Finally some progress!

This week, for my learning project, I made a ton of progress. I decided to go to my mom for help, as she has a lot more experience than I do. I did my best to take a ton of photos and videos! So, this week’s blog will include the process I went through to complete my skirt.

Together, we used this video as a guide and my mom’s knowledge to make it our own!

Step one was laying out my fabric, folding it in half inside out. However, because the skirt I am making is so small I folded it in half and then dragged the top over to avoid having a ton of waste!

I then measured out the waist, drew a straight line,

measured down the height, and drew a line 2 inches longer than the waist.

 

 

 

 

 

I had to use a level to connect the two lines as I didn’t have a meter stick, so that may be something to consider for my next skirt. After this, I cut out the first panel and used that one to cut out the second panel.

The next part was my favourite. I chose the ribbons and which order and direction I wanted to place them on the skirt. I decided to place them diagonally and leave the ribbons hanging off the edge a bit. I second-guessed this decision a few times throughout the process but loved the final result so I’m glad I stuck to it.

I laid them out in the order I wanted and then my mom suggested that I sew the ribbons together before sewing them onto the fabric to make it easier on myself. I found this process quite challenging, so I can’t imagine how much harder it would have been if I had done it the other way.

Here is a photo of once I kind of got the hang of it and had the first bunch almost complete.

After this, we lined up the ribbons on the panels and sewed the panels together on one side. To help ensure they lined up nicely we opened it up and pinned them in place and then ironed them flat. I then sewed along the edges of the ribbons to ensure they stayed in place before closing the panels up inside out to sew them together on the other side. This is when the skirt first started to look like a skirt. I forgot to take a picture of this point but it was really coming along well.

I proceeded to do the hem at the bottom, to me, it still didn’t seem complete though. So we decided to add a few more finishing touches such as the letter A in a glittery ribbon to make it more personal and a lavender bias at the bottom along the hem.

This is the final product and while some of the stitching is looking pretty rough and I definitely need to practice some more, I am very proud of it!