Saturday, November 20, 2010

My first circle skirt that was a dress

I started to sew a dress called Quitterie because I liked the skirt of it very much, but eventually I had to find that I chose the wrong fabric for the bodice part. The impression of the ongoing dress looked too juvenile and I started to feel insecure. I used a yellow-ish ecru jersey for the bodice, and the dress was getting too "dolly" which I wouldn't be happy with.

Then, of course, I chopped the upper half off the skirt before I completed it!

I added a full lining and also fixed the zipper end for clean finishing. Though the dress-chopped-resulting skirt sits quite low on my waist because Quitterie is not a tight fit dress, I don't mind it at all. Actually, I like the fact that it made the skirt hem even lower.

The fabric was polyester jersey with the black flock print. I like jersey long skirts because they don't crease much (what a practical reason to tell, but it is very important to look OK after a long desk work, I know you'd agree with me). They tend to hang nicely and softly, and I love it too. This must be a very common circle skirt in the end, but it's a very happy ending to me. It's casual and pretty.


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dress Quitterie(PDF) from TAMANEGI-KOBO
lined, lengthened
polyester jersey with black flower flock print on cream background, not stretchy, middle bodied
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By the way, I'd like to tell you in advance that I'm not going to be available for blogging in December. I'll be traveling a lot and literally off-line in December, probably. Hopefully I can blog one more post before the next month starts, but please allow me to send you seasonal greetings now, in case I have no time to tell.

I wish you a wonderful holiday season and a long lasting happy sewing! Thanks for keeping coming back to my blog, I reaaaallly appreciate it. I wish you know how much I do.
xo

love,
yoshimi

16 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous skirt! I hadn't thought of knits for a full skirt, but now I'm very, very tempted. Season's greetings to you, too, and I hope your December travel is exciting rather than exhausting :)

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  2. Very nice skirt, I love black and white print, so classic.
    Bon Voyage and seasons greetings as well.

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  3. Wonderful new skirt there. I have turned three would be dresses into skirts now, all are full like yours and I love them. Happy Holidays to you too and enjoy your travels!

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  4. That's a gorgeous skirt - I love, love, love that fabric! Enjoy your offline holidays!

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  5. Gorgeous fabric for a circle skirt.

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  6. What a gorgeous skirt! I"m glad you were able to turn it into something you would wear!

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  7. Lovely skirt! It turned out to be a great refashion:)

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  8. It's beautiful!! I've been thinking of making a long jersey skirt, I'm glad to hear some more positives about them ;o)

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  9. This is a very lovely skirt, and a good decision to transform you dress that wasn't working out like you wanted...
    Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and I hope you enjoy your travels.

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  10. I think I like it better as a skirt than as a dress. I love circle skirts. ^_^ You chose a very nice fabric, it makes a lovely skirt with that print.

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  11. ARGGGGGGGGHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! No Yoshimi posts for a WHOLE MONTH????

    ;-D

    I hope you have wonderful holiday adventures!

    We'll be here when you come back.

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  12. This is such a pretty skirt! I'm glad you were able to salvage it from the dress. :) Have a fabulous holiday season and I'm looking forward to seeing your creations in the new year!

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  13. You always use the most beautiful fabrics!

    Your sewing updates will be missed! I'm already looking forward to your first post next year. :)

    Enjoy your travels!

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  14. Polyester knits get a bad rap but I'm with you--they still look good at the end of a day of work (and when pulled out of a suitcase). Enjoy your holiday!

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  15. Lovely dress, and I think I'm in love with your scarf too, it's so nice!

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