Pencil skirt made with geometric jaquard cotton fabric from Mood
Hi there!
I whipped up this nice pencil skirt on Sunday evening using Simplicity 1465 pattern in a great Italian cotton geometric print from Mood Fabrics online.
Black and white geometric cotton jaquard fabric
I swapped the invisible zipper for an exposed metal zipper for fun and to give the skirt a little edge.
Exposed metal zipper on back of pencil skirt
Simplicity pattern 1465 for skirt in cotton and Simplicity pattern 1661 for the top in silk charmeuse
This skirt was a snap to sew up and took about 2 hours. It is unlined, and I figured this fabric didn’t really require a lining, and saves time sewing. A lining could easily be added to this pattern, using the skirt pattern pieces and the facing pattern pieces and doing a little pattern drafting from there.
My new Babylock serger was a big help with the seam finishes to finish the interior seam allowances and prevent fraying. I wanted to bind the seam edges and make a Hong-Kong finish, but I didn’t have any bias binding on hand and was not about to run out to the fabric store for the second time in one day, so I just serged the edges instead.
Here are some inspiration images I have for my pencil skirt:
Graphic pencil skirt on Victoria Beckham
Tweed pencil skirt with leather.
Thanks for reading!
-Stephanie
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Very pretty! That is cool fabric! Who among us hasn’t made a 2nd trip to the fabric store in one day? Maybe it’s just me : )
I have read your reviews on Pattern Review and wanted to drop by and see your blog. I really enjoy your style and fabric selection, you are a great inspiration.
What a nice compliment! Thank you so much Jackie! I do love fabric & fashion and having the ability to sew and create. It is very satisfying and makes me happy. 🙂 Thanks for visiting my blog!
I have been watching your reviews on “Pattern Review” and wanted to see your blog. I’ll be back to read more archives but wanted you to know I really like your style and fabric choices. Very classy.
I don’t know if I responded to you yet, but I wanted to say thank you Jackie! I appreciate it! I do love fabric and fashion and being able to make my own apparel. Have a great day 🙂