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Pattern/Directions:
Londa's 3 Tiered Skirt |
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Since the
"Bohemian" Tiered skirts are all the rage, I
went digging into my class files (from
fabric shop days) and found a pattern I had
developed for a simple 3 Tiered Skirt. This
'recipe' will work for ANY SIZE - including
little girls, too! (That's the Grandma in
me talking!) I really feel that 5 tiers is
even more attractive, but you can easily
adapt this 'recipe' and technique from 3 to
5 tiers. The picture shown is of my own
newest garment - whipped up for Easter
Sunday. I used L.J's Ultimate Broomstick
Skirt (one of my all-time favorite
patterns), but actually, with my directions,
you can create one very much like it. I
love this (current) rose
Pink Floral Cotton Voile Print. It is
fairly sheer, but I just used one more
length of fabric for a 'lining' tube
underneath and it is just fine. Accenting
the tiers is the Bias Cut Silk Ribbon that I
love. I dyed it with the
ColorHue Dyes ( using mayonnaise and
pickle jars at my kitchen sink!) and easily
rotary-cut the 1 3/4" ribbon into narrower
strips. Chatting with Maggie Backman at
http://www.silkthings.com about my
order, I dug into her great website and
found lots of great info on Colorhue Dyes -
you should check it out:
Understanding Colorhue Dyes ,
How Colorhue Silk Dye is Different, and
What Types of Fabrics Work Best with
ColorHue
In my 3 Tier Skirt
directions, you'll also find how I construct
it using a serger to gather quick and easy,
and even how I mark quarter points to match
gathering to so the marking can NOT get
lost! Be sure to go
here and print off the directions.
Current fabrics I carry that would make good
skirts:
Oh...my directions also
give you a chart for figuring yardage needed
if you want to mix fabrics in the tiers -
LOTS of creative fun! |
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Fajita Skirt: Thumbs
Up! |
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I LOVE
Lyla's' Fajita Skirt! I just wrote my
Londa's 2 Cents Worth on it and sent it out
to my Fashion Club Members yesterday. It
comes FREE with your purchase of the
pattern, too. This skirt is great for all
figures - and looks good with strappy
sandals for summer and boots for winter!
Though it calls for knits, I made it of a
woven, and just inserted a zipper - which I
tell all about in my Londa's 2 Cents Worth.
Whimsy Rayon Print would make a great
Fajita - destined to stay in your wardrobe
all year 'round. |
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'Sees' .... Fabric/Pattern Suggestions |
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The great
Cotton/Lycra fabrics currently in my
collection just beg to become one of 3
garments in my mind:
- A-Line Skirt - like
LaFred's
Iris Skirt
- Little Jeans-styled
jacket - like Louise Cutting's
By Popular Demand (see picture at
right) - remember, even though it's
getting warm, if you're like me, you often
FREEZE in air conditioning - even at the
grocery store!
- Simple chemise -
especially the returned Empire silhouette
Suggested Fabrics
NEW!
White Cotton/Lycra Sateen - how about
topstitching/embroidering with the new
Clover
Variegated Threads?
Wild Pink Retro - if you're wild about
color.
Enchanted Tulips - another beauty that
would stay in your wardrobe all year - goes
great with your basic black.
Green Geometric - again, has black in it
to coordinate with your black pants and
skirts!
Navy Taupe Black Mint Floral - this one
would work with jeans AND black bottoms.
Strolling Street - don't you love my
'names' of fabrics? This one has black in
it too - and just a plain, classy print! I
loved it so much, when the first bolt
disappeared, I just had to get it in again.
Brown Floral Reversible Cotton/Linen -
play the 2 sides of this together in a
jacket - perhaps reversing for the front
band, collar and cuffs.
Floral Brocade - absolutely elegant!
Olive Aqua Jacquard - and use the
Antique Chinese Coins I carry on it for
unique closures. See my
Creative Sweatshirt Jacket ( scroll way
to the bottom jacket) where I teamed this
fabric and the coins! |
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Martha Pullen's Arlington
Sewing Market ...
Here
I Come! |
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June 1 - 3 will find me in
Arlington, Texas at the Martha Pullen Sewing
Market. I'm looking forward to teaching
several sessions on my Creative Sweatshirt
Jackets. This is my first Martha Pullen
'event' in years, but several of my new
internet sewing friends have urged me to
attend as a vendor. I even pursuaded my
handsome hubby to come along ...with the
cargo Van we're renting to bring lots of
'good sewing stuff'! I'm already starting
to order, measure, pack wonderful products.
This will be the beginning of yet another
website for my 'family' - I think I'll call
it Londa's Artsy Sewing Stuff. Watch for
'birth' announcements later this summer.
Click on the link below for the full
brochure on
Martha's Arlington Market. |
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Treasure Found In:
Jackets For Real People |
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When reading through this
new book - page by page and word for
word, I was thrilled to find the secret
to how you can maneuver that 'funny little
corner where the lining jump hem connects to
the front facing' while you 'BAG' the
lining. In other words, how to do that
corner AND insert the lining totally by
machine! This 'how-to' comes from an
Australian Teacher - and, for me, makes that
alone worth the price of the book!
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Inventory Clearance on:
The Sewing Workshop Patterns |
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All current inventory of
these patterns are marked 15% off! Stock up
and SAVE!!!
Sewing Hugs, |
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