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happy things!

- today was gorgeous!
- work is great right now
- I made a plaid skirt! :D

the plaid was on sale and the last bit on a bolt. I just BARELY had enough fabric. I made up the pattern loosely based on my Milke Ange petti. I used some of my special rose lace that I got at Okadaya on my trip to Tokyo. So that means this skirt has to be extra magical. It only took a couple hours to make, too! It has a comfy elastic waistband and the plaid fabric is super soft. I'm going to wear it with tshirts and such to work. and stompy boots. haha. or chucks. HURRAY!

if you want to make one, here's the rough measurements. You can modify it of course to fit you better pretty easily. can probably do it with 2-3 yards of fabric. (but don't hold me to it!)

IMPT: cut out 2 of all panels
-- TOP PANEL: 9" by 26"
-- MID PANEL: 6" by 61"
-- MID BOTTOM PANEL: 8" by 71" (would be better if it was a little longer)
-- BOTTOM PANEL: about 4" by as long as you can get to get a nice gather (mine's too short so it doesn't have a great gather)
-- then whatever lace you want below that! :)

you start by sewing the TOP two panels together to make one long TOP panel, then the MID two panels together, etc. Then gather all the panels except for the TOP panel. Sew MID to TOP, and so on... :) So basically all the panels gather into the panel above them. Then do the waistband however you please. If you want to do elastic, just fold over the top to the inside to make a channel.

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Date: 2008-09-21 03:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] y2hecate.livejournal.com
That's so cute!
I think it'll look great with a T and stompy boots! :D

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Date: 2008-09-21 04:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bluejeans07.livejournal.com
I LOVE skirts like that, I'm totally going to use your tutorial to make one! <3

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Date: 2008-09-21 04:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] akanepanda.livejournal.com
oh my god, that's adorable!

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Date: 2008-09-21 04:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uminomamori.livejournal.com
cute! I want one

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Date: 2008-09-21 05:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] imptwitch.livejournal.com
Cuteness!

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Date: 2008-09-21 07:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puppy52.livejournal.com
so cute! :D someday I should make my own skirts ^^;

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Date: 2008-09-21 09:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kaijule.livejournal.com
How cute! It turned out really nice :D

BTW, when you say Chucks, do you mean Converse All Stars? In my country, we call them Converses, I am kind of curious ^*^

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Date: 2008-09-21 03:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aimeekitty.livejournal.com
We call them both here, yes, Converses. :)

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Date: 2008-09-21 05:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leoprincess.livejournal.com
I need to learn how to sew. Honestly.

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Date: 2008-09-21 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kaijule.livejournal.com
Oh nice! Thanks for the reply <3

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Date: 2008-09-21 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] applcheeks.livejournal.com
Super cute! =D

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Date: 2008-10-16 08:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uminomamori.livejournal.com
Thanks! I made one and it is way poofier on me. I think I'm going to use the pattern to make a petticoat too.

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