Recycled Sewing

Skirt made using Blue Scraps

First off, this skirt took me forever to finish.  Too may interruptions, with sick kids, then I’m sick, then school ending for the year.  But it is finally done and I am super happy with it.

Second off, I recently joined Twitter and am having a blast connecting with other artists, vintage clothing collectors, etc.  On twitter I hooked up with Solsisters Handbags and on her blog was a tutorial for Flip and Sew handbag.  It was exactly the technique I was looking for to make this skirt.

Laying out the Sew Lines

 Normally I fully line all my skirts.  I decided to use my lining as the base for sewing the strips of fabric.  Using my taylor’s chalk, I marked where my sew lines would be and created a sunburst pattern.  I then created the same pattern on the back of my skirt to match the front.

Just remember the strips are sewn to the opposite side of what is shown above.  Therefore, the design will be on the opposite side from your chalk marks.

Front after sewing

 I’ve wanted to make this skirt for awhile using the increasing stash of vintage fabrics hanging around my studio with no where to go.   Above is the front of the skirt with the strips sewn to the wrong side of the lining.

Sunburst Hippie Chic Skirt

 Here is the front of the skirt.  I decided not go too far up the top side of the skirt with sunburst.  The reason was not to have seam bulk across the waist and hips.  This style is a-line and it hugs the waist and hips.

Skirt Back

 Here is the backside.  There is a seam down the middle and I was a little off on matching my lines up.  Next skirt I will work to clean that up.

Side View

 Side view.  You can see that the front and back meet up.

Close up

 Close up.

Inside of skirt

Here is the inside of the skirt.  I have the fun pattern from the lining showing on the inside.  If you look carefully, you can see where I’ve sewn the strips to the lining.