Friday Fabulousness....denim skirt

this skirt is a simple A line cut on the bias............this is my own design that I made with zippers that I already had.  I sewed them into flowers & shaped them with my glue gun & added a silver bead to the center.

I used hot pink thread & serged the hem.  I like these type of skirts to wear to the office as they are comfortable & you can make them in so many different fabrics......this is the 2nd denim skirt that I made.

I also made the ankle bracelet by adding a piece of black bias tape for the band.....I always have small pieces left over from projects & never know what to do with them!


wishing you a weekend of fabulousness............

random thoughts on a silk skirt....

This is a A line skirt I made a few months back with 2 different fabrics....I used dupioni silk for the front & charmeuse for the back.....I also made a hand sewn zipper.  I went to wear it yesterday & notice a few things......the box pleat I made in the front had come un done so this time I sewed it by hand with a few stitches at the top.  I also hand wash this skirt but notice the silk loosing its shape in the front while hang drying so now this skirt lays flat to dry.



I am thinking to line the front silk part or maybe add interface to the box pleat to keep the shape. Any thoughts for next time I sew a similar skirt with two types of fabric?

from my dressing room......

Hi everyone - hope your day is going fabulous...... from my dressing room today I am wearing a capelet top & skirt that are both  made by me.  The skirt is my own design (an A line skirt) & I used some gorgeous chocolate dupioni silk for the front & charmeuse for the back.  Two different types of fabric for one skirt!

I started this skirt in March but only finished now because I made my first hand sewn zipper or also called a hand picked zipper.  This is where you hand sew in the zipper instead of using a machine.  It was a technique that I had been wanting to try & this fabric was perfect for it because of its delicacy.    I used Threads tutorial & it was very well written & easy to understand.  I like this way of inserting zippers & I will definitely use this technique again.

 I also tried to make a box pleat in the front. It turned out o.k. for my first try!  I serged the hems of the skirt in black thread.  The capelet top is also my own design which I wrote about in a previous post so I wont bore you again with the details!

I am wearing this to work today!