I’m making plans for the kids clothes week challenge. Not like Phoebe needs another stinkin thing but I have tons of fabric I bought just for her that I need to sew into something. I also want to try sewing for myself again. I saw a cute wrap skirt somewhere that had some sort of casing waistband with a big huge tie. Ring any bells with anyone?
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
Off the top of my head the wrap skirt sounds like one from the Weekend Sewing book by Heather Ross.
no idea where the wrap skirt was…
BUT
i had the girls in my sewing class make the “sewing for dummies” 3-tier skirt- fun and SO easy! we used a thin-wale cord. check them out here: http://goingstarfishing.blogspot.com/2010/03/sewing-class-update.html
can’t wait to see you creations. i am going to try and bump up the motivation and take part in the challenge too!
Wrap skirts are the B.E.S.T!!!!!! (They can also be quickly turned into a cape if you need to to into superhero mode)
I am so looking forward to the kid’s clothes challenge, I’m always meaning to make things for my little boy. Looking forward to seeing your creations!
Was it this?
http://sewastraightline.blogspot.com/2010/03/domesticated-skirt.html
Thanks for the link to the Challenge, I’d somehow missed it amongst all the other blog posts to read! My daughter saw the picture above and got very excited because we have the book top centre and I’ve made her several things from it. Can’t wait to see what you do. I’ve also had my eye on the one to the left, it seems to be a popular one.
nope, but that’s super cute!
I think it’s not a pattern I saw but just a skirt for sale somewhere. I never see anything that someone hasn’t linked to so I thought maybe it was in the collective conscious. I’ll have to poke around in my browser history.
ah cute! I like the 3 different colors.
look at you all organized!
Even if it was a skirt for sale somewhere, I second the idea that it sounds a lot like the one in Weekend Sewing. Which I did make, by the way, and found quite easy (and I am NOT a clothing sewer — mostly just straight lines for me!)
Just a heads up on the sewing for dummies pattern you’ve picked out for Phoebe – I made the blouse up twice for my girls and while it’s a good, easy pattern, I feel the length is waaaay too short. I think I added a good 4 inches to it the second time I made it up.
Sorry to blow my own trumpet Hillary, (I don’t normally do this in comments) but since the topic of Wrap Skirts has come up, here is a link to my “Wrap-Up” Skirt pattern for girls.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/42951147/the-wrap-up-skirt-for-girls-pdf-pattern
It’s designed with an elastic casing and an attached wrap panel to help it stay up on little girls who run around alot!
Good luck with the challenge!
Hello, me again, I just thought I’d add that I’ve made the peasant top in the Sewing for Dummies Pattern a couple of times. You and your readers may already know, but it tends to run a bit on the short side so add a few inches if you want a longer top!
I made the biker wrap skirt from Stich magazine (sans pocket). There are a few errors in the waistband part of the pattern but I managed and I actually wear it quite a bit!
http://www.quiltingarts.com/media/p/3914.aspx
i did all waistband pieces in contrasting fabric, shortened one of them, and cut and stitched a hole (like a giant buttonhole) in the waistband for one of the straps to pass through for wrapping.
Could the skirt be from Martha’s Stewart new sewing and fabric book? I just bought it and it is on my to do list. Along with a million other projects.
I LOVE YOU! I am not crazy after all. That’s it! That’s the skirt I saw. Thank you 🙂