KCW - Flat front back elastic skirt - With straps

This post is loaded full of photos. Its just photos really.

UPDATE: Full pattern and tutorial click  Phus phus skirt free pattern

 I've used my favorite method of gathering. Gathering technique here

Thanks,
Preethi.

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KCW - 3 skirts - flat front back elasticised skirt

Hi All, I made 3 skirts for KCW. Its my first ever KCW or for that matter any online challenge. I was deliberating 2 options - if I should make a simple tunic or a elasticised skirt and finally ended by making elasticised skirt rather skirts. This post is full of photos only - I'll soon try make a tutorial for this.

UPDATE: Full pattern and tutorial click  Phus phus skirt free pattern

All skirts use my favorite gathering method.
I've had 3 attempts before.
Flat front back elasticised skirt first attempt
Flat front back elasticised skirt second attempt
Flat front back elasticised skirt third attempt
  
Time taken: The one without lining took 3 hours and one with lining took 4 hours. I was also preparing the pattern along.

Making the pattern has been maths maths and maths really and a bit of window shopping at stores staring at garments to understand how things are put together. I love maths. It always used to be a competition at school - who would answer maths questions first on calculus and algebra. I used to be one of the first to answer.:)
Ok, I back to the photos.

 This one is with lining. Detailed photos of this below. It took 4 hours to complete this.

This took a little less than 3 hours to complete. To see detailed photos go here

This one took 3 hours to complete. I totally love this and it looks great as well.My daughter has the habit of pulling the skirt down below her tummy and these straps help prevent that.
Details photos here
Detailed photos of blue fully gathered skirt

I'll post more photos of the other skirts soon. Let me to figure out how to post pictures in KCW.
Thanks,
Preethi.

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KCW - thinking of 2 options

Hi All, I'm participating in KCW January. This is the first time I'm participating in such an event (dont think it can be called an event or a competition ??). Everyday of next week I need to sew or do something related to sewing for 1 hr everyday. I'm not sure how I'm going to manage that though. I'm thinking what to make. My options so far are:
1. flat front back elastic skirt - I've learnt a lot from my mistakes in this checked skirt and a  skirt from dupatta. There is another one I haven't posted yet which I will soon do. I'm always thinking if the next post I do should be something that I have created or something new and I just end up only thinking and doing none :). Well there isn't much I've made that I haven't posted already - just 2-3 dresses.

I generally start with basic measurement of waist for my daughter, figure out the seam allowances, fold width and hem length. I also base it on the type of fabric I'm using and the gathering I want.For KCW I thought I should just put some maths around it with some variables like gathering, hem width etc... so I dont need to calculate everytime. So that is something I want to do before the start of KCW.

2. Basic tunic with lining.
I generally always trace around an existing well fitting tunic or t shirt. I have made a tracing on paper couple of times before but they end up getting wrinkled, torn or lost. I thought I should digitize it and just trace it on my computer. :). Not the best way I know.

If I choose option 1 I want to make a readily available maths before the challenge week and if I choose option 2 I want to digitize the pattern before the week. By end of tomorrow whatever I fancy I'll implement the same on Sunday to be ready on Monday. Thats the plan of course. Lets see how it goes. I'll keep you posted. :)
Have a great weekend.

Thanks,
Preethi.

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