I guess I'm in mood for lace! This is another Lace Tablecloth that I thrifted from my local thrift store last year that had been sitting in my To-be-Refashioned pile for a while. It is much softer than the lace dress I made a couple of days ago and it is of a pale yellow colour.
Since I already made a lace dress, I thought I would try to make a full lace skirt. Normally I would never had made a full skirt because it just makes me look even stumpier. But since my daughter had been asking me to make a full skirt to play dress up with her, I thought I would just try to make one for dress up purpose.
The pale yellow looked a bit whimpy to me so I added this sunflower yellow challis lining to the skirt. Normally this colour looks horrid on me but I figured that as a skirt (not close to the face) I might be able to get away with it.
I folded the tablecloth in half and cut down the middle. Then i cut the lining to the same size. I serged the sides of the front and the back of the skirt and lining . I sewed a channel on the top of the skirt and inserted a 1" elastic into it. And this is how it looks:
And the only way I can wear this full skirt in the least stumpy way is with a cardigan and a thick belt to somewhat define the waist (which I don't really have):
I think it looks fine for playing dressup with my daughter. I'm not sure for what occasions I can wear this outside the house. It is actually a very easy to wear skirt and very travel-friendly too. Perhaps I will try to wear it to a close friend's house first to see if she would laugh her head her when she sees me! ;-)
I think it's pretty and you've styled it beautifully. I hope you wear your new skirt out. It's lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen! It looks quite bulky in real life so I may have to cut off some width of the skirt to make it more wearable!
DeleteI agree-I think it is pretty and looks great with the sweater and belt.
ReplyDeleteI agree-I think it is pretty and looks great with the sweater and belt.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tami! I never tuck my tops in because it makes me look ever more short waisted and stumpy.
DeleteI love it! What a fun color!
ReplyDeleteThanks Valerie! I love this sunny yellow colour too!
DeleteSo super cute!!!! Nice color for spring too!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marisa Glied! I do like this colour but just not next to my face!
DeleteI love that you will dress up with your daughter. She will remember that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others that this looks very nice for NOT playing dress up, too! A very rich shade and looks good with the cardigan and belt over top.
Thanks jenny_o! I have already wore this at my daughter's birthday party and it was super comfy to wear!
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