Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 3

I did manage to finish my Hummingbird skirt last week, I've just been a little bit lax with telling the world about it :P

So after my last post I spent the day looking at the skirt and finally decided that it needed contrast topstitching. I unpicked the front seams just enough so that I could go back and topstitch the pocket and then the front seams. This is why it takes me so long to sew anything. I tend to make and unmake it at least once.

After inserting the invisible zipper in the back seam it was time to baste up the side seams and do a fitting. At this point I realised that you shouldn't trace off a pattern using your measurements from memory. I'm actually an inch smaller around my waist and 1/2 inch smaller around my hips than I thought. I still would have had to trace off the 40" pattern but I would have taken the back waist and dart in to a 29" waist instead of the 30" that I used. 

Luckily this pattern seems to be quite forgiving for large adjustments on the side seams. I think I took in the waist at least 2cm on each side and the hips 1.5cm. Once the fit was sorted I pressed the side seams towards the back of the skirt and topstitched in contrast thread.

The back has an invisible zipper and I chose a metal press stud for the waistband closure to keep in with the denim theme.

The hem length before I took it up sat around my knees and made me look very frumpy. I folded it up 10cm but it looked way too slutty. This is a 5cm hem which is just right :)

Overall I'm quite pleased with how this skirt turned out, it didn't take too long and required very little fitting.

Previous posts on this skirt can be found here:

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 1

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 2

-Ky

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 2

I managed to get in an hour of sewing this morning before work and have completed the front of the Hummingbird skirt. It would have taken less time except for a little mishap where I didn't read the pattern properly and attached the pocket bags to the upper side front the wrong way around. I didn't realise until I had sewn, overlocked and under-stitched both sides, doh.

I'd guess that I wasted 15-20mins with my little reverse sewing endeavour, but these things happen when you are trying to sew within 1/2hr of waking up :)

So far I think that the skirt is coming along nicely, and I am quite happy with the finish. Some top-stitching in a contrasting thread might have been a nice touch but I don't really have the time for added detail on this version.

Pocket bags and side fronts attached.

Sneak peek of the inside of the pockets from the outside.

Hopefully tonight or tomorrow morning I will be able to get the back zipper in then we're on the homeward stretch. 

Other posts on this skirt can be found here:

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 1

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 3

- Ky

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 1

This week I am attempting to join in on the sewingcake.com Hummingbird skirt 30min a day sew along.

First up I would like to say how impressed I am with the presentation of the pattern itself. The printing is extremely professional and I like the slightly thicker paper that Cake patterns are now being printed on.

I have a 6oz denim that I am going to use to make the skirt and the pocket bags will be made out of Lupe by Alexander Henry. I really like how well to two fabrics go together.

I have traced my pattern onto a product called Trace n Toile. My hips are 100cm and my waist is 74cm so I am using the 40" hip sizing with a 30" waist. I always find myself getting quite excited about starting a new Cake pattern, the sizing method is quite unique and it almost feels like you are drafting up a custom pattern. Very different to one of the big pattern company patterns which you know are going require a lot of fitting if you aren't a stock size.

Hopefully by tomorrow I will have some sewing completed to show you all :0)

Other posts on this skirt can be found here:

Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 2
Hummingbird Skirt Sew Along - Part 3

- Kylie

Voodoo Rabbit Fabric Facebook sale

It is Facebook Sale time again! We’ve got lots of remnants and orphan fat quarters up for grabs. The sale includes loads of out of print fabrics – once they sell out they’re gone for good. Don’t miss out!

There are over 100 items in this sale so we won’t be clogging up your Facebook feed by uploading them all one at a time. Instead, we will be uploading all items to this Photo Album on Facebook at 5pm on Sunday 16th June (Brisbane, Australia time).

There will be fabric from Alexander Henry, Tula Pink, Michael Miller, Kokka, Lecien and Cosmo Textiles.

The sales items will be available for 2 hrs only at which point we will be closing off the sale. First in gets the goodies!

Full details of the sale will be included in the description on the Facebook Photo Album.

Japanese fabric and Funky Friends Pattern Giveaway !!!

Update: this competition is now closed, the winner was Arianna Larson.

Konichiwa!
Greetings from Japan.  Pauline from Funky Friends Factory and I are currently visiting Japan where we will be doing copious amounts of fabric shopping in between sightseeing.

As you know Cloud and I love our Japanese fabrics, the more quirky the better :)

We'd like to share our love of Japanese fabric and cute animal toys by joining with Funky Friends Factory in a giveaway.

So what can you win?

We’re giving away 3 prizes. Each winner will win-

• a Funky Friends Factory Pattern
• AND some Japanese fabric from Voodoo Rabbit!

How do you enter?

• Choose which Funky Friends Factory pattern you would like to make in Japanese fabric.
• Then head over to our website to check out our Japanese fabric.
• Leave a comment below to let me know which is your favourite Japanese fabric and which Funky Friend you would like to make with it!

* You can leave a comment on the Funky Friends blog too - so you have TWO chances to win!

The 3 winners will be announced NEXT Friday (May 3rd 2013) and we will post out the prizes when we are back in Australia after the May 4th.

Sayonara

- Ky