Thursday, January 30, 2014

Sew All 26: Q is for Quilted Skirt



Katy of No Big Dill has been hosting a fabulous series called "Sew All 26." Katy and some guests are going through the alphabet together. Isn't it so fun? I have the pleasure of joining in today with the letter "Q"!

Q...Q...Q... the first thing that came to my mind was "quilt", but I thought that might be too predictable. Then I thought of making a "quiet book", hmm... nope. At last I decided to make a "quilted skirt" for Rachel.

Usually, gauze is not suitable material for winter clothing... unless (with grins) of course you add batting, backing and quilt it to create a garment. I found this fabric at Walmart for $2.50 a yard a while ago, and bought the whole bolt. I didn't use any commercial patterns to create this skirt. It is all straight cut and I just made it up as I went along.

When I was working on it, Rachel was a little hesitant about the quilted skirt. She would say stuff like "um... I think it is too big" or "this area is too puffy". My response? "Oh, it's gonna look great" or "Don't worry, I know it will be SO pretty when it's done!" Well, as I said earlier, I was going with the flow. I wasn't 100% sure, so you could say that I was bluffing a little. :)

Many design possibilities came and went in my head and I kept adding details to the skirt; such as those little fabric balls.

or big removable ribbon.

When I showed her the finished skirt she squealed with joy and said "I want to wear this to church next week!!" The compliment was way beyond my expectation.

She was more than happy to test the skirt and model it for me.

Have you noticed this? Since the ribbon is removable, she can wear it without, in front, back or, she can even put it on the top to coordinate with the skirt.

Because the gauze is very light weight and I used very thin batting, the skirt is light and incredibly soft, I think that is another reason why Rachel loves the skirt. Looking at her wearing it made me want to make one for myself.

16 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS Sachiko!!! Wow, as always - this is beautiful. Stunning, I love your work.

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  2. amazing. you always go above and beyond in everything you choose to do. I am so happy for both of you that she was so delighted with the finished product.
    How are the children adjusting to their new home ?

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  3. Very nice skirt. Love the bow and the ball details. As always with everything you make including this skirt is classy.

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  4. oh my goodness! found your blog through no big dill and this skirt is amazing!!! love it!

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  5. this is so pretty! I love how you made the bow removable. That is just gorgeous! How fun for your daughter!

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  6. I just love how that turned out! Your daughter is super lucky. Thanks for sharing this. It is just gorgeous!

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  7. Ooooh, it's so beautiful! And unexpected. I wasn't sure what it would look like on, but it's perfect!

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  8. I am in awe! This is my favorite "letter" project of this year's series BY FAR!!! So beautiful and just lovely! It suits your daughter perfectly and I feel I know just a little bit about you because of this skirt :) lol, hopefully that doesn't sound weird, but I believe we put a bit of ourselves in our projects and somehow this seems so you even though I don't know you! Crazy, but seriously, perfection!

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  9. You did a magnificent job with this letter! I wouldn't have thought of quilting a skirt! It is beautiful.

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  10. This is just gorgeous! Wow. you have outdone yourself. I wish I could wear it!

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  11. Skirt is beautiful, but please accept one small note: waist part would look better (any skirt looks better with it) if you put straight machine stitch about 3-5 mm from the edge of the waist line. Please try next time and you will see that skirt is not bulky, specially when you use narrow elastic band. Thank for every post and all the best from Serbia, Belgrade

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  12. wow! so cute! I want one too~~

    http://annaindeed.blogspot.com

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  13. What a very clever design, but you're proud of it. Love the bottom of the skirt, how sweet.
    Cheers,Anita.

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  14. Hi Sashiko. The skirt is really cute on your daughter. I like the color of the fabric too. Did you hand-quilt it? The stiches look like you did.

    Thank you,
    Gail :)

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  15. Thank you everyone for your very kind and encouraging comments!

    Gail-
    Yes, I did hand quilt this skirt. They are such big stitches and it went pretty fast. :)

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  16. It's darling... may have to make one for the grand-daughters.

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