My new Study Hall Skirt

My second piece of Summer wardrobe is the 'Study Hall Skirt' by Anna-Maria Horner. I have had the pattern for a long time now but never really found the right fabric combination to match its fabulousness. That was until the 'Field Study' collection came out with it's cotton/linen mix that is slightly heavier than quilting cotton and is ideal for this type of skirt. The pleats sit better with a stiffer fabric.

For this skirt I used the 'Ghost Wing in Aqua' and 'Domestic Cat in Aqua' fabric. I had plenty of fabric and spend a lot of time cutting to make sure I had the best parts of the fabric. The back of the skirt has some pretty accurate pattern matching going on (you hear how proud I am ?) and I made sure that all inset pleats had a row of roses in the middle. These become visible during movement and are a really nice feature.

This skirt is not thrown together in 90 minutes but even though it is a lot of work, it really was very enjoyable to sew together and I can't wait to make the next one.

The skirt came together much easier than I thought and the pattern is explained well. The only thing I was unsure about right from the beginning was if the seam allowance was included and after some help from friends on Instagram I was assured that it was.

There are just a few things I made differently from the original pattern. While researching the skirt on the Internet I came across this  blogpost by 'Resore your House'. The Lady lined the skirt which is something I really missed on the pattern. There are very few skirts that sit well without lining (for example a denim skirt) but most would ride up without it and if you spend a lot of time and money creating something then I think it deserves to look at its best. I also top-stitched the pleats but not all the way as she did.

I so love how this skirt turned out and have been wearing it all summer gathering many compliments on the way. This is very much me as I not only love colour in my quilts but am also not afraid of wearing it.

Stash Note 81

Gosh has it really  be that long that I shared some new fabric with you ! Well although I did not have the opportunity to sew during much of the renovation in my house I did have opportunity to purchase fabric ! And in fact I had that opportunity in New York. I had the most wonderful 5 days in early May there with my sister. Proper sister time that we much enjoyed. We shopped, sat in cafes, went to restaurants and galleries and cycled almost the entire length of Manhattan. Before I flew out I purchased fabric at some of the online stores and had it all sent to the hotel. That way I saved quite a bit on postage and of course the nasty tax.

So without further ado. My I introduce Field Study in Linen by Anna-Maria Horner that I bought at Fabricworm.

In the top image from left to right we have Flower Circuit in Guava, Ghost Wing in Aqua, the most sumptuous and wonderfully named 'Parenthetical in Deep' and last the 'Domestic Cat in Aqua' - isn't that one a riot !

For some of these I had  planned to make the Study Hall Skirt which is also by Anna-Maria Horner.  I have had the pattern for ages but so far haven't found the energy to make a skirt although I absolutely love the pattern.
But I am not so sure now as they would also make a gorgeous quilt back and I have just the quilt top lying around here that is clamoring for something glamorous.

Have a lovely Sunday