Monday, February 10, 2014

My Colette Beignet Skirt

This has been coming for a loooooong time!
Actually, I have tried to make it up for weeks and weeks, actually, months! And finally, it was time!
I think the main reason why I never got around to it was that I had my mine set on making this in a dark blue cord fabric, just like the one Shona has made. I just love it!
But I did`nt have any blue cord, so I had to find something in my stash.
When I went to Oslo before Christmas, I brought home some sort of grey-ish wool-ish knitted suit fabric whit just a hint of horizontal stretch. It is actually quite nice! I made the Laurel dress whit the same fabric.
Unfortunately, I have not blogged it, even though it is like half a year since I made it! *bad blogger*

Aaanywho....
From drafting to cutting to finnished skirt, it took me about 3 weeks. Again, the 1 hour here and 1 hour there-concept. Wery famous for that....

I decided to skip the whole lining, and just interface the inside whit a nice contrasting floral cotton.
After I had cut all the fabric, I suddenly realized that the main fabric has some stretch and the facings has not, so I was very anxious about that. I even made fabric covered buttons, a whole 12 pcs! That is my first time, so I must say that was quite fun, and made a very nice detail on my skirt.
The pockets are the same fabric as the facings, by the way.

I asked my better half to take pictures, outside, during freezing wind. The pictures were quite bad, but it will have to do for now...



I really love my Beignet skirt, it has a great fit and i feel slimming and feminin in it. 
I can se my self whit more Beignet`s in the future



5 comments:

  1. Its lovely, and the fabric is just right!

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  2. Your skirt is lovely. My beignet didn't turn out anywhere that nice, but I might give it another after having seen this beauty.

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    1. Thank You!
      I am sorry it didnt work out for you:( but I would absolutely incourage you to give it another go;D

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  3. Hi Tone, it's been ages (it feels) since I last commented, but I've continued to enjoy your posts & hope you don't mind, but I nominated you for a Liebster if you're interested. best regards, Nicole. http://dreamingdashie.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/awards-and-giveaways-more-reasons-to-be.html

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