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Not Kilty M’Lud!

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Well, it’s kilt-ish I suppose!

Kathryn Brenne skirt from Vogue 9114.  Woven cotton tartan which I bought for a SNIP from a lovely member of ‘The Sewing Place’ who was having a stash clearance.  This may find its way into the SWAP as I still count it as being a stash bust, even if it’s not my stash!

I cut it out at the weekend, and sewed the whole thing up in one evening, which is a treat.

The fabric wasn’t wide enough, so I cut it on the cross grain.  I also still fell slightly short so just made it  a tad narrower by moving it over the fold a smidge.  And I [almost] pattern matched!  Good enough for this Fairy.

Then of course it came out slightly too tight on my fat middle, so I chopped some of the length out, from the waist down.  This worked perfectly, because of my titchy height!

French seams, tiny narrow hems [there’s no escape lately] and a double channel elastic waistband, which is very comfy.  I again ignored the pattern piece to make ties [life’s too short] and just used narrow rayon seam ribbon from stash.  Not even in matching colours, what a rebel!

From the very small scraps, I have cut out 2 pocket bags, and intend to attach them at the top edges only, so they look like pouches.  NO idea why, it feels vaguely punky!  I was desperate to wear this to work though, so I have put them to one side to add later.

I like it  A LOT.  This is my new signature skirt I think.

colour is correct here, but the mess behind me is not so pretty!

Worn to work today, hence the wrinkles.  Not to worry!

In other news- the little boots were just over a fiver from the Bay of E.  Cute AND comfy.  Nice!

34 thoughts on “Not Kilty M’Lud!”

  1. That’s absolutely fab nay fan – dab – dozi, DF. Sort of Vivienne Westwood meets Andy Stewart meets the Krankies. No, no, cancel the Krankies bit! I definitely want one of those (that is skirt, not Krankie). Also, did you know that you can spice lots of different tartans together to make a Frankenkilt? – very now, apparently. I’m going to get to this pattern real soon I hope.

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  3. I really love this! What an interesting shape. And yes, it does feel kind of punky – but that’s good! And I do love a good eBay bargain too – the boots are fab!

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  10. That is super cool! Great plaid matching, by the way. I have decided I must see your closet (wardrobe). Seriously, you must have a couple of entire rooms dedicated to your clothes!

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  12. Wow. Maybe with a velvet peplum-ish jacket in black or…maybe the gold from the plaid? Green would be a bit Yuletide. I wonder how that tartan taffeta that little girl dresses were made of in my youth would work for this pattern? Hmmmmm.

    ceci

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  13. Ooh that’s another great skirt. I saw a fantastic unbalanced tartan wool the other day that would be amazing with this pattern. And if you can sew it in one evening that’s another major plus 🙂

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