Hi, Prestigious members of this community.
I just wanted to ask you: "How do you rock your skirt?" Haha. Take a deep breath, you'll find out why I asked soon.
You know we have varieties of skirts, but let's talk about fitted(Pencil) skirts.
As fashionistas, our goal is never to be caught unfresh, a fashion designer should never wear boring outfits.
I for one love to stand out when I wear an outfit, so I always look for unique and amazing designs to sew and rock.
I was inspired to make this skirt from a picture I saw on Facebook a few months ago, I only screenshot the picture and decided to make mine.
Today is the day and let me take you through the process of this beautiful skirt, but since the goal is to #Focusyourneedlework, I ensured I focused my shot of the finished skirt more than the behind-the-scenes process.
For this beautiful project, I used an African Print (Ankara) and plain Crepe fabrics.
I used about 1 and a half yards of crepe and 2 and a half yards of Ankara. That's a lot for just a pencil skirt, right? But not at all, for this project requires a whole lot of fabrics to come out nicely.
It begins with cutting a regular fitted skirt using your waist measurement and hip measurement with the Ankara for the front and back and then the actual work begins.
I cut straps of both the crepe and Ankara fabrics of 4 inches in breadth and different inches in length depending on the place it fits.
I started to place it diagonally to give it the desired shape (the beautiful pleat effect) and then I use office pins to secure each strap placed on the fabrics and here was what it looks like.
After filling the fitted skirt with this design of both the plain crepe and the Ankara, I went straight ahead to my sewing machine to stitch each strap.
This outfit requires a lot of patience and dedication and it is time-consuming.
When I was done securing each strap with my sewing machine, I gave it a good press and then I attached the waistband to it. Here is an up-close look at my beautiful design.
Now, I decided to be very creative as well, and so I chose to make a hair fascinator with the remnant of the Ankara pieces.
For the fascinator, I used an Alice band, feathers, gum stay, and two fabrics (Ankara and plain for the lining)
Now, it's time to #focusmyneedlework, so here are the shots I took while displaying my skirt and fascinator beautifully on my white background.
I wasn't able to display this skirt on my mannequin as my waist is thinner than the mannequin's waist.
This is the back view of this beautiful skirt, I used the Ankara fabrics alone for the back and did you notice my band extended like a belt?
Haaa, that's the power of creativity there. I did the extended band like a bow to make it look stylish.
And now, I placed my fascination beside it, Do you like what you see?๐
This is what it looks like without trying it like a bow.
And here is the view of the full skirt, it's a knee-length skirt, now and I ask you again, how do you rock your skirt?
Never settle for less, and do not wear a boring skirt.
That's my beautiful skirt and fascinator sitting pretty.
I am so excited now that I can get creative with the way I display my outfit while taking shots of it, thanks to the #focusyourneedlework challenge which helped me get creative.
I hope to do even better.
Thanks for reading.
All images are mine, cut and sewn by me, and shots were taken by me too.