Another pockets / rick-rack skirt

Same as the car skirt, but a few inches longer 

 

The concept 

 

Laying out the pockets (first put bias tape across the tops)

 

Baste stitched the vertical seams of the pockets, not quite to the bottom 

 

Then added the bias tape on the bottom, two rows to make strong, this sewed the bottom of the pockets onto the skirt itself 

 

Drew the verticals lines to guide the red bias tape 

 

Sewed them on

 

Then blue rick rack 

 

Added lining to the back of the skirt panels 

 

After that sewed the front and back together, zipper on the left side

Then added the side bias tape up to the edge of the zipper. Then added more rick-rack

Then bias tape on the top and bottom hems

Undies out of the scraps  :)
 

The end 

bias tape and rick-rack

Made a very similar version of this skirt a few months ago. It's fun to pick out the colors to use, so I did it again. As usual, found the fabric at Treadle Yard Goods. I basically only have 2 skirt patterns, and just make variations from them. This uses the A-line skirt (the other pattern is more of a circle skirt)




I use a pencil to mark directly on the fabric where I want the strips of bias tape to go
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Sew the bias tape on with a zig-zag kind of stitch


I very rarely use pins. Usually I just hold things together and sew directly


Here's one of the times I really need pins - when I put lining on the back of the fabric.

All done

With the usual reflective piping on the bottom 

It's the same design as this skirt I did before


The end 

Car skirt

Bought this gorgeous Japanese fabric a while ago at Treadle. Wasn't sure exactly what I would do with it, got a yard.

Today it snowed and I had some great free time. So I made two skirts, including finally designing / making this car skirt. As usual, I included reflective piping for safety. The pockets are big enough for the iPhone 6+

Outlining the idea:

Winterized version of the outfit 

I made the back simple so it wouldn't be too busy (that's not true, I was being lazy)

Reflective 

Almost 1:64 hot wheel size 

The other skirt was a simple ikea fabric skirt, it has reflective piping too

And made some macarons today too! Love days off 

Sweater recon

I was a bit nervous today as I had a 3pm appointment to find out the results of my neuropsychiatric testing (spoiler alert- I passed!). Can't wait to put this stroke behind me. Celebrated by going to thrift shop and getting this sweater. Now I have an outfit that's far too risqué for anything I actually do.

Sewed up the sides and sewed an encasement for elastic waistband. Then haphazardly sewed indentations along the vertical seam just to make it more interesting (and shorter, maybe too short).

Then used the sleeves as leg warmers (wrist band on the top holding them up). Had a bit of extra from the sleeves and below the collar to cobble together for a neck warmer. Used almost every scrap of material!

A wonderful gift!

I truly have the most wonderful coworkers. They are funny, smart, creative, and so supportive. For years talking and laughing with them has been the best stress relief. And now post-stroke that continues. 

As part of their amazing support, they gave me a gift certificate to my favorite fabric shop! (Treadle Yard Goods). This fabric is part of what I've gotten from their generous gift.

This fabric asked to be a comfy casual skirt and top. I've made this kind of top before, but I made up the skirt as I went along. I love it! Gonna make more! Also, I used the whole buffalo (every bit of the 1.5 yards I bought). I'm going to trim up the top a bit, make it a bit more fitting.

Woo Hoo!

That's enough photos  :)

So grateful and so lucky 

I can still sew!

Strange and wacko event - I had a stroke in med-Sept. At the worst of it I couldn't talk and my right arm wouldn't move. But I was quickly treated with TPA which reversed the stroke! Turns out I have fibromuscular dysplasia which ultimately caused the stroke.

ANYWAY, I was very sad at the thought of not sewing again. But I improved so much! Am expecting a full recovery! I was so happy when I went to Treadle Yard Goods to visit with the ladies and get supplies for a new skirt! Later that day I sewed this up. Tested my fine motor skills with embroidery work. Included reflective piping. 

Hurrah for excellent nurses and doctors! Hurrah for recovery!