Well, hello there again!
I’m back after another absence, but I can finally start sharing some of what I’ve been working on with you! I’ve had some sewing marathons, deadlines and a number of events since I last posted and I can finally take a breather and start showing up on your screen with more regularity now.
This skirt project is part of a collaboration between Britex Fabrics and the Curvy Sewing Collective. The Curvy Sewing Collective — of which I am an editor — is the newest member of the Britex Guest Blogger team. I happened to be the first to post from the CSC and I was quite a bit ecstatic about it as Britex is one of my favorite places to shop and I stop by their store in San Francisco every few months to pet and covet their expansive array of exquisite fabrics.
For my Britex project I chose to make this lovely 1930’s Stardust Skirt from Decades of Style Patterns in a beautiful royal purple worsted wool. It really was so wonderful working with this fabric and getting started on my fall/winter sewing. From the moment I saw this skirt on the Decades of Style FB page sewn with piping on the godets, I pictured wearing this with boots and a sweater. Well, it was almost 100 degrees with smoke consuming the air from the regional wildfires when I took photos that day, so I guess you’ll just have to picture a more wintry scene.
Decades of Style 1930’s Stardust Skirt [source: Decades of Style]
You can see more photos of my Stardust skirt plus a tutorial on how to make piping on the Britex blog.
Happy Sewing!
- Skirt: Decades of Style 1930’s Stardust Skirt in royal purple midweight worsted wool, made by me
- Top: Dillards
- Shoes: BC Footwear
Note: This fabric was given to me as part of my participation in the Britex Fabrics Guest Bloggers program.
I just love all your dresses. And you are so pretty. 🙂
Lovely skirt. I wish I could send you some of our rain. We’re already in autumn and this kind of skirt would work well.
Thank you, Anne! We’re hoping for tons of rain and hopefully it starts arriving soon!
Beautiful skirt! The color is delightful, and piping really sets it off nicely.
Thank you! Such a perfect pattern for piping!
I was just thinking that we hadn’t hear from you in a while and hoping that everything was ok…I’m glad to hear it is! lovely skirt!
Yep, everything is fantastic! Just stepping out of my self-imposed sewing sweatshop to join the blogging world again!
It’s lovely Tanya!
I love the name, the color and the spark of the piping! 🙂
Thank you, Mon! That name is glorious, isn’t it? 🙂
This skirt looks amazing on you. Such cute details. I happen to love the color too!
Thank you, Alicia! I always think of purple as your signature color! I had a hard time staying away from the green wools when I picked out my fabric!
Hi Tanya, what a beautiful skirt. I really love it, the piping really elevates it. I hear what you are saying about the 1930’s. There are some nice patterns from there though. I was reading about the wild fires today on the way home from work. They are pretty serious and a bit scary. Hoping that they are well away from you and yours. So sad for everyone and all the poor wildlife caught up in them. Xx
Thank you! It’s really cool to add piping to garments with details like that as it really shows it off!
There are three huge fires in this region, the largest one being the closest. That one is a forest fire that hasn’t destroyed any structures but has been close to some of the oldest trees in the world, which were saved by the firefighters. That’s still a couple of hours away. The worst one in the Napa Valley si probably the one you’ve been hearing the most about as it’s destroying homes. With the super dry conditions it’s an unfortunate tinder box waiting to be lit up. 🙁 We hope to have a ton of rain and recover from this horrible drought!
Lovely, especially with piping. A standout effect.
Thank you, Robin! I just adore using piping on details such as these!