I love love love circle skirts and dresses so it was a no brainer when I saw this post from iCandy on Pinterest that I would be making this. Drafting my own pattern was easier than I thought but this did take me longer than I expected because I'm super picky and kept trimming and trimming until I was satisfied. Then it took me over a half hour to add on the black and white piping only to realize when I was finished that I wasn't loving it. I didn't like how it makes the bottom of the skirt a bit wonky because it tends to curl. And it made it a bit more fancy than I wanted for every day wear. I think if the trim was on a stiffer cotton material opposed to the jersey knit, it would not curl as much. I wanted to post this up to make sure I wasn't slacking for the challenge but I'll be removing the trim this week so that it will be more simple. I'll just save the trim for another dress.
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Showing posts with label cowboy. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Day 5 of the 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge - Circle Skirt
I love love love circle skirts and dresses so it was a no brainer when I saw this post from iCandy on Pinterest that I would be making this. Drafting my own pattern was easier than I thought but this did take me longer than I expected because I'm super picky and kept trimming and trimming until I was satisfied. Then it took me over a half hour to add on the black and white piping only to realize when I was finished that I wasn't loving it. I didn't like how it makes the bottom of the skirt a bit wonky because it tends to curl. And it made it a bit more fancy than I wanted for every day wear. I think if the trim was on a stiffer cotton material opposed to the jersey knit, it would not curl as much. I wanted to post this up to make sure I wasn't slacking for the challenge but I'll be removing the trim this week so that it will be more simple. I'll just save the trim for another dress.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Day 1 - Pinterest 30 Day Craft Challenge - Bandana Pillowcase Dress
This bandana pillowcase dress I made today is the first project of the Pinterest 30 Day Craft Challenge based on the crafty pins on one of my boards. My project was inspired by this bandana pillowcase dress by Trey and Lucy and this patriotic pillowcase dress by Aesthetic Nest. I love the ruffled hem from the patriotic dress and when I saw the bandana dress, I knew I wanted to combine both pins into one project. Wish I had a handy kid around to model this dress!
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paisley,
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