Ponte de Roma Skirt

This is my ponte de roma sheer skirt that I made using my own design.  I had originally planned on making some tops or a dress with this fabric but I thought it would do well as a skirt too.  I wanted a comfortable  skirt with a little elegance to wear for my Mothers Day luncheon that the girls have planned for me.

I like this somewhat thick fabric & had no problems sewing with it.

I designed a simple skirt & added waist darts for a better fit.  I also made a fold down waist band.  This fabric has enough stretch in it that you do not need a zipper.

I sewed the chiffon to the waist band & left the waist band with the natural fray as I liked how it looked....I am going to the dark side now not finishing edges lol!  I had issues with the chiffon though, I had to sew twice the back seam as it unraveled even though I used the serger & I used Fray Stop on both ends. So I made a regular stitch beside the serged seam...it seems to be working but now it seems a little bit puckered.  Does anyone have any chiffon technique's they would like to share with me?  The bottom hem of the chiffon does not unravel at all....so what gives? I made a chiffon hoodie a couple of months ago and had no problems!

Wishing all my blog friends a serene & restful Mother's day however you celebrate!



Sheer Skirt Take 2

I really enjoyed getting your comments & suggestions from my last post!  I liked Carolyn's idea about adding darts & a zipper....so I made a second skirt & this is a better fit. 

I only ran into troubles with my darts, I had to use my seam ripper & start again. 

So now I have 2 skirts in this pink striped organza material for my show! 

I plan on making a dress with the rest.  Mini-me is having a hard time with this though......she has an attachment to this material as it has been around since she was very little & she used to play with this fabric & then put it back for next time!  She did not want me to cut the fabric for the skirts......I think I will make her a little skirt after I make a dress and save some for her memories.

This is the inspiration for the dress.......and I mean inspiration....I would have a hard time to match the stripes in the front skirt part!!

The Princess loves this Betsey Johnson dress....I would use the fabric as an overlay....

btw....I am wearing white shorts with my skirt.....I will make a short lining for one & white jersey shorts for the other.

Sheer Skirt Madness

I have been wanting to make a maxi skirt for awhile now but not quite knowing what material to go with.  I decided on this sheer satin ribbon chiffon that I have had for at least 10 years now as I loved this material when I bought it but never new what really to make with it.  I did make a few lavender sachets with it but the other 8 meters sat folded untouched.  I have been on a sheer skirt making madness lately...the tulle skirt....the lace skirt. 

This was easy to make & here is my mini tutorial.....I measured & used about 2 meters of fabric & I serged the hem.  I used wooly nylon on the upper looper in metallic pink to give it a bit more strength on the hem.

Sew the one seam together

Fold 1" to make a waist band & iron.

Sew the waist band all around leaving about 2" to insert elastic.

I use the best quality elastic so it will not twist & turn inside the casing.

I always use a zig zag & triple stitch the elastic ends together.  Sew the rest of casing up & your done!

I will be making more skirts with this fabric in different designs....this is my first test design....to see how this fabric wears. 

I like the sheer with the pale pink stripe.

Have a fabulous weekend!