Pattern 2: The Potato Chip Skirt by Tie Dye Diva
I just love the simple elegance of this pattern. I saw this little man style fabric in my stash and just thought YES... I love creating things that are a little bit different or quirky so this was a perfect fit for me and it happens to be quite on trend at the moment according to Miss Kai. Miss Ley however feels it has too much mans stuff for her LOL, this from the kid that is obsessed with Dragons and Minecraft.
As Miss Ley was not a fan of the fabric and Miss Kai not a fan of the style I decided to make it in a size 6. Miss Ley measures slightly bigger than the size 6 but she could still at least model it for me. It took the promise of some Minecraft skin packs to convince her to model it, and as you can see by the clenched fists it was bitterly cold this morning in Melbourne. I wish she liked it as it is just so stinkin' cute!!! I have grand plans of making a matching bag and headband for it, but will have to see what I have in my patterns that I haven't made yet :-/
I found this pattern very easy to follow and am very happy with the finished product. I love that there are the options for the reversible skirt as well and will give that a go in the future. It goes together so quickly which is always good. The only fault I could pick is it isn't mentioned in the hemming instructions to ease in the fullness of the hem. I learnt this the hard way in my early days of sewing and it was a very frustrating experience. It is just general knowledge to me now, but if you have never had to do this before it is a very frustrating experience. It's not really a fault of the pattern, just something I wish had been in the pattern I originally learnt this lesson from so I notice it now it other patterns.
As this fabric is not a very heavy fabric (the pattern calls for heavier fabric preferably so it can hold it's shape) I decided the lined version was the best option. I did tweak it a little however. I personally hate separate linings on skirts and both my girls do to (just a personal preference, nothing at all wrong with them in general) Instead of hemming the lining separately, I skipped a step and basted the lining and main skirt together at the waist first. Then whilst hemming I trapped the lining fabric inside the main skirt hem. I quite like this finish. As an added bonus I didn't have to change my overlocker thread to finish the side seams as they are all enclosed with this method, YAY.
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