cords to skirt

[giggleycraft]

I've been wanting to make some fun long full skirts to play cello in.  I had a great pair of cords, but they were too long, and had huge zippers at the bottom, so hemming wasn't an option.  Add some camo fabric triangles, and a long pleated strip at the bottom, and you have a funky new skirt.



closeup or the pleats

[skankin kiwi]

Looks great!
How did you do the pleats?  I have been having trouble with mine and yours look like they lay quite nicely!

[giggleycraft]

Thanks.  T get the pleats right, I just made each pleat one at a time, ironed the hell out of it.  Then when all the pleats were made, I basted the top with a long stitch on the machine to hold them in place before I sewed t to the bottome of the skirt.  Just remember to hem it before you pleat it.  I ironed the hem in, and forgot to sew it before I pleated it.  It was a pain to hem, but I got it done .

[vegbee]

looks great!  How does the skirt 'hang' with the different materials?  (I've been wanting to do something similar with my old cords that have grown a bit small (but I can wear higher as a skirt) but debating whether I want to fill in the between the legs triangle with cord or a different lighter fabric.  Perhaps you can help me make up my mind? 

[giggleycraft]

The fabrics have a similar weight, so it hangs quite naturally.  I'm planning on making a totally different style skirt with the rest of the legs, and the same camo fabric. 

[vegbee]

thanks giggleycraft, I think the skirt is fabulous

[spanarabica]

Great skirt.  Looks extremely comfortable.  Jealous though,  I got stuck playing the trumpet for 9 years because we had one.  Rock on with the cello!!!!!

[porfavoray]

I made some patchwork skirts for exactly the same reason!

Yours is super-cute. I love the camo fabric.

[violentjayne]

Oh I love this .. these type of skirts are always so cool but yours is especially great ... Im in love with pleates right now so yea your skirt is awesome !