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From: temom
Date: 03-23-2007, 09:49 PM (1 of 31)
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Is anyone making the Spring Wrap Skirt that was in the newsletter not long ago? I'm making it out of a very inexpensive cotton, 'cause I didn't know how it would go. I cut it out a few days ago, and today I did everything except the buttons and the buttonholes. I figured I was too tired to do anymore, and I don't have much experience with button holes. One cool thing, at least I think so, is that I was able to find a button that came from a former elderly neighbor's stash. She passed away about a year ago, so I'm happy to be using her recycled button! She had given me a lot of sewing odds & ends about 10 years ago, but I hadn't used some of it. I'm hoping to make one of these skirts for my daughter out of the same fabric (she is only 6, so she doesn't need much fabric). I should have plenty left from my original 2 yards. If they go well, I already have the fabric picked out for the next one, and it is a cotton/poly blend, and it passed the wrinkle test. Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 03-24-2007, 11:45 AM (2 of 31)
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I am so mad at myself, I meant to print that pattern off so I could make it and deleted the post without printing. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: temom
Date: 03-24-2007, 02:01 PM (3 of 31)
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Patsy, I sent the links to you in a PM. - I didn't know if it was ok to send the link on the public forum. I finished it a few minutes ago. I had a little trouble with the button hole, and have a little hole in the fabric as a result. I have a sensor buttonhole, and it worked great on the test strip. It stopped feeding on the first real try, went up the waistband 3 inches on the second try, and I had to restitch over the 3rd try. But the one on the other side worked perfectly. I put pins at the end of the buttonholes before I cut them, so I didn't have any more unfortunate accidents. It looks great with a T shirt, so I'm a happy camper! Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: plrlegal
Date: 03-24-2007, 07:55 PM (4 of 31)
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thanks for trying to send me a pm but my pm doesn't work for me for some strange reason. Anyway, thanks for trying. After I posted this, I realized that somewhere in my Groups List is the Sewing Tip a Day group so I went there and did a search and found the pattern and printed it off. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: SmokiesCrafter
Date: 03-25-2007, 07:42 PM (5 of 31)
Hi, This sounds interesting and would like to make one, however, I don't get the tip newsletters, where do you sign up for them? Since I gained weight have trouble getting a skirt to fit.  Could someone pm me the link for the pattern. Thanks Jacke Ladies, I did some searching and found the link to sign up for the newsletters and also found the pattern. Now I am a happy camper and will try the skirt soon. |
User: SmokiesCrafter
Member since: 02-16-2007 Total posts: 18 
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From: temom
Date: 03-25-2007, 09:33 PM (6 of 31)
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Jacke, let us know when you make the skirt. This is the first article of clothing that I've made for myself that fit!
Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: smessier
Date: 03-26-2007, 04:03 PM (7 of 31)
Thanks so much for this thread! I had planned to make this skirt and then forgot about it. I just did a search on the group site and printed it out, too. Now all I have to do is make it! Sandy |
User: smessier
Member since: 09-03-2004 Total posts: 114 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-28-2007, 06:21 PM (8 of 31)
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I no longer get the tips newletter.. I used to enjoy it so much, and it just stopped sometime or other when this site was down.. I would love to get that pattern.. I have lost 21 pounds now and all my clothes look awful on me.. I need a new garment to make me look better.. Can you post a link to it so I could find it.. (please do not tell me to go to Yahoo, because I cannot do anything on there.. Its like greek to me)
Sew With Love
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User: LeapFrog Libby
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 03-28-2007, 08:36 PM (9 of 31)
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Libby, here are the links. There are two pages. http://sew-whats-new.com/projects/springwrapskirt.shtml http://sew-whats-new.com/projects/springwrapskirt2.shtml TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: Sews4kate
Date: 03-29-2007, 09:53 AM (10 of 31)
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I have never made anything for myself to wear. I was thinking this might be a nice first project. Does anyone have a picture of the finished project? I always need visuals to see what my end goal is. Thanks!!
Wendy
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User: Sews4kate
Member since: 08-20-2005 Total posts: 182 |
From: temom
Date: 03-29-2007, 10:57 AM (11 of 31)
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I've never tried to post photos, but I'll give it a try. If you have a defined waist (unlike me), your skirt will have more gathers. I didn't get the pics, but maybe the link will work: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/theresafl2000/ Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: Pudge99
Date: 03-29-2007, 11:06 AM (12 of 31)
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temom, I think you need to make either your album or the photo(if you are not comfortable sharing the whole album) viewable to the public. Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
User: Pudge99
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From: temom
Date: 03-29-2007, 11:20 AM (13 of 31)
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Sorry about that. I just set this up. Does it work now?
Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: dmoses
Date: 03-29-2007, 12:11 PM (14 of 31)
Nice skirt, temom.  Very pretty fabric also! 
