March 03, 2008

Quilt in a skirt



Ok, technically not a quilt, since there's no quilting. But patchwork that's not frumpy is still pretty exciting! I appliquéd one of my randomly sewn strips to a linen skirt from the thrift store. I'm pretty pleased. I had thought it might make the skirt stiff, or mess with the drape of the bias, but the skirt still feels nice and skirty. I may have made the strip a little too wide, especially at the top. I can't wait to find another good skirt for altering to try it again!

8 comments:

Brenda said...

This is so fun, and so not traditional. I'm not a fan of some of thoses quilts to wear, but this is great.

Mishka said...

Great idea, I love the skirt. I've been wanting to try my hand at adding quilting/patchwork to store made items, seeing your result gives me inspiration to try it.

Elizabeth said...

This is gorgeous!

QuiltedSimple said...

Your skirt is gorgeous - very unique!!!
Kris

Liz Harvatine said...

Very sweet! Nice work!

qusic said...

I love your skirt, my favourite colours, the linen, beautiful refashioned and unique!

Christina said...

Thanks for all the warm fuzzies about the skirt everyone, I feel so welcomed to blogland!

Berlinswhimsy said...

Oh, that skirt is SO, SO cute!! I love the idea...

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