Here I am, happily wearing a new skirt!! I had this idea of a ruffly skirt, echoing our very own gracie. And someone (in this case Abs) felt for me, and made it!
Happy pom poms made the ruffles complete. I'd seen a skirt almost identical to this one in Anthropologie, with the most adorable pom poms on the edge of each ruffle. Plus, we (I say "we", but it was really just Abigail) made it out of creamy-browny-floaty-voile, which makes it even better.
Here are the details: It is made from our gracie ruffle skirt pattern, except for a few alterations. Each ruffle and band received 2 extra inches on the bottom of them. And yes, we skipped a casing completely and went for an elastic-y waistband (which I really love). Also, in a department store I normally wear a size 6, so I made a 10/12 gracie. For ladies I would definately recommend a lighter-weight fabric than typical quilter's cotton (unless you're making a really small skirt, without many gathers around the waist) to cut down on too much bulk.
And during part of the picture taking I decided to wear the great sunglasses I got at the end of last summer. There wasn't exactly full sun out there, so it must have been the optimist in me. Well, we pretended it was a sunny, summery day anyway.
How cute! I have had several lady friends of mine tell me they want one when they see Mary's Gracie Ruffle Skirts. They are serious too! Did you add the 2 inches to the length of the pattern pieces or the width?
Posted by: Joanna | March 16, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Oh, I LOVE it!! Sooo pretty! : )
Posted by: Lindsay | March 16, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Isn't it cute!! And it has a definite old-fashioned air, which may be due to the color, I'm not sure.
A very nice idea, and a very nice sister!
Posted by: Lisa G. | March 16, 2011 at 11:21 AM
It's adorable! I love the cute...very cute.
Posted by: btwachter | March 16, 2011 at 12:44 PM
so pretty!! will you make a pattern for this especially?
Posted by: Sarah-Anne | March 16, 2011 at 03:44 PM
How cute! I love your new skirt! I would love a pattern for this! ;)
Posted by: Jenna | March 16, 2011 at 06:29 PM
Oh wow! That looks so good! Good work! I am loving the pom pom trim! You two make a great duo. How in the world did you attach the fabric to the band? Gather first then just attach with out stretching the elastic?
Posted by: Jenny Fish | March 16, 2011 at 07:53 PM
wow, I have never seen a skirt like that. Very unique!!!
Posted by: Kelsey@The Flip-Flop Farmgirl | March 22, 2011 at 10:16 AM