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Friday, May 23, 2014

Sewing Indie Month, Pattern Hacking

Oh...I had the best of intentions yesterday, but alas no post, so today is catch up day.
The pattern that I chose for this week's hack is the Zlata Skirt from Stepalica Patterns.
 
You may remember seeing a version of the skirt on the cover of the April/May issue of Sew News. Nice!
Here's my version. You may look at the skirt and wonder what I did. Notice that I used 2 different fabrics, the larger polka dot and the small polka dot. The pattern instructs you to not use a stripe as the skirt pattern has a bias cut to it. In order to give the skirt a striped effect,  
I cut the pattern apart along the fold lines of each pleat,
 added seam allowance and then cut my strips in a stripe manner.
I had this great batik print that I decided would accent the black and white polka dots in a little unexpected manner.
I made piping and piped the top and lower edge of the yoke,
 as well as the pockets.
I had just enough of the batik to cut a bias binding for the hem.
I lined the skirt with a piece of orange silk.
Now you see that just because a pattern tells you that you can't do something, it doesn't mean that it can't be done. True enough, if you were to use a stripe fabric and cut the skirt as the pattern comes out of the envelope, it would not work. But by cutting the pattern apart, you can then manipulate the pattern and give it so many more possibilities.
I'm wearing the skirt today, so I should have pictures a little later.
If you would like to enter and have a chance to win all the fabulous prizes that have been posted for the pattern hacking category of Sewing Indie Month, be sure to check out this post, http://www.rhondabuss.blogspot.com/2014/05/announcing-sewing-indie-month.html  and link your creations there. Happy Hacking!!

15 comments:

  1. Oh Rhonda, it looks amazing! I really love how you played with the different print scales to get the effect. Gorgeous!

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    1. Thanks AnaJan!! It was a pleasure and honor to "play" with your pattern :) Thanks for the opportunity!

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  2. you are absolutely brilliant!

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  3. Muy buena idea combinar estas telas. Con este pipping de contraste la hace aun más especial.
    Es una falda muy cómoda. Seguro que te gusta mucho llevarla.
    Besitos

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    1. Gracias Maria! The skirt is very comfortable. I have a feeling that I will be wearing it quite often this summer :)

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  4. Just wonderful, the skirt is a masterpiece! Outstanding job!

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  5. The close ups make it even better. I am feeling so inspired, what a gift:)

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  6. What an imagination you have! Looks great!

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  7. Such great ideas, and the results are exceptional!

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  8. Such great ideas and the results are exceptional!

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  9. Love it! I'm bookmark this. Don't be surprised if you see something similar on my blog.

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  10. Hi Rhonda! I got this issue as a get better gift. I think that your interpretation of the skirt is fabulous. I like how you placed the prints and made it so symmetrical.

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    1. Thanks! Hope you are feeling better with each day. I look forward to seeing new sewing posts :)

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