If you haven't picked up a copy of my book yet run over to Sew 4 Home because they're doing a give away and have a nice review. I love the folks at Sew 4 Home and I'm tickled that they included my book (and the correct pronunciation of my name, thank you Liz!) on their blog since, technically, a skirt is not a home project. They're drawing a winner on the 31st so don't wait too long!
My friend Jemellia made a gorgeous version of the Basic Skirt using Anna Maria Horners Field Study fabric. This is a great example of why fabric matters. Something as simple as the Basic Skirt looks amazing because she picked amazing fabric. Jemillia has a great eye for combining sewing patterns with the perfect fabric and you should definitely follow her blog. See the hearts? She loves it (and so do I!).
Here we are together at Quilt Market in Portland. I'm wearing the Triple Ruffle version of the skirt but I turned it into a Quadruple Ruffle skirt by adding another tier. You can even make this one a Quintuple Ruffle skirt if you want to keep going. I really love this skirt and have to send it back to
The Bernina Connection since I offered to make it for a store sample using their fabric. I'll wear it one more time and then say farwell to it.
Here is another great book review by Katie at
Swim Bike Quilt. Again, the Basic Skirt which looks fantastic with this fun fabric. Super cute! And great blog!
And here's the skirt I made for
Bari to wear in her fabulous booth at Quilt Market. I don't usually sew for other people (so don't bother asking) and this made me nervous. But I pulled out the pattern from my book (which I found out was printed smartly and perfectly, whew!) and using the measurements Bari gave me, created this darling Contrast Pleat version of the skirt using her gorgeous
Bijoux fabric. I was so relieved and proud when I saw how great the fit was! Plus those boots knocked it out of the ballpark.
So far I'm pulling in 5 star reviews on
Amazon and will probably cry when a lower one comes in. But, the part that really makes me happy is a lot of really new beginners are using it and finishing with skirts they are proud of and didn't have to pull their hair out to get through the process. Whew!
I'll be making more skirts and posting them soon. I've just been busy enjoying summer with the kids and working on my little
Hipster Haberdasher business here. Back to School time is crazy with kids needing covers for their laptops so be sure to stop by if your child is running off to college (or high school) with a new laptop!
