by Greenie | Jan 25, 2018 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
Maxi Skirt Truth is I’m not really a big fan of gathered skirts. Am unfortuately a pear shape and not altogether petite, so any gathers around my hips make me look like a walking lampshade. If you can find something that drapes i.e falls and elongates, but is...
by Greenie | Aug 2, 2017 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
I’ve been doing reviews of all my patterns and this one is called DIY Skirts – FREE Sewing Patterns because, well it’s a recap of all the FREE sewing patterns for skirts. There are some much older DIY Skirt FREE Patterns but the photos are so small...
by Greenie | Sep 29, 2016 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
A Line Skirt I usually share my own patterns on this blog but I followed a pattern with this particular A line skirt. So all I’m really going to do here – is show how I made it. The A line skirt is made from a type of Ponti fabric as I wanted...
by Greenie | Mar 31, 2016 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
Gathered Midi Skirt I made this gathered midi skirt when it was still so hot here in Cape Town. I just wanted something cool to wear. I had two long strips of leftover fabric which I sewed together to make a rectangle. The join isn’t great as it was difficult to...
by Greenie | Jul 10, 2014 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
Maxi skirt tutorial Maxi Skirt This week I’m recycling a previous post. Sort of. When I posted this – I styled it as a dress. I did say it would work as a skirt. And as you can see – it does. My favourite skirt I ever made is the gathered midi skirt....
by Greenie | Feb 19, 2014 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
How to make a gathered midi skirt Simple gathered skirt So my list of things to make is a bit like the music charts. Juggling old favourites with new ideas. This skirt was NOT on the list. I am pear shaped. And not particularly tall. I shouldn’t even consider...
