Last week I finished making a skirt for the autumn, it’s a pattern I’ve used before, back in 2017, Newlook 6876. I made it then in a beautiful teal blue tweed…
…it still fits me nicely so I just made it to the size already cut out. The skirt has a button closure all the way down the centre back, I was a bit nervous of wearing it at first but I never had any wardrobe mishaps with the buttons! Otherwise it’s just a simple straight, lined skirt. This time I used a gorgeous fine wool in a lovely shade of purple, a sort of damson colour. I think I might have bought it in Fabrics for All in Armley during a Sew Up North meet-up, it’s very similar to a charcoal grey fabric I made into a jacket.
It’s straight forward to stitch up. I loved the fabric details down the selvedge so I cut it out so that would be down the centre back. I wanted it lining so I made an identical skirt in a purple lining which I had in my stash. I trimmed off the back facing and then hand-stitched the facing to the lining with a simple prick-stitch using a purple embroidery thread.
I found the buttons in my stash too, we’re heading for a big lock-down here so I didn’t fancy button shopping and I don’t find it easy matching buttons on line, especially with all the possible shades of purple. Anyway I don’t think I would have got a much better match.
I added one of my labels too – I ordered these a few months ago for a finishing touch!
I’ve worn my skirt about three times already, it’s one of those that’s instantly comfortable, I love the colour too. The only downer I’ve found is that it does crease surprisingly easily for a wool skirt – it’s OK when I’m wearing it, but I certainly need to hang it up straight away at night time – there’s no popping it over the back of a chair or it needs a good press in the morning!
I’ve just this week started a four week on line course on pattern fitting though Denman College, the WI college in Oxfordshire. Hopefully by the end of it I’ll be able to iron out any extra wrinkles and have a perfect fit!. I’ll let you know how I get on.
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It is beautiful, Margaret! I think you have a perfect fit! 🙂
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lovely in purple and I agree, those buttons are a great match!
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It looks great Margaret, a perfect fit, and the buttons are an interesting detail. I am sorry that you are heading back into lockdown. Will you still be able to go to work? Our restrictions are just starting to ease, so I understand what a difficult time it is.
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Thanks Anne, re lockdown, I’ll still be working as a cardiac nurse – we still haven’t worked out a way of working from home 🙂
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i didn’t realise that was what you did when you weren’t creating beautiful things. You have my admiration for what must be a very stressful job. Stay safe.
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Gorgeous colour, and you’ve chose a fabric with a very prestigious heritage; Vitale Barberis Canonico have been producing fine wools since 1663!
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Oooh, I’ve just had a nosy round their website, I’d never even heard of them – wondering now how it came to be in a little shop in Yorkshire 🙂
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Obviously the little shop is one to keep an eye on! I wondered if you might be interested in a blog managed by Tessuti, who make high end fabrics here in Australia. As well as patterns, they have sewing tips for immaculate professional finishes, and often work in gorgeous fabrics. You can find them here:
(https://blog.tessuti.com.au). I’ve found some of the tips really helpful, and the patterns are gorgeous!
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They have a store in Melbourne. I have bought linen from them, and used it with one of their patterns.The dress was a dream to make.
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Yes, I remember it well, which is how I came upon the blog.
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You look so Beautiful in your new button back skirt! I’m sure you will enjoy wearing it this fall:). Great job❤️
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Beautiful skirt, Margaret! The drape of that wool is wonderful, and it fits so well. The buttons are perfect. 😍
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Lovely fabric and skirt. A friend of mine made a button back dress earlier this year and I went button shopping with her. It was possibly the longest day of my life or it certainly felt like it. 🙄
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That made me chuckle 🙂 Unfortunately sometimes you just have to admit a perfect match doesn’t exist!
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Fabulou- all set for Winter.
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I want these skirts!
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Well done you!
It looks and fits beautifully, Margaret, right down to the buttons & label. xx
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Looks fabulous and your labels are great too. Love purple
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Looks so nice on you! I had a skirt like that years ago and loved it – I will check out this pattern. Thanks for the review.
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Hello Margaret, another brilliant make, it’s so beautiful and fits well. Good for you. You’ll have a wonderful wardrobe if you carry on like this. Love Mandy xx
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