When my friend Jenny destashed she gave me a piece of linen, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be the Evie bias skirt cut out and pinned but not sewn. It even had the zip pinned it, and interfacing stabilising all the seams. How could I resist?
I sewed those seams, sewed the bias around the waist and hey presto! I had a new skirt. Note how smoothly the side seams sit – that’s all to do with Jenny’s preparation and nothing to do with me!
I love the skirt with my green Stokx birdy blouse.
I also teamed the skirt with my new tee shirt made from one of Archie’s old ones! I really like the skirt with a cropped top. If you don’t follow me on IG, this tee shirt had a rip right across the back, so I stitched some mustard knit behind it, allowed the original tee shirt to curl at the ripped edges, and then cut an Inari tee, cutting the front from the back and positioning the rip on the shoulder. I’m really pleased with it.
The skirt is a size 10 and is a tad big, even the waist, which is most unusual. I am not going to mess with the seams, so if it annoys me I shall thread some elastic through the bias at the waist.
I also like it with another tee shirt refashioned from a man’s tee donated to my stash. I think I used the Elbe Textiles Stacy tee for this one – it was a year ago, so my memory might be failing me.
Baby E was very impressed with my new skirt, although she did throw up on my blouse!
I had been wearing the skirt all day and this is the crease level, which I don’t think is too bad.
I really like your skirt. What a lucky coincidence that it was not only cut out but also came with the zipper. I’m sure you’ll get lots of wear out of it.
Thank you, I’m not sure why it was never finished and I’m a bit anxious that it came to me by accident. Ah well!
What a lovely (and lucky!) skirt! I’ve looked at this pattern many times and wondered about the waist finish. Exactly how is it done, and how do you like it?
I so enjoy the photos of your grands! Some of my favorite people have been “spewers”. Eeeer, my son for instance. At the time I wondered if it was allergies, no, but I continue to wonder… Neither of my grands inherited this trait, so I’m not up on current stain removal. (Always of interest.) I learned of washing soda from you (thanks). Any other stain removal secrets?
Thank you, it was a lucky skirt and I was so pleased to find it. It has a side zip and the waist is finished with just a piece of bias binding, so very simple and I like it a lot. My grandchildren aren’t projectile vomiters, but they do regurgitate a bit as babies, which I think is perfectly normal. Each stain seems to have a different treatment, so if you have something specific ask away and I’ll see if I have an answer. About a year ago I discovered Nancy Birtwhistle, a British woman who has written a few books on cleaning, gardening and cooking (she won the Great British Bakeoff), and I can thoroughly recommend them.
Thanks so much for your answers! I’ve ordered a Nancy Birtwhistle cleaning book from my library, so I’m hoping that will help. (I haven’t had much luck on the Internet because of corporate self-promotion of products that sadly don’t work.)
That’s excellent! I agree about products that don’t work or are really expensive. You’ll love Nancy