Saturday, November 14, 2009

BWOF 8-2009-121 - Brown twill skirt w/ front pockets - Wardrobe contest garment #8

(pattern used for skirt only)

This is the last of the bottoms for the wardrobe contest! Originally I was going to do some crop pants with this fabric, but I'm a little out of time to try to fit another pair of pants. Also, the other brown skirt I made is a bit dressier, so I thought a casual skirt to go with all the tops would make a great addition. I'm wearing this top with the skirt.

I can't resist designs with interesting construction lines, and this one has them in spades. The fabric is a stretch heavy-weight twill. If I had it to do over again, I would use a thinner fabric. The side panels extend into the inside pockets, and with another layer of fabric at the CF, the pockets bunch a bit when I'm walking around. It's not unbearable and I'll definitely wear it. Just FYI if you are planning to make it.

I love a skirt with a back yoke. If you click on the picture, you can see two darts taken on either side of the CB not present on the blackline drawing. Without them, that yoke was terribly poochy when the waistband was attached. I had more fabric; I could have cut another yoke. But I couldn't figure out how to fix the problem without adding the darts. In the end I think they look fine and don't distract at all from the design lines. The back waistband fit onto the back skirt much better with the darts in place, so perhaps that was an oversight on Burda's part.

Here's a close-up of the front. I had to fiddle around with my machine to figure out the pocket thread bars.

I love that the zipper extends up into the waistband. I think I'll do this on other skirts with side zippers. It's much less bulky then a tab closure and you don't have to fiddle with hooks and eyes.

Back close-up:

I used two whole packages of bias tape for this project because of the many vertical seams. This skirt was to be casual and I didn't want to line it.

Here you can see the small back darts made to the back yoke. The bottom inside waistband was folded up and slip-stitched in place.

8 Down, 2 to go!!! I am currently working on the "topper": 5-2009-102B. It's going really well and I'm very excited about it. I should be finished with that by next weekend, and then I have only a very easy sheer top to finish things off. Whew!

19 comments:

  1. This is so much cuter than it looked in the mag! I had totally overlooked this one, but your version is great. Thanks for the tip about the fabric.

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  2. Nearly there! Your skirt looks great, got to love those Burda details. I hope you have shares in the bias binding industry!

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  3. This was my favorite from that magazine. I think it would be cute with piping along those front edges. Since you have made it, what do you think?

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  4. Amanda,
    You always find ways to make a project better than the original.

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  5. Almost there! Great casual skirt.

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  6. Love the skirt. It looks great with your new shirt.

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  7. I love this casual skirt - it's such an interesting shape. Love the colour of the fabric, it goes beautifully with the blouse you are wearing. I'm happy for you that you've got your 'wardrobe' mojo back!

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  8. The skirt is beautiful and your workmanship is always impeccable!!!

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  9. What a great skirt. Very versatile to use I can imagine. And ofcourse your work is very neat, as always. Great job!

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  10. Hi, Amanda... Looks great, as usual... I love the way the insides of your garments are so neat. I am using your french seam tutorial on a jersey knit dress I'm making now... Thanks for posting that!

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  11. You are rockin! I see your two and race it by two.

    I have to finish a skirt I cut last night, another pair of pants, and two shirts to go! lol. Gotta love the pressure.

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  12. Love the skirt! It's a perfect addition to the wardrove!

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  13. Cute skirt. I especially like it paired with that blouse. :)

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  14. I love your skirt. I also love seeing the inside construction of your work. It's impeccable. You do beautiful work.

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  15. Lovely skirt and perfect finishing.

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  16. Amanda, this is a very good blog!
    I was a little girl too, when making doll clothes for my Barbies.
    I like my machine and Burda too.
    :-)
    http://fuszeres-szinek.blogspot.com/2009/07/mult.html
    Nora from Hungary/Europe

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  17. Wonderful as usual. I hope you take this as a flattering comment, but it looks like you could go alittle smaller in the waist. Your waist looks tiny. :0)

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  18. That brown skirt really makes the top pop! Seeing it together, I really love the colorcombination you choose for your wardrobe.

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  19. Amanda, everything looks FABULOUS! I agree with your little blouse tab improvement...it looks much happier now!

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