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Tuesday 1 January 2013

Corduroy Kelly Skirt





My first ever blog, how exciting!  It's taken a good think for my blog name and first blog content!




I spent, oh, a good 5 minutes thinking out loud on a piece of paper!




I finally finished my Megan Neilson Kelly Skirt. It took me awhile due to button gate... I'm only a little sewer and still learning, the button size suggested by Megan were 5/8". Being afraid of maths, button size measurements were a new thing to me. So I Googled it. How wrong did I get it...





The button on the left is the first attempt I had flown over from Australia for $10 from a company called Buttonskullery via Etsy. Gorgeous buttons but the size of dinner plates! The ones on the right I sourced from my local market. 




I love the Kelly Skirt pattern, it has a really simple instruction book. The most difficult part were the buttonholes. It was my first ever attempt at them. Once I'd figured out how to use my machine on that setting, I was away. Thankfully corduroy is a very forgiving fabric as I must have unpicked at least 10 buttonholes! ( I know what you're thinking -muslin! So am I post sewing!) My machine was not feeding through the fabric and would jam, I guess due to the bulk.  

The wonky waist band is driving me nuts (learning point for next time) This is my inspiration posted by http://tybalt-king-of-cats.blogspot.co.uk  nice to read I wasn't the only one struggling with buttonholes!




Working with corduroy created a very fluffy machine! I clean mine with this.  How do you clean yours?


Well I hope you had a very nice Christmas, I certainly did and will be working on something from this bad boy for my next blog entry!



10 comments:

  1. Yay! It looks great. I have a little fluffy makeup brush for cleaning mine. Keep up the good work :-)

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    1. Thank you! Having a few technical problems, won't let me reply to your comment. Third time lucky!

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  2. Cute dress... great book! Congrats on your new blog!

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  3. Wow, thanks for the shout out! You've done a good job on your Kelly. The button holes are really frustrating tho aren't they?! Looking forward to seeing what you do next...

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    1. No problem! Thanks, I'm still frustrated with the wonky waist band - learning point for next time!

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  4. It looks great! Especially as it is quite a difficult project for a beginner - all those button holes! I wouldn't have even noticed the wonky waistband if you hadn't mentioned it. That's the thing about your own clothes isn't it? You notice things like that more. I bet loads of my bought clothes are wibbly wobbly, yet I want all my handmade stuff to be perfect (and it NEVER is!) I am now sorely tempted to buy this pattern, but I really shouldn't as I already have two Megan Neilsen patterns to make. What about a #BanksiaTuesday?!?! ;)

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  5. Thank you, I'm so thrilled you think so! Yes I know exactly what you mean! I get obsessed with the imperfections and worry it'll unravel at the drop of a hat! You so should get it and join us on #kellyskirtfriday . I can't wait to get my own Banksia too!

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  6. Stumbled across your blog after googling cord Kelly skirt as I'm planning to make my own & wanted to see some examples of one, yours is great! Love the buttons against the blue. I use a small paintbrush to clean my machine :)

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    1. Hi- thanks! It's the one staple item that I've made that I wear regularly, I love it and such an easy pattern. Have you seen Hollydolly's http://www.hollydollyblog.com/search/kelly+skirt, I need one of those!

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