happy Nadia in a new skirt
I made this wrap around skirt from Simplicity pattern 7876, from 1977. The pattern was very simple, as the skirt was cut from one pattern piece and the waistband is just three rectangles. The hardest part about this skirt was hemming the curved hem, but I made life easy and used a hemming foot. It tucks the fabric twice and then it gets sewn. Easy peasy! Visible hem, but a sturdy one -- perfect for sportswear like this.
For fabric, I used a woven polyester, bought new. It hangs well and is very light and drapey. Great for throwing in the washing machine after a picnic in the park.
chopped skirt!
My blog readers and I thought that the hem cut my legs in an unflattering place, the widest part of my calf, so I decided to hack it up to midknee.
new skirt length
Here is the skirt in its new length. I like it more in its new length and I wear it more often.
This mod has made me look at all my vintage patterns in a new light; if one little cut made this a whole new skirt, what else could could be modernized?
Take a look in your pattern stash -- there could be something that could get a whole new life by taking off a bow, adding a belt, altering sleeve length, changing the neckline, etc, etc.