My Circle Skirt Challenge

Have you made a circle skirt before?
This is a relatively easy pattern to draft and an easy skirt to put together.

Can you make a skirt this week and send it to me!  I want to see your take on a circle skirt!

Making a Circle Skirt Pattern What you need Fabric scissors Paper scissors Tape Measure Ruler Paper (for your pattern) Pins  Thread Zip Button (to fasten the waistband) if that is what you choose A great fabric you have selected Trim - Any kind you decide works well with your skirt Method

Measure your waist

Draw a line straight across the top of the your pattern paper and down its length  Calculating the radius of your skirt; to do this take your waist measurement and divide this by 6.28 - In this case I have worked on a size 8 = 64cm divded by 6.28 = 10.19cm - I generally round this up (I always add a little bit of room to play when I make my patterns) so I would use 10.5cm Then draw it in Measure the length you would like the skirt to finish and draw it in.

Your waistband: Draw a rectangle 8cm high and the length of your waist 8cm (h) x 64cm (w) You will then need to add your seam allowance.  Again I use 1.5cm all round except on one side of the waist band as shown below.  I add 3.5cm there because this is where I will be adding my button.

(This is what you skirt pattern should look like)

Pattern Method completed.

Can you put this skirt together on your own? 

I look forward to hearing from you.

I will put up a new clip to show you how to create the skirt at the end of the week.

Good luck

M x

Sunday Afternoon Craft

Today I really wanted to fix my wrist watch. 

I only wear cheap watches that I can get rid of when I get board, but this watch band wore a little too quickly for my liking.

I took myself off to my favourite Berlin Markets (Maurer Park) and checked out what the trim market stall had to offer.

4Euro's later I had a good selection of fake leather, metal fasteners and magnetic fasteners.

I am pretty happy with this, after an hours worth of work along with coffee and a nice piece of Carrot Cake my lovely house mate made!!!   - I don't think I would call that hard work!

Original Watch

Tools and bits & pieces

My fab new watch (well i think it is fab)

The weddings are over and you can see both the dresses

Hay there,
Both my weddings are over.  They were brilliant fun, stressful, tiring but truely wonderful days.
We are now back from holiday (in Berlin) and I can post both of my wedding dresses.  They are both very different but I felt that they suited the environment of each wedding.

Number 1: Sydney Australia's Dress

Number 2: Berlin Germany's Dress

You would be surprised at how much these cost to make.  Once you have a good pattern they are relatively easy to put together as well!
Let me know your thoughts.