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jennypie
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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Location: Dallas Texas
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 Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:50 pm Post subject: Need cute knee length skirt patterns |
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I love to wear skirts (pencil, pleated, trumpet, full ect...) knee lengths are my "favorite" but I always have a hard time finding any cute patterns. Any help would be great! thanks |
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lamamarco
Joined: 23 Jun 2004
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Location: Cali
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susan*s
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
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Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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I wrote a how-to article on making a very simple beginner-friendly a-line skirt ---> http://susanstars.com/howto/make_aline.php
It's also in the Get Crafty book! :)
I love sewing skirts, I just got some great fabric with horses on it that will be my next one.
susan
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jennypie
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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Location: Dallas Texas
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks so much, I cant wait to start one :-) |
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hipkitty
Joined: 23 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:09 am Post subject: |
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susan*s... I have that printed out, its all tatty looking now!!! Its awesome, I love it!!!
I'm glad I got to say a personal Thank you :D. Your pattern makes my butt look so good :P
hk |
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rebeccad
Joined: 29 Aug 2004
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Location: Northwest MI
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Never forget Simplicity patterns -- when they go on sale for 99 cents at Joanns, they are a fabulous bargain. The styles are pretty fashion forward to, not really dowdy at all.
Check out this one: http://www.simplicity.com/assets/4787/4787.jpg<
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meexie
Joined: 01 May 2004
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Location: HNL
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm always telling people to find a copy of Patternless Fashions (out of print, but Powells.com and half.com often have it). You make patterns (despite the title, if you do it on paper you have a pattern) based on your own measurements, so stuff fits like a dream. |
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violi
Joined: 30 May 2005
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Location: Bloomington, IN
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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I have directions for awesome-easy-one size fits all 70's style wrap skirt. Let me know if you want them.
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hankerific
Joined: 20 May 2005
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| I would love a wrap skirt pattern! |
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punkinpie_prod
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
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Location: Illinois
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 9:24 am Post subject: |
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| Thank You to susna*s. You gave the guts and knowledge to make my own and I have passed that along to many other young girls here. |
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researchasaurus
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
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Location: Celery City, MI
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I just made this one over the weekend! It was pretty easy. It takes a little less than 2 yards of fabric, plus a little bit of interfacing, a 7" zipper, and one hook and eye. Of course, you could improvise in a million ways with an angled hem, rick-rack, pockets, a button at the waist...
The pattern is New Look 6353 and if it's not quite long enough for you it would be super easy to make it longer. The finished size is 21" on this pattern, and I'm tall... |
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violi
Joined: 30 May 2005
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Location: Bloomington, IN
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I'll post it tonight!
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violi
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Here's the tutorial for the wrap skirts. Let me know if you have any questions. This pattern is an exact copy of an original '70's wrap skirt. I've made about 50 of these now. It's super easy. I like to pin the flaps down with a safety pin to protect my private parts.
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moon_lemming
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
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Location: virginia
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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violi, that is a great tutorial! thanks for posting it, now I can relive my teenagery wrap skirt days. fun!
also thanks susan*s for the a-line skirt tute (which I know I have printed out somewhere, but I forgot about until now) and meexie for the book rec! I can't believe I waited til now to check out this thread. it's so hard to find cute skirts that fit; I should have learned how to make them myself long ago. this weekend will see me hunched over my tiny sewing machine trying to figure this sewing thing out for good. :) |
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illybang
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Location: AL
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ohmyeffinggawd
so effing hot right now, i want i want i want! |
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