Orange skirt

Sooo..
Finally I should post some pictures of my new orange skirt! I am pretty bad model and Semeon is not the best fashion photographer(sorry, darling!) so the first attempt to photo the skirt last Saturday didn't satisfied me. Then I asked my tripod for help, I tried 2 times and still no good result! I decided to stop and post what I have. May be next time we will produce better stuff%)

I choose to make 08/2012 314 from Burda Style magazine. This was pretty easy and fast. My only change was to add the lining because this is wool skirt and I want to wear it with the tights.  Oh, I also added 3 more cm to the length. Only one difficulty was to turn out the corners near the zipper after stitching the facing because the fabric was pretty thick.

I like the result!

And close-up!  Don't pay attention to our old Soviet style balcony!

The same color with balcony%)

PS. I have small piece of left-over, so may be I will add pockets later to my skirt%) Like at the skirt 08/2012 135 but without flaps, not enough fabric for them.

Facts:

• Fabric:  06.m of wool-viscose blend
• Pattern: Burda magazine 08/2012 134
• Fabric was first, them I choose a pattern
• Notions:  zipper, lining
• Time to complete: pretty fast, may be 2-3 hours together (I am very slow person!)
• First worn:  October 20th to the theater
• Wear again:  Definitely
• Total cost:  11 euro

 

Boring sewing of the bed linen

Sewing home stuff is soooo boring!!! I should make one blanket cover and some pillowcase%( But this is so boring, you need to sew long straight lines only!
I see only one positive thing - that you have the result very fast!

So I am going to finish this boring sewing and start my first project from knit fabric! I´ve shown the picture in my last post.
I cut  11/2011 114 knit wrap top from Burda.
Hope this will be not very long project!%)


PS. Can you believe that I was thinking that 1 yard is about the half of meter?%)) I don't know why!!! But now I know the truth!

News!

So, I have some news!
I cut and finished the orange skirt! I´ve even visited the theater today in it!
We have made some pictures in it, but I hope we will make some more tomorrow because I don´t like the result very much. I mean the pictures, not skirt%)

How do you like my cutting table and pattern weights? %)) I cut a jumper and the muslin for a dress last weekend together with the orange skirt so hope the more finished garments will come!

My cutting table

Help me please choose pattern for the orange fabric%)

Fabric for cutting

 As I wrote in the previous post, I am going to make a skirt from orange piece of wool blend. The fabric is ready for cutting and pre-washed. It is pretty heavy so I think better to make sonething without pleats.

The first pattern is 09-2010-106 from Burda magazine. I plan to make skirt little bit shorter, one hand above knee will be fine.

09-2010-106 from Burda Magazine

The second pattern is 08-2012-135 from Burda again%). I think that smaller pockets will be better, also I haven't so much fabric for big pockets%)

08-2012-135 from Burda

 
Or may be choose pattern 134 without pockets.

08-2012-134 from Burda

So which skirt would you choose for me%)? Please help!

The images from Burda page were took for illustration and discussion and remain the copyright of the owner.

Fabrics from France, part 1

  So, about new fabrics. The first purchase was in Rouen. I found the big shop from Toto chain somewhere in the center of Rouen. I haven´t known about this chain, only after my purchase I got the list of the shops everywhere in France.
  This was pretty big shop!! I haven´t enough time to see it all because we came too late%( They have pretty big choice of fabrics, furniture, upholstery fabrics, remnants at the nice price.   Semeon have waited me outside(he is not big fan of fabric's shops and I was trying to make some choice%)) 
  Before the trip I've made small research and wrote down necessary length for some nice patterns which I probably would like to make. Finally I took 3 pieces of remnants. I would like to take more but I was too excited in such big shop and also I had in my mind that I would make some more shopping in Paris. I would like to take some nice thick wool(2m for 20 euro) but it was too bulky for our backpacks!

Catch from Toto in Rouen

  Orange one is wool with viscose, I am going to make a skirt from it, right now!%)) The others are cotton for dress and blouse, I think.

Address:
3, rue des Arsins 76000 ROUEN
http://www.toto.fr/toto_rouen_arsins.php

New fabrics

 I am back! I haven't give up sewing, no, I just was traveling and now I have some new fabrics for the autumn and winter sewing. I suppose I should pack my summer projects even unfinished ones (I will finish them next spring) so I could do something for current season. I only decided to finish 2 remakes - the back of the red Simplicity dress (I have made too wide dress and the back doesn´t looks good enough) and the summer skirt from another skirt laid too long time in my wardrobe ( I only need to align the skirt's bottom and hem it).

These are fabrics etc from Rouen, Paris and Milano%)  Unpacked view
soon!