LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out!!!! Thanks for sending me an awesome purple modcloth dress copy catwalk suggestion, Nishat! It ended up being a fun skirt to make. I just made it a bit longer in the front so I didn't have to add an extra layer underneath, also making it a tad more modest. But if you want it to look super short in the front and more drape-y, then cut the angle deeper (as explained below). Anyway, I was happy to get a challenge and something non-refashion related to do....so here you go.
Supplies:
flowy fabric - knit or polyester
sewing machine or needle and thread
thread
scissors
flexible measuring tape
fabric pen or marking chalk
iron
pins
I hope that the steps are easy enough to follow in these pics, if not let me know and I will explain it in a video. So much easier that way. By the way, with this first picture....the deeper you cut the angle, the more of a drape it will make.
Start off with 2 1/3 yards of drape-like fabric. I chose a light knit fabric I thirfted. Sheer fabric would work really well too.
I forgot to take a picture of how I attached the waistband - cut a waistband out 6-8 inches wide and as long as the skirt. Then at this point above, pin right sides of waistband and dress elastic together and sew just below the elastic. Then fold width in half inwards, topstitch to cover raw edges.
YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT, you have so much patience and skill!
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LIZZZZ!!! It turned out sooooo amazing! I love what you did!! Seriously! Its soooo pretty! Great job lady!
ReplyDeleteWow, I am super impressed! You rocked it!! =)
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ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! You are so talented. I think you should start an etsy shop so we can partake in some of these joyous redesigns of yours.
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I am in love with this skirt! I'm very impressed and I can't wait to try my hand at this skirt! :)
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oh my gosh girl you are magic! this is so freakin cool!!!!!!!
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You are amazing and so talented!! I am going to send you a dress pic I want you to knock off. I have tried twice and failed. I just need someone to show me how.
ReplyDeleteI can't find an email for you, but here is the link to the dress I would love to see you knock off. It is anthropologie's Swinging Sweetheart Dress:
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i love this! but i would like to see it in a video! i love your videos and i am a beginner sewer lol
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing!! I would love to attempt to make this but I would not even come close! So impressive.
ReplyDeleteLiz wow! This is seriously awesome girl!
ReplyDeleteand very cute haircut! you got layers and some tapering in the front!
ReplyDeleteI think i'm gonna need a video for this one! Soooo confused
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What an amazing skirt! Seriously, you should totally sell your stuff. I'd buy this skirt... :)
ReplyDeleteThank you sooo much for the tutorial! I'm so glad you did it, and you made it look even better than the original! <33333
ReplyDeleteBut, yes, do you mind making a video? My computer loads pictures poorly. It's strange, lol. -___-
ReplyDeletelike i said, soo talented lady!! if i tried to make something like this... well... i actually wouldn't. i wouldn't even know where to begin. that skirt is crazy cute though, i'm a little jealous over here ;P
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AMAZING! This looks so, so, so good! Actually, your version is ten times better than the original!
ReplyDeleteyou might be my new idol. holy cow this is amazing! that fabric is to die for and the pattern...gah! you're amazing!
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I am in love with this! Where I seem to get lost in the instructions is the second picture. Where are you folding again, along what line. Every which way I try with my fabric, it doesn't look like your picture. The rest of the instructions I think I can follow, it is just this second arc cutting that I cannot seem to work my way around. Hmmm...a little help :)
ReplyDeleteOMG omg I'm gonna make a similar skirt ASAP! Great project :)
ReplyDeleteI want to make this one! I'm working on making your paper bag skirt, and I want to do this one next. But a video would be SO helpful- I'm a little confused by the directions. Can't wait to see a video tutorial of this!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this skirt! I also love that you called it "stand and deliver" - are you an Adam ant fan? because that's the song that plays in my head every time when I saw this post title.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to make this skirt, but I've tried a few times and just can't get it. Could you possibly put up a video tutorial? Thanks sooo much!!!
ReplyDeleteI really want to make this skirt - can you post a video tutorial because I cannot figure out the second step? Every which way I fold, my piece of material, it still does not look like yours! Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteI was also wondering of you had a video....
ReplyDeleteThe second step confused me too at first. This may help though. In the first step you fold the material in half and cut. In the second step you fold it again and cut. So when she said fold two times you've already folded once. Also when you fold it the second time the first cut is on the back so you can actually flip the material and cut by tracing the first cut.
ReplyDeleteConfusing but hope it helps!!
I tried to follow this tutorial, but I got super confused at the pocket part. Could anybody explain? Thanks!
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