It’s Denim December over on Sew A Garment A Month on Instagram and I just couldn’t imagine making a denim garment for summer, so made a doll’s dress (reveal soon), but then I went looking for a white skirt and realised that mine had seen better days, so had the lightbulb moment – I can make a white denim jeans skirt.
I remembered the Itch to Stitch Danube jeans skirt pattern, which I’ve made twice before (here), but thought I’d give it a centre back vent instead of side vents.
I had white denim which had been a long term resident of my stash, and I had enough. Joy!
Years ago I was given a bag with a jeans button and two rivets and I decided it was time I used them.
I used the two rivets on the corners of the pockets. I didn’t have enough for the coin pocket.
As the denim has stretch, I decided to go down a size and the fit is pretty spot on. I teamed it with a hacked Pattern Union cora blouse made from a scarf given to me by my friend Hélène when I visited her in Montreal.
I took these photos after I’d been wearing the skirt for a day, so I’m a bit rumpled. I used the pattern for a vent from a skirt I had drafted by Sarah at Pattern Union. The pattern is for a lined skirt, so I just used the outer part. It worked superbly.
I added a blue denim heart for the Sew Do it for Heart challenge. I did a bit of unpicking on the waistband and cut a hole in it, which I covered with this handily sized scrap of washable paper which I had marbled.
I added the year of making, as I find it quite useful further down the line.
Being a white skirt I had to team it with white tops and pretend I was emulating the Pantone colour of the year. I also made my white sandals.
I’ve already worn the skirt a few times and teamed it with different things:
My Marimekko zero waste jacket
I love it with the Indigo dyed Fibremood Quilla. Also denim sandals made by me.
I also enjoyed it with the mordanted top I made at Fibreswest 2023.
Pepper came for a visit and showed her approval of the skirt in her own unique way!
I love the side eye – it’s because she knows she’s not supposed to be on the furniture. I’ve given up!