E chose this pattern - I gave her the choice between this one, and another cute skirt pattern in the same magazine, and she chose this one. I think because she liked the flower. I finished it last night, and she's worn it ever since.
I stuck very close to the pattern which is from Ottobre's (of course) Autumn 2010 issue. The applique is made from scraps of cotton and velour. I followed the pattern quite closely, but added some buttonhole elastic at the back because this is a very tall, slim child. It was reasonably easy to sew - waistbands always give me a bit of a headache.
The top is also an Otto design, made almost 1 year ago, and still fitting nicely!
That looks great - I love the gathers at the hem line. The fabric is so pretty too.
ReplyDeleteI have a heap of button hold elastic but am yet to test it out. How do you apply it? Any tips?
All I do is make 2 buttonholes in the inside of the waistband,and thread a bit of buttonhole elastic through. Sometimes I secure it in the middle by stitching through the waistband. Then it's just a matter of putting a small button on each side to button the elastic to.
ReplyDeleteGreat skirt!...I have some of those tall slim children too!
ReplyDeleteThat skirt is gorgeous - what nice fabric you managed to nab. Whenever I venture into Spotlight there is never any nice patterned cord.
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