The easiest garment you’ll ever make! Use my FREE step by step photo tutorial to make your own skirt in half an hour. You’ll want to make them for everyone!
Let’s talk about Quilt Market! Before I get into the booths and the incredible talent I saw, I have to tell you a bit about my personal experience with the travel and being in a city! I’ll keep it short and show you the good stuff. I traveled to Minneapolis last week. It was the...
You got to see Tiger Lily! I think by the time it hits stores I’ll have talked myself into buying full yards of the entire collections. I am hearing such great things about Loominous too!
Glad you got a chance to travel away from your littles. I still haven’t since my daughter was born 3 years ago!ReplyCancel
After my first attempt at the Carolyn Pajamas ended up being too snug on my bottom half, I wasted no time in starting up my next pair, crossing my fingers for a perfect fit! While I have several one yard cuts of Liberty, I’m quite limited on the two (+) yard cuts. I did happen...
Hi Meredith!
Did you get a new sewing machine? I need a new one and am VERY overwhelmed about what is best/cost effective/good for sewing clothing and quilting, but not buying more machine than I need. If you have any tips about how to go about buying a new machine I would REALLY appreciate it!
Thanks so much, your work just gets more and more beautiful!
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Today I want to talk to you about buying fabric. Its something that is useful for every crafty person who needs fabric regardless of what your budget is. So let’s begin with budget. This is your beginning point, and its the bottom line. Some of us have very little to work with, and others have much...
Enjoyed the sentiments in this post. My mother was a fabric hoarder, and when she died we had to dismantle her sewing room. Aaaargh. I decided that day not to collect anything anymore. I became a quilter and learnt to trust that I would find what I needed, when I needed it. It’s become a metaphor for living. And as I buy second hand fabrics, mostly, from markets and thrift shops, it tests the premise further. And it generally works for me. Good luck, good nouse, along with a bit of magic.ReplyCancel
[…] I know this was a long post, but it is something that has been weighing heavily on my heart. I wish I would have had someone tell me this years ago when I was just discouraged and not doing anything well. Just remember it’s all a process, and your life and family is unique. If you could use some advice and encouragement about buying fabric (because the temptation to have every new line is real!), you can read this post about responsibly buying fabric. […]ReplyCancel
I am so excited to introduce to you my newest sponsor, DuckaDilly! I’ve gotten to know Lesley, the mastermind behind this beautiful Liberty shop through Instagram, and I’m just thrilled to be partnering up with her through Olivia Jane Handcrafted! She was kind enough to write up a little shop bio for me: It all...
I would get a Libery bundle to add to my stash for EPP!! The classics are my favorites. It’s probably because my mother always bought my sister and I a smocked Liberty Lawn dress for our Easter dresses when I was growing up. Liberty Lawn was in my vocabulary before I even knew what it was! I still remember how soft they were!!ReplyCancel
Oh my goodness!!! First I want to say that DuckaDilly is awesome!!! Every time I shop around I see so much that I could only wish for!!! The one bundle that caught my eye is Liberty Tana Lawn: Pink Stash Pack… But seriously, anything Liberty Tana Lawn would suit me perfectly!! Thanks for the chance!!ReplyCancel
Duckadilly’s beautifully-curated selection of Liberty lawn is amazing! If I was lucky enough to win this great giveaway, I’d indulge in buying a larger piece of Liberty to make a summer skirt. I’d love to use a novelty Liberty fabric like Growing Fonder, Manning, or Sandy Ray. Thanks for the chance!ReplyCancel
I love all of the Alice in Wonderland fabric! I would definitely get the Suzy Elizabeth bundle and maybe a stash pack! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I’d love to try some liberty jersey ! I love this one http://www.duckadilly.com/collections/liberty-of-london-dufour-jersey/products/liberty-of-london-dufour-jersey-xanthe-sunbeam-greenReplyCancel
I think I would buy any Liberty Tana Lawn I could get my hands on, especially some Betsy. I absolutely love DuckaDilly, so thank you for the chance to win! louisecake@xtra.co.nzReplyCancel
I would put the gift card toward a F8 Stash Pack in Yellow, a F16 Stash Pack in Aqua, and a set of the 2.5 inch Squares in Pink. I would add in extra money to also get a F8 Stash Pack in Grey. These would be a great addition to some fabrics I have set aside to make a quilt for myself. Thanks for a great giveaway DuckaDilly and Meredith!ReplyCancel
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those fabric pairings are spot on!
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Hi Meredith this is a fantastic tutorial! I love that it’s 30 minutes to skirt heaven! I’ve vowed to sew myself some skirts this Spring and I think this one is one that I will try. The only thing I’m wondering is I would really like side pockets on my skirts. Do you see an easy way to modify this skirt to add pockets? I guess that would make it the 1 hour skirt. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
You could cut your outer fabric in half so that you are sewing one of the sides together (adding in some pockets using an existing pocket template) before you assemble the skirt according to my tutorial. :) rather than having a single back seam, you would be sewing up one of the side seams which is pretty much the same thing except that our could be stitching around the pocket on the outer layer. I think it would still make for a quick project!
Thank you! I will give that a try! I’ll use #30minuteskirt on my instagram once I get it done, but I have a few other projects to finish up before I start the skirt making :-)
Hi ~ I wanted to thank you for this tutorial. I hadn’t sewn in decades and was a bit timid about cutting into some lovely Liberty London Lawn (LLL). Your tutorial and your blog post with tips for sewing with LLL were immensely helpful! My skirt is quite polished and professional looking. Thanks so much! :-)
If you make a reversible skirt using coordinating fabrics, you could cut one piece longer than the other to make a band on the bottom, too.
You could certainly do that!
Thank you for this tutorial! Took me longer than I thought it would (I have 2 little distractions, and I’m not super adept at sewing), but the end result looks quite nice.
That makes me so happy!! One must always allow extra time for littles! I have four of them and everything takes me longer these days.
size chart for sizes. Length, width of fabric, etc.