I am discovering all sorts of smallish fabric shops in the area and most have a pile of clearance fabrics marked down to 1€/m. Clearance fabrics are my favourite to sew with since I hate to make muslins and I don’t feel guilty not making one when I got the fabric for next to nothing 🙂
This heavier weight light blue cotton (mix?) fabric has been sitting in my pile for quite a while and a few days ago I decided to make a skirt with it.
No pattern, just trying out different pleating methods until, almost by accident, I ended up with this:
I’m loving it, it fits me perfectly and the stitching looks really good…my treadle and I are getting along very well lately!
I did the button holes by hand (downside of sewing on a treadle: no buttonhole feature) but I am very pleased with how they came out. It’s actually nice work to do while watching a DVD in the evening, so I don’t mind sewing them by hand at all.
little home by hand
little home by hand 
Cute, Cute, Cute! You are so talented and the skirt looks great on the model (or is that you?)!
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Thanks Lynda 🙂 Yep, that’s me 🙂
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no pattern? really? ohh you are great with the sewing machine! the skirt is fabulous!
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Thanks Rosamaria! I don’t know what happened, but suddenly the treadle and I get on really great and the seams are finally even and no tension problems anymore. Guess we just needed time to get to know each other 🙂
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I forgot to say that your button holes are amazing! I love how they looks… perfectos!
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WAOOO I am really impressed !!! I hope I would came up with the same success “almost by accident” too !!! 🙂
I do sew my button holes by hand too 🙂
wonderful. you can be proud of you.
sabine
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Thanks Sabine! Do you have a machine without a buttonhole feature as well or do you just like to sew them by hand?
I am loving your blog and your vintage shop btw!!
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chick chick 😉
ist echt schön geworden!
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I would love to know more details on how to do button holes by hand. I have the setting on my old machine but not the right foot for it. (I picked the machine up from the side of the road.)
Directions or a link to similar methods to what you use would be so appreciated.
I love how the pleats came out on your skirt. It’s very flattering and sits perfectly!
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Hi Bethany! I don’t have a link for you unfortunately, but basically you make a slit just big enough for the button to go through and then finish the raw edge with the buttonhole stitch (you would never have guessed, right?) You should find a good tutorial by googling the stitch, I had a link to a blog some time, but I can’t find it anymore 😦
Have a look here for starters: http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/stitches/buttonhole.html
Maybe I’ll do a tutorial sometime, when I actually find the time 🙂
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