Saturday, January 15, 2011

Twirly Ballerina Skirt

LOVE this twirly Ballerina skirt!

I started by finding this skirt tutorial on The Polka Dot Chair. Love her!
Next I raided my stash to find enough fabric for the skirt :)
I LOVE the drop waist!
--I made the mistake of missing one side seam. I got to the end and wasn't sure how to neatly connect them, oops!
--I did feel that there was a little too much fabric in the skirt. I was told to measure the waist, then needed to strips that were 2X the waist length. My daughters waist is 19", so that meant a total of 76" around that would be gathered. This was very heavy and a bit too bulky, so I cut out 9". It turned out great, but still pretty full and heavy, I think I would have been ok taking out another 10", so having the skirt be 3X the waist measurement.
I love the skirt, it was easy to make and I'd love to make more, but She won't wear it, because I made it...I didn't know the "teenage" attitude like that started at 3!!
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11 comments:

  1. Melissa {polkadot chair}January 17, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    The skirt is beautiful! I love the colors you picked and it fits your daughter perfectly!
    Glad you enjoyed the tutorial.
    Melissa

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  2. JillJanuary 17, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    The skirt is fantastic! I made some circle skirts for my daughters last year when they started dancing. I found the secret to them wanting to wear what I made them is to let them choose the fabric! (not always my choice but at least they like it!!)
    (Found you through sew can do!)

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  3. Bethany @ Our 4 Sons Plus 1...Super Cute Girly GirlJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    So pretty! The colors are beautiful!

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  4. KathleenJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    The skirt is adorable....the model...even more so!

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  5. Be Colorful CoastalJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Love it. Totally. Love the skirt. Love the color combination. Love the saucy little lovely that is modeling it.
    Thanks for sharing on Motivated Monday at BeColorful
    Pam

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  6. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogJanuary 19, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    awww this is so cute!! thanks for sharing the changes you made to the pattern!!

    http://inthehammockvintage.blogspot.com

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  7. UnknownJanuary 19, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    How adorable! Love the skirt and fabric.

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  8. Lee AnnJanuary 19, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    This is too cute! I came over from Night Owl Crafting. :)

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  9. NeomaJanuary 19, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    What a cute skirt! I might try to sew one myself for my best friends little girl. Thank you for linking to the tutorial and sharing the changes you've done!

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  10. halfstitchedJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    I think the skirt looks great. If your up to it I just posted a skirt pattern of my own @ http://halfstitched.com/blog/?p=402 Would love for you to check it out.

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  11. LeslieJanuary 26, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    I love this! I featured it on Hoo's got talent! Thanks for linking up to the party!

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