This skirt was the first item finished of my 2020 Make9 (now revised) plan. I was on a ruffle kick last year and kept thinking about this skirt every time I saw it in my Burda binder.
This looked different in my mind. Oof.
This looked different in my mind. Oof.
I was going to use a horizontal striped rainbow-colored linen (you know the one that err'body bought from JoAnn...that one). But I switched to this red and white vertical striped linen because I was knee-deep in a little mini wardrobe and wanted the skirt to coordinate.
Eh. Not a good idea.
Eh. Not a good idea.
Vertical stripes just don't work with this pattern. The front and back pieces are very bias and you can tell. Plus matching the lower front with the yoke is impossible - and believe me I tried.
Also I can't stand
how the skirt creates that fold in the front. I should have known this
because the same fold is shown in the line drawing! I guess I sewed it
correctly?
Let's check out those side seams.
Let's check out those side seams.
Right side looks good, left side? Not so much. *facepalm*
I didn't have enough fabric to make the hem-band as wide as it appears in the line drawing. This makes the skirt seem unbalanced - at least to me.
And can we talk about the construction of the hem band? It's...weird. The waist ruffle is a separate rectangular piece gathered to fit. The hem band ruffle is formed by sewing under the top of the band and gathering it to fit. Then you attach it somehow (?) to the front. I couldn't decipher Burda's instructions and just made something up. Of course by the time I realized this, I didn't have enough fabric to cut a second smaller rectangle and sew it like the waist ruffle.
The waist yoke is wider than as it appears in the line drawing. It doesn't affect fit and isn't a big deal, but still. It seems like it throws off the proportions.
Overall, the skirt is a little too "prairie" for me. Maybe this will be better in a solid and with enough fabric to make the wider hem band.
I'm committed to wearing it at least once just to give it a try. After that, it's going in the donation pile.
(skirt paired with Ottobre 5-2012-7)
I made another skirt from the revised Make9 and LOOOOVE it. I'll review that one next.
Until then, peace!
L
I understand your disappointment, but stripes are hard--especially uneven ones like this fabric--and you gave it a valiant try. You've made it into a learning experience for others and I really appreciate that. I love how you are using your MAKE9 plan! I am looking forward to seeing the next finished object!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right; using an uneven stripe made achieving universal matching nearly impossible. Live and learn!
DeleteI like the next skirt much more than this one!
I am sorry this one didn't turn out like you hoped! At least you have another skirt that you made and enjoy more.
ReplyDeleteYep! Win some, lose some. There's always more fabric. =)
DeleteIt's a cute skirt style. Looks good styled with the denim shirt.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that I didn't like it nearly as much as the other new finished garments you posted on IG. And then I was a little relieved that you thought the proportions were off too!
ReplyDeleteThe tech drawing shows a bottom band almost twice as deep as the yoke - do better Burda! I really love the idea - is the thin ruffle attached almost like a trim??
I tend to like skirts with deep yokes but viewed head-on, I'm pretty hip-deficient and almost never like them on me!
The fabric was cool though - wah. But the rest of your mini wardrobe is AMAZING so...!!!