You may have heard that we’ve been celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee here in Britain, and while everyone has been going crazy with the Union Jacks and bunting, I decided to be a bit different with my London version of McCall’s 9722.
McCall's 9722, circa 1954
And here’s my version, made out of some fabric I found in a fabric shop in Amsterdam, of all places! I think it’s meant for interiors or upholstery, as it’s a touch heavier than average skirt fabric, but it worked perfectly as a skirt.
My London Skirt
The skirt was really easy to make, because it’s just one piece with clever pleats and darts at the waist – I practically finished it in one night!
Skirt pattern, bottom right
Here are some close up’s – the ingenious pleating at the waist:
Close up of the clever pleats
The zip at the center back; I put it in by hand:
And finally, a close up of the fabric:
Detail of the London Fabric
Check out how we celebrated on the big day over at http://nicoleneedles.blogspot.co.uk/
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Cute idea!
Ohh loving it. Great fabric
That is really cool! Exactly what I see in using vintage patterns, tweaked modern. Love it!
This is so incredibly chic, nice work nicole, id love to find a fabric similiar to this -its so rad and if you get lost you have a map on hand, bahahahaha
Typical londoner, I spent most of theposst peering at the pics trying to find the street on which I live! But what a great idea for a skirt and I really like the pattern, clever construction like that makes me tick!