Thursday 25 January 2018

Tiered skirt and too-big singlet

Another summer outfit for R, inspired by a beautiful blue linen-cotton found at Darn Cheap. The skirt is a simple tiered skirt with an elastic waistband from Kids Clothes Sewing Lesson Book; it's the sort of style you could easily figure out yourself but from time to time it's nice to use a pattern. The one in the book has attached shorts underneath, but I didn't want those so I just left them off. There's really nothing much to say about this skirt except that you shouldn't make one of these if you don't like gathering!




























The top is a free pattern from www.smalldreamfactory.com, widened a bit (too much, as it turns out - this is one that will definitely still fit next year!) and gathered a bit at front and back. As with the last one I made, I crossed the straps at the back. They are a bit loose, so some further adjustment will be required. The fabric is cotton jersey leftover from a previous project.


With more super-hot days coming up in Melbourne, loose skirts and singlets are going to be the things to wear!

6 comments:

  1. Great outfit! I love skirts like that but I do have to be in quite a patient mood for all the gathering. I tried that singlet pattern when you first posted about it a couple years ago. The straps were too wide set for my daughter (an easy fix that I never got around to making), but I'd like to revisit the pattern as I know my girls would love it.

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    1. Thanks Masha. Yes you have to get 'in the zone' for gathering! As for the singlet, I ignore the back strap placement and just figure that out after trying the almost-finished singlet on R. I also have some leeway with the front placement because I gather the front section and hold it up on her before finalising the width of the front.

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  2. I adore how tiered skirts look, but ugh, yes, so much gathering!!! This looks like the perfect outfit for a hot hot day. Even the too-big tank top looks breezy and cool in a way that a tight fitting one wouldn't.

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    1. Thanks Inder. I've repositioned the straps a little so hopefully it won't look so baggy at the back, but yes, tight-fitting things aren't so good for hot weather so I'll just pretend it was deliberate!

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  3. Ah yes, perfect outfit for the hot weather! I need to check out the top pattern as it is so sweet! the skirt... I hate gathering hahaha I sit down in front of a TV with my tin of pins and fabric, so the task is not too painful then haha

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    1. I agree, repetitive sewing jobs like that are best done in front of the telly! As is folding laundry :)

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