Sunday, February 16, 2014

Inspired by Shoes: Project Sewn

Real Quick! Plan to play-along in July
Okay! The real reason you all stopped by!
Here are my shoes and the fabric for this project.
They remind me of a "Victorian style" shoes. I love Victorian style! Streamline skirts with hemline ruffles. Just all the feminine details of that era.

So that was my vision.
Streamline skirt- I own none. (Okay- one, I made it two weeks ago for Project Sewn.) I normally wear A-line skirts. But for winter- I feel like I wear so much bulk- everywhere- on TOP on Bottom.. I feel like my shape is very non-descript.

So I want to experiment with straight skirts and pencil skirts... and see if they don't flatter my pear figure- when I am wearing bulky sweaters on top.

I bought this pattern- it was on sale (Yay!) and had the details I wanted.




Here you can (kinda) see the cute ruffle in the back.
Here is a closer look at the back of the skirt. (My ruffle didn't look like the one in the pattern package- if it bugs me too much, I am going to rip it out and remake the ruffle. But for now- I am happy with it.)

I lucked out - with matching the lines as I fitted the skirt to me.
Then with the hem ruffle detail- I opted to cut the fabric with the lines horizontal- to make it stand out a tad more.
I wore it to church- and was relieved..... no one asked, "Did you make that?"
YES! Something I MADE looked normal! NOT home-spun!


Great progress for me!
Can't wait to see all the amazing projects over at Project Sewn!

And as far as straight skirts go... I think I am warming up to the idea. I probably could taper this skirt even more and make it a pencil skirt and not feel silly. (Since there is extra fabric in the back ruffle- I would still be able to walk normal.)

(big sigh of relief)
FINALLY  a sewing project that was pretty straight forward- with no major hiccups!

These are pictures of other times I've worn this skirt.. I took these pictures FIRST and then last minute... realized... I am NOT WEARING my inspiration shoes! lol.. what was I thinking!!!

10 comments:

  1. It turned out beautifully! I love how you turned the fabric for the ruffle. Very fun! I have this pattern on my stash and now I just need the fabric to go with it. It looks really great on you.

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    1. Thanks Jordan! On pattern review.com someone said they made it out of plaid- I thought that would be cute too! (but maybe a nightmare to match up pattern?)

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  2. What a great pattern! It's so flattering and works well with the inspiration shoes :)

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    1. Thanks Beth for dropping by! I love your inspirational shoes- and your outfit looks more comfy! Something you can wear any day.. I need to sew more projects like that!

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  3. Good job Laura! One of the most difficult things about sewing for me is choosing the right pattern. Sometimes I sew garments and when I put them on...sigh...they don't flatter me so much. This skirt looks really, really good on you. And you did an awesome job with the stripes!!

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  4. Sue! That means so much coming from YOU! Every week- I am amazed by your creations!

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  5. Great minds think alike! :) You did a great job in choosing the fabric to go with the shoes, and it looks really nice on you. Great job!

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  6. I have been eyeing that pattern for over a year! Very nice on you! Good work!

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    1. I am very new to sewing- and this pattern was pretty straight forward- go for it!! You wont regret it!

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