I'm Amy. I went to college with cignoh and worked with her in San Francisco. I watched her "thing a day" in February and decided I should be more creative. I tried beading, but my husband was far better than me at it. I bought a sewing machine instead. He's also better at that, but I don't care. For me, it's more about the fabric than the final product. This photo is one of my wrap skirts. I just started my own blog last week http://badskirt.blogspot.com/ before I knew about this one. No need to visit though, I'll try to post of the better things here.
Thank you all for sharing your work!
Amy
9 comments:
yay! i'm so glad that you joined, and as i mentioned in your blog, i love your projects/blog so far! they are both great. this wrap is so cool, i know what you mean about how it's all about the fabric... i love the figures, they remind me of wooden dolls that i owned as a child. i like the asymmetrical idea, i think it works well. and i like the way the stitching/seams/buttons are done, they work well w/ the fabric and design... makes me want to make more skirts, i've never made a wrap skirt with buttons like that but am thinking i should try... so cute!
i tried beading once a long time ago but didn't make it very far... maybe i'll give it a try again someday...
That skirt is adorable Amy!
wrap skirts are so easy!! You cut four panels in the same size. the shape should be pretty much like the front panel shown in my picture.
Decorate one or more of the panels, then sew the panels together into a long strip. I cheated on my first skirt with rough edges. For this one, I did proper french seams.
Next, hem the raw edges. Finally add two buttons or snaps or hooks to attach the first panel to the fourth panel! Voila! Skirt!
(and to answer cignoh on my other blog, I sewed when I was 12 years old. I haven't really sewn since. I'm pretty much learning as I go!)
wow, french seams, i don't even know what that means exactly but it sounds impressive and hard... that is why i work with tshirts mostly b/c i don't have to hem. even the time that i sewed a skirt from scratch, i didn't bother to hem... i'll document that sometime to show...
beautiful! I just bought a sewing machine recently, but haven't gotten very far. I don't know what a french seam is either...
Where do you go for fabrics?
cute skirt! simple design, but has nice lines and touch (ie. color, buttons and the patch of the japanese dolls). well done! i recently bought a sewing machine as well, but have yet to figure out how to use it. :P welcome to ITB!
Very cool skirt! I also have a sewing machine that is very underused. Did you make the pattern for this skirt yourself? I really like the way the doll fabric looks on the front, almost like a little apron panel. It's a good idea for using up smaller pieces of fabric. Did you make the buttonholes by machine as well? Please write more about the French seams if you have a chance. They sound very professional. Welcome to ITB!
That's a really cute skirt! I love the japanese dolls pattern. Where did you get that fabric?
so many comments! I wish I didn't go out of town. I would have responded sooner!
I was going to make a french seam tutorial, but I found this one which works great: http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2007/08/sewing-101-french-seam.html
I buy my fabric on ebay. Fabric is killer expensive in Australia, so I'm really keen to order from this US store. http://www.superbuzzy.com Because it's pricy here, I buy small pieces like fat quarters and use them as highlights!
I can't wait to see all of your sewing machines get more of a workout!
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