involved with paper crafting and altered objects lately that any sewing has fallen to the wayside! You are an inspiration to get back to some sewing as well.

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