I didn't make the entire skirt today, but finished attaching the metal buttons. I made this just before Christmas but I haven't made friends with it yet. I was in a rush and didn't do a very good job at lining up the front which is annoying, and I don't wear a lot of this tone of blue, so it will take a bit of getting used to. This shirt was originally from Jaeger so it lovely and soft with a nice drape that doesn't cling at all. In all my previous skirts, I pinned the pleats around the waist individually, but since I was short of time for this one, I (foolishly) decided to baste the waist and pull it into gathers. As a result the gathers aren't perfectly distributed like in my other skirts. The other method takes a couple of hours to get perfect, but the results are well worth it.
I think this tone of blue looks beautiful on you! And I love what you did with the shirt, I've seen other shirt recreations, but I like that you kept the bottom shape to it! And you really can't tell from the pictures about the gathers. Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog my dear. And I love this skirt. So creative! I think I might have to try it! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I love plaid!
ReplyDeletesuper cute! did you get as much snow as us?
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't have the chance to say Well Done for the blue beads necklace! It looks great on you here!
P.S. Any chance you can share the how-to's? huge thanks in advance!!
Oh my goodness, I love this! I really, really want to know how you did it. And how in the world did you come up with the idea? It is such a great way to re-purpose.
ReplyDeleteI wish I knew how to do that, because I've been looking for a front-button skirt since forever...
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