Today I want to show you my first skirt I made in march this year.

In a short period of time after receiving a sewing machine I went for shopping to IKEA. I was in need of curtain for a child’s room. I thought that already having the sewing machine I can sew it by myself, so I bought the fabric. When a moment of sewing had come I acknowledged that a curtain can wait and I need to do something more complex. Something that can give me satisfaction. I have chosen a skirt.

It took me a lot of time to pin a box pleat (that time I didn’t know it’s name:)). I wanted this skirt to be made of single piece of fabric, so I had to pin it to be in my size and for the kick pleats to be arranged evenly and there was no need to cut the fabric. After long struggles I managed to succeed.

I had been plodding over my machine for two days. Another afternoon I have spent with a needle and a thread by manually hemming the underside of a skirt and it’s belt. I wanted seams not to be visible. Obviously it could had been done using sewing machine, but I didn’t know this at that time. It was alphabet of the adventure of my sewing.

I had been plodding over my machine for two days. Another afternoon I have spent with a needle and a thread by manually hemming the underside of a skirt and it’s belt. I wanted seams not to be visible. Obviously it could had been done using sewing machine, but I didn’t know this at that time. It was alphabet of the adventure of my sewing.

When I was finished working with that skirt I was as happy as a sandboy 🙂 From today’s point of view I would change few things but at that time I had been very proud of myself.

How would you rate my first and the only skirt (so far) ?

Jowita known as Jimi