The No Sew Scallop Skirt
Friends of mine got me the Martha Stewart Sewing Encyclopedia for my birthday and I would highly recommend it. It has a great section at the front for self taught sewers like myself which explains a lot about various hand stitches, fabric types and the various tools of the trade. These pages can be seen in the amazon look inside which is handy!
It then goes on to explain how to make a variety of things such as tote bags, cushions, curtains and clothing. There's a disc at the back of the book which has patterns for some of the things in the book which you just print on to A4 paper and join together at the relevant markings.
It then goes on to explain how to make a variety of things such as tote bags, cushions, curtains and clothing. There's a disc at the back of the book which has patterns for some of the things in the book which you just print on to A4 paper and join together at the relevant markings.
I had a length of fabric I'd bought from the rack in Mandors that hangs beside the til - great place for good offcuts! It was a metre long and I had no idea what to do with it. I bought it because I loved the pattern on it with the black and white picture print style combined with the red and green of the Italian flag, but I wasn't sure how I could wear it until I came across the no sew scalloped skirt.
Now Martha Stewart recommends a suede style fabric which makes sense. It a good quality heavy fabric which will hold the shape of the skirt and won't fray round the edges you cut. My fabric was calico, which so does fray around the scallops but I think this adds to the character of the skirt and the roughness of the frayed edges suit the pattern on the fabric. It gives it a worn look which I like!
This is a really simple skirt to make as the words "no sew" in the title would have you believe. The most time consuming part was sticking together the A4 print outs for the pattern template and even that was easy to do.
