2 Pleated Skirts - Leaves
I made 2 knife-pleated skirts. One out of a quilting cotton printed with fall leaves, the other in a (probably) cotton flannel also printed with fall leaves though more sparsely.
I followed https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pleated-Skirt to get the general formula for skirts like these.
For the quilting cotton, I just used the 45" width of the fabric for my two panels, and cut a waist+seam allowance waistband. For the flannel, I used a bit less than the width of the fabric because it was a (probably) king-sized sheet.
Then I did 1" knife pleats across the panels, leaving a bit for seam allowance at the edges. For the cotton I did 2 panels and for the flannel I did one. There doesn't seem to be much difference in how the skirt acts in one or the other that is obviously due to number of panels.
Following the directions, I then stitched these pleats down and sewed the side seam(s) down, leaving a ~4" section unsewn at the top of one of the seams.
I then stitched the waistband on - front side then back side. In the cotton skirt I inserted pockets, which I have never done before but they turned out pretty well.
I used a deep plum-y purple for the pocket fabric (and using what's left, I'll make a vest out of too!)I sewed the pockets before inserting them (partially because I was a bit intimidated and partially because it was late but I wanted to make some progress on the skirt). Then I pinned them on, slit next to the seam (as I had done the rolled/mantua makers seam) and tucked the edge of the skirt fabric underneath the folded edge of the pocket to make a nice edge. I also stitched a twill tape onto the top of the pocket and into the waistband, as this was apparently done in the Victorian period so that the weight of the contents of the pockets would not disrupt the flow of the skirt. I heard about this idea from a video of Bernadette Banner's, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjESEGlK7o. I'm really pleased with how they turned out! I did not insert pockets into the flannel skirt as I intended it to be more of a petticoat then a true skirt.
I then hemmed both of the skirts. I sewed a button (and buttonhole) onto the cotton skirt and two hook-and-eye closures on the flannel skirt.
I'm very pleased with how fast and easy this formula is to make, even handsewing!
What I learned: pockets - how to insert into side seams, how to attach hook-and-eye closures, a skirt formula
I followed https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pleated-Skirt to get the general formula for skirts like these.
For the quilting cotton, I just used the 45" width of the fabric for my two panels, and cut a waist+seam allowance waistband. For the flannel, I used a bit less than the width of the fabric because it was a (probably) king-sized sheet.
Then I did 1" knife pleats across the panels, leaving a bit for seam allowance at the edges. For the cotton I did 2 panels and for the flannel I did one. There doesn't seem to be much difference in how the skirt acts in one or the other that is obviously due to number of panels.
Following the directions, I then stitched these pleats down and sewed the side seam(s) down, leaving a ~4" section unsewn at the top of one of the seams.
I then stitched the waistband on - front side then back side. In the cotton skirt I inserted pockets, which I have never done before but they turned out pretty well.
I used a deep plum-y purple for the pocket fabric (and using what's left, I'll make a vest out of too!)I sewed the pockets before inserting them (partially because I was a bit intimidated and partially because it was late but I wanted to make some progress on the skirt). Then I pinned them on, slit next to the seam (as I had done the rolled/mantua makers seam) and tucked the edge of the skirt fabric underneath the folded edge of the pocket to make a nice edge. I also stitched a twill tape onto the top of the pocket and into the waistband, as this was apparently done in the Victorian period so that the weight of the contents of the pockets would not disrupt the flow of the skirt. I heard about this idea from a video of Bernadette Banner's, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjESEGlK7o. I'm really pleased with how they turned out! I did not insert pockets into the flannel skirt as I intended it to be more of a petticoat then a true skirt.
I then hemmed both of the skirts. I sewed a button (and buttonhole) onto the cotton skirt and two hook-and-eye closures on the flannel skirt.
I'm very pleased with how fast and easy this formula is to make, even handsewing!
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