Saturday, 22 October 2016

Vintage Dolores Pocket Skirt

I dusted off my sewing machine to finish a project that has been hanging around for a while. I really enjoyed making my sixth Dolores Pocket skirt using a vintage fabric I have had in my stash for over ten years. I only had about a metre of fabric but luckily this pattern fitted *almost* all the pieces I needed. I used more stash fabric for sections of the skirt that didn't need to be in the main fabric; natural organic cotton for the pocket linings and hem-band with a beautiful olive green 100% silk for the lining.

Considering I have made this skirt a few times before (here, here, here, here and here) and I only needed to refer to the instructions once to check about the order of the waistband construction. It was the first time I have added a lining to this skirt and as the skirt has a hem-band I gave the lining a little ease and hand-stitched the hem-band to the lining. I did a second round of hand-stitching after attaching the lining but this time I stitched right through to the outer fabric to secure the hem-band in position.

Here is the finished skirt:










Pattern: Ready Ruthie Dolores Pocket Skirt = From stash
Fabric: 1 metre of vintage cotton = From stash
Zip: 12" green concealed zip = From stash
Interfacing: From stash
Gutterman Thread: Dark green & brown from stash

Total: Free!
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6 comments:

  1. Jo22 October 2016 at 11:41

    It is always good to use up stash on just the right thing like this skirt. I have a similar pattern from maria Denmark but it was a bit tight on my hips on my first go but I will try again as I like yoked skirts - very flattering, yours looks very Autumnal. Jo x

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    1. Caroline22 October 2016 at 12:23

      Thanks Jo. It's great to use up stash fabrics - especially those that have been hanging around for years!

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  2. Alex23 October 2016 at 00:20

    Love it :) The print is great for autumn, so hopefully you'll enjoy getting lots of wear out of this. Looks very neatly put together.

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    1. Caroline23 October 2016 at 08:59

      Thanks Alex. I'm looking forward to wearing it during the A/W season.

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  3. Tamsin23 October 2016 at 00:29

    Great work! The skirt looks lovely and very autumnal in its colouring

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    1. Caroline23 October 2016 at 09:00

      Thanks Tamsin! I really enjoyed finally using my vintage fabric x

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