Tuesday 4 November 2008

Aint it grand


Grand Revival that is.

This skirt was made up using some of the Erin McMorris Park Slope range that I showed you back here, using a free tutorial (don't you love a free pattern from the web) known as the ruffled skirt from Grand Revival.
It's a well written and easy to follow tutorial and would suit a beginner as well as more advanced sewers so give it a go.

I'd go so far as to say that this is a small fit - the pattern says it's a size 5-6 so I made it from that wanting it to fit a girl about to turn 4 and I think it will just be OK, hopefully not too small.
I have plans to do an appliqued T to go with it but that hasn't happened yet.
Stay tuned.

9 comments:

Lily Mulholland said...

Thanks for the link! I love the fabric you've used - I was eying it off the other day in my local fabric shop :)

Kylie said...

Looks great - will be interested to see how it fits the recipient.

Emma said...

This looks beautiful. I'll definately give this tutorial a go. Thanks!

Bec said...

Wow this looks fantastic! I'm off to check out this tutorial now. Thanks for the tip!!

Anonymous said...

Love your blog! I too have an affinity and obsession for fabric but cannot sew like you! I'm more of a beginner and can sew really easy shapes like squares and rectangles for curtains and bedspreads. Anyway, I see you have 3 girls and I have 3 boys...I'll look forward to seeing more of your beautiful creations! Keep up the great work! Samantha

Andrea said...

Just gorgeous Karen, love the colours.

tigerfilly said...

That is a lovely skirt, I think the colours go beautifully (of course I always love brown and pink together!)

Leah said...

Love your skirt, turned out better than mine. Love that park slope fabric. Must try another grand revival!

Little Munchkins said...

I was so sure I had left a comment before but it looks like it didn't go through.

I love the skirt, beautiful fabrics and lovely pattern. I really wish the dollar is stronger so I can buy the Park Slope fabric.