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Black and White Geometric Jaquard Pencil Skirt

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Pencil skirt made with geometric jaquard Italian cotton fabric from Mood
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
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.

S1465d
Exposed metal zipper on back of pencil skirt
S1465b
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
Graphic pencil skirt on Victoria Beckham
Tweed pencil skirt with leather.
Tweed pencil skirt with leather.

Thanks for reading!

-Stephanie

Comments

5 responses to “Black and White Geometric Jaquard Pencil Skirt”

  1. noriecreates Avatar
    noriecreates

    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 : )

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  2. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    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.

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    1. odetosew Avatar
      odetosew

      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!

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  3. jeastwood Avatar
    jeastwood

    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.

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    1. odetosew Avatar
      odetosew

      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 🙂

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