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964 
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From: Sews4kate
Date: 03-29-2007, 01:53 PM (15 of 31)
oh that is nice!!! I really like the fabric. I want to make one now What kind of fabric did you all use? just a cotton or something else? Wendy
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User: Sews4kate
Member since: 08-20-2005 Total posts: 182 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 03-29-2007, 03:59 PM (16 of 31)
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Very nice. Is it short? Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: temom
Date: 03-29-2007, 04:30 PM (17 of 31)
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Thank you everyone. Sews4Kate, I used 100% cotton, so it wrinkles very easily. I'm going to make another out of a cotton poly blend that doesn't wrinkle so much. Dorothy, it comes to right above my kneee, but I am vertically challenged! My 12 year old is almost taller than me. I bought this fabric for $2 a yard with this skirt in mind. I was a little worried that it wouldn't be straight, because there is a color variation that is in strips, so if I didn't make it straight, the color strips would be crooked. I need to go ahead and make my daughter's. She loves it when we dress the same, so I should take advantage of it. The only problem is that she likes foo foo and I like tshirts and jeans! Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: diannab
Date: 03-29-2007, 04:56 PM (18 of 31)
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That is an awesome job! One question, the ones that you make out of just cotton, don't you worry about the crotch ripping out on you? I have a serger and serge everything, but I am terrified to make bottoms for me or the girls from cotton. I don't want any of walking around with our bloomers showing from ripped pants! LOL (okay, you can tell I have young children, as soon as I typed that a vision of sponge bob and his ripped pants song came to mind! ) LMBO TIA |
User: diannab
Member since: 10-28-2006 Total posts: 78 |
From: temom
Date: 03-29-2007, 06:48 PM (19 of 31)
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Diannab, you are too funny! The visual I have is too much right now. Since it is a skirt, there is no crotch. I would love to make a skort like this, but don't know how. I have made several pair of shorts for my daughter out of cotton, and none of them have ripped. Since then, I bought a serger, so I would probably serge them. On this skirt, all the hems are double, so you don't have to worry about fraying. This is a wrap skirt, so the only seam is the waistband (which was so incredibly easy - I thought it would be really hard but it was simple). And because you make this based on your real measurements, there is not stress on your buttons! Now if you use hypothetical measurements, that might be another story. Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 03-29-2007, 09:33 PM (20 of 31)
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Very nice skirt! Hmmm, maybe I'll give making it a try later on. Can always use a nice skirt in the summer.
TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: smessier
Date: 04-02-2007, 03:13 PM (21 of 31)
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Temom, great job on your skirt. It's lovely!
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User: smessier
Member since: 09-03-2004 Total posts: 114 |
From: Sherri
Date: 04-07-2007, 03:57 PM (22 of 31)
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So my dd Gracie wanted a new skirt for Easter. So she made this this morning. Great directions Mary!!! http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/osted/gracie/graciesnewskirt.jpg My website
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
From: PaulineG
Date: 04-07-2007, 06:08 PM (23 of 31)
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Sherri seeing that photo brought back a lot of memories. Many many years ago now the very first thing I ever made on a sewing machine was a wrap around skirt. It was on my mums Singer treadle machine - which also had an electric motor but I had to use the treadle. Is this her first project? And has she now got the bug? Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
From: Sherri
Date: 04-07-2007, 06:13 PM (24 of 31)
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Shes 8 and has sewed a bit since 5 or 6. So she has a few other projects under her belt. sher My website
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 04-08-2007, 10:57 AM (25 of 31)
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Gracie did a good job. Give her my congrats!
TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: Kaitlinnegan
Date: 04-08-2007, 01:43 PM (26 of 31)
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I can tell Gracie is going to be quite the seamstress! Good for her for using her own skills rather than begging mom to run off to the store to buy a ready made skirt.
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From: temom
Date: 04-08-2007, 02:29 PM (27 of 31)
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Gracie did an awesome job! It is very cute. Sherri, I bet you are very proud of her
Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: mozeyrn
Date: 04-11-2007, 10:29 PM (28 of 31)
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I thought about doing this skirt awhile back and since you ladies said it was easy I'll have to give it a try. I have just the right fabric in my stash too - just hope my skirt looks as good as temom's and gracie's. The problem is whenever I sit down and try to sew something it always seems that either my dh or dd need my attention, and it takes forever to get back to what I was doing. Can't moms put a "Do Not Disturb" sign on their sewing room door?? - Maureen.
Learning something new with every stitch!! Kenmore 16231000 |
User: mozeyrn
Member since: 11-29-2005 Total posts: 349 |
From: grandma C
Date: 04-12-2007, 12:13 AM (29 of 31)
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i'm in!! I want one too. Temom, The fabric is sp pretty. It makes me think of spring and summer evenings. Thanks for shareing |
User: grandma C
Member since: 01-15-2007 Total posts: 263 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 04-12-2007, 01:21 PM (30 of 31)
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I just want to tell Gracie what a great job she did on her skirt. You go girl!! Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: Sherri
Date: 04-12-2007, 01:35 PM (31 of 31)
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Thanks everybody for the encouragement for Gracie
My website
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
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