Mod Mini Skirt Project: Mid Century Circles

A bunch of my skirts laid out-- shows how the finished products look off the body
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This mid century inspired print is eye candy!
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I just LOVE the fabric that I got for this latest mini-skirt installment. This was one of the most mid-century of the prints that I tracked down. Fabrics that I could imagine as a couch are often favorites of mine! What can I say? It's one of my dreams to own an egg chair. And even better yet, one of those egg chairs that hang from the ceiling!




So, as usual I used my same pattern to create this piece. I used vintage fabric purchased from the Etsy seller "Reneesance." It was listed as vintage polyester, but it seemed a tad different texture than the polyesters I usually work with. Perhaps it had some cotton mixed in.

As usual, I am pleased with the results and pleased to share them : - )


Happy sewing!
Astrid

Mini Skirt Project: Red Maze Fabric

Here is another mini-skirt installment made using Simplicity 7699 from 1968. I know I'm posting these rather quickly, but I made MANY of these skirts, and if I don't speed things up, I'll never catch up. The reason my backlog is so huge is due to the ease of this project. As I wrote before, fast and easy! Okay, bad choice of words.


This mini skirt was made using a vintage polyester that I purchased on eBay. I tried to track down the seller's name, but I couldn't find it. The fabric is polyester, but I question whether the fabric is from the late 50's rather than the 60's. The "red maze" pattern is very mid-century modern and reminds me of something you'd see in a 50's home. I've found that so many upholstery fabrics had great prints that weren't printed on apparel (or if they were, I just haven't been able to track them down yet).


I didn't have a closeup of the print, but if you click on an individual picture, you'll be able to see a high resolution image in which the print is easier to see.


The necklace I'm wearing is one of my favorites. It was made by "Roget" and looks Eastern-influenced. I'm not sure what country or culture it's evoking, though. Whatever the case, it fits the look, since late 60's fashion/culture was Eastern-influenced. The necklace I most often wear is the round silver medallion and that's by Sarah Coventry.


More to come very soon.

Happy Sewing!
Astrid