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11/8/2019 2 Comments

Stash busted Gathered skirts

Sewing gathered skirts zombie pinup alexander henry fabric
Casually reading a book during Quarantine.
I have a silly question for you. Do you ever buy fabric without knowing what you'll make with it? 

Quietly raises a hand, I'm guilty of this. #fabrichoarder

Well, boredom set in on a Friday night and I didn't have to taxi kids around.
So, I opted for the ole "cereal for dinner" mantra. 
And I took a whole afternoon-turned to night, for me. And did some selfish sewing.

I looked in my stash and had Halloween fabric I bought years...and years ago. I also had some fun Jetson's fabric. I'm a  child of the 80's after all. It was a stash busting selfish sewing kind of night.

I always buy at least 2 yards of fabric, especially If I'm unsure what it'll get used for. You can usually get a skirt, a top, or a blanket and matching items for a baby gift, etc. out of 2 yards.

All I needed was 2 yards of fabric, an invisible zipper, and coffee. 

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Alexander Henry pinup Halloween fabric gathered skirt sewing to the moon blog
My pinup Halloween skirt
I decided to make three gathered skirts for my wild and crazy Friday night. 
Super simple self drafted pattern and cut them out assembly style. Then, sewed them up them up. I used an invisible zipper on each and opted out of adding pockets. Although, I regret that decision now. When making your own skirts, always add pockets! Pockets are life!
Alexander Henry zombie pinup gathered skirt for Halloween by sewing to the moon blog
My pinup zombie Halloween gathered skirt
If you've never made a gathered skirt, do a quick google search and draft a pattern. They are super easy and fun. Perfect for quilting cotton fabrics too. Yay! We all have those fun novelty prints in our stash. Just make sure you pre-wash that fabric. And... bonus, different fabrics will change the look of the skirt. Velvet and taffeta make great holiday party skirts, as where gingham will create a casual Sunday skirt. 
Easy gathered skirts are a great way to use up cotton fabrics
My cute Jetsons skirt.
That's it. This was a short and simple post and I hope you enjoyed it.
​Now go do some selfish stash busting sewing! 

Yours truly, waiting for turkey day,
​Annette

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2 Comments
Theresa Cooper
12/28/2019 07:49:01 pm

Okay, I'm going to go to your house and have you teach me how to make these skirts. I have quite a few cotton prints that I don't know what to do with and this would be a perfect way to use them!

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annette Y
12/28/2019 09:06:25 pm

Hahaha!!! Yes, all the cotton prints that you love and don't know what to use them for, will make great skirts. Come on over ;)

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    Hi there, I'm Annette and I love eating and sewing. I usually have a cup of coffee or tea with me, but not next to my machine because I'd probably spill it. I am the reason we can't have nice things.

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