Monday 10 January 2011

Matroyshka skirt

Following on from this post my older daughter's anti-trousers policy has deepened. Like all good management I am trying to avoid dispute. Instead, my new position is pro-skirt. It is below freezing but knock yourself out, I say.

But, we did not have any skirts that fitted her. I then remembered that my aunt Sue had found me an old clothkits skirt kit in a car boot fair.


It looks circa 1985 to me.

I never wore these when I was little but remember them well. I have made a doll and bought a few lovely bits since they relaunched.


These apple-cheeked daughters of the revolution sewed up into a skirt in no time. It was essentially a long strip joined at the back, then hemmed, and two channels for the elastic sewn. I really am no dressmaker so the simplicity came as a relief.


With the offcuts I made a little doll/sash/pendant. This was just two dolls cut out from the fabric sandwiched around a layer of quilting then sewn together with a tight zig zag stitch.


She liked it. And I love it, in all its '80s primary coloured glory.





8 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous. I love clothkits. What a lucky find.

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  2. I love this blog Miriam. I showed it to a friend at the bbc who then sent it out on her twitter (to 40 people ) and put it on her facebook
    Shelley

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  3. Don't want to be pedantic, but think they are pre-revolutionary, those apple-cheeked cuties.
    Loveliness anyhows.
    See you tomorrow xx

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  4. I love it! Your daughter and her opinions remind me of my child. Today her outfit consisted of pajama pants, a tutu, a hoodie, and a crazy pimp-looking hat. Oh, and ballet shoes. Awesome!

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  5. Hi Miriam! Your skirt is so beautiful. I love the color scheme you've used and your new punch is gorgeous and I am really impressed of your amazing stuff.

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  6. Oh you are bringing back memories! I'd forgotten all about Clothkits...but it's all coming flooding back now!

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  7. Oh this is lovely - especially as it was a vintage pattern. I am trying to be brave and venture more often into the world of sewing. This is exactly the kind of skirt I want to make for my little ones.

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