Portefeuille Skirt - Paco Peralta
Lining
I was able to get the fitting changes done and the lining made today. The fitting changes were pretty easy, just adding a dart to each side of the back and taking in the side seams a bit. Nothing hard, but the way the pattern is drafted, it does make it easy to make the changes. I now have three darts on either side of center back, but it does fit nicely:
The lining is now all finished, too, complete with all the changes. There are separate pieces for the skirt lining and facings, but because I'm going to finish the edges with a binding and because I was a little short on skirt fabric, I'm not going to use those pieces. Instead, I cut the lining exactly like the skirt and stitched it the same way, and added only the waist facing pieces.
Both pieces are now ready to be joined at the top edge and then bound. I'll need to try it on one more time to determine exactly how long I want it. At this length, it is somewhere between my calves and ankles, which is not terrible, but not the same as the YSL skirt. I'll get that figured out tomorrow and see if I need to trim it.
Parting Shot: Lights. My daughter took this picture of the lights right at dusk last night. Notice we already have our reflectors in place. My husband has already started the winter yard preparations, and although the snow won't fly for another 6 to 8 weeks, we'll need those reflectors when we snowblow our driveway.
Lining
I was able to get the fitting changes done and the lining made today. The fitting changes were pretty easy, just adding a dart to each side of the back and taking in the side seams a bit. Nothing hard, but the way the pattern is drafted, it does make it easy to make the changes. I now have three darts on either side of center back, but it does fit nicely:
The lining is now all finished, too, complete with all the changes. There are separate pieces for the skirt lining and facings, but because I'm going to finish the edges with a binding and because I was a little short on skirt fabric, I'm not going to use those pieces. Instead, I cut the lining exactly like the skirt and stitched it the same way, and added only the waist facing pieces.
Both pieces are now ready to be joined at the top edge and then bound. I'll need to try it on one more time to determine exactly how long I want it. At this length, it is somewhere between my calves and ankles, which is not terrible, but not the same as the YSL skirt. I'll get that figured out tomorrow and see if I need to trim it.
Parting Shot: Lights. My daughter took this picture of the lights right at dusk last night. Notice we already have our reflectors in place. My husband has already started the winter yard preparations, and although the snow won't fly for another 6 to 8 weeks, we'll need those reflectors when we snowblow our driveway.
4 comments:
The skirt is looking good and I like the printed lining.
This Californian had to laugh. I had no idea what you meant by a reflector. We don't use them in LA. ;D
We do use them on satellites and ground stations and my first thought was, "Wow, they installed a ground station in their yard?!?"
I love your lining. It is so pretty that you'll want to wear your skirt inside out.
Are those shaped darts on the waist? I didn't see anything about them being shaped on your earlier posts. And I too love the lining.
Gail: No, they're not shaped darts. Paco drafted them as regular darts.
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