I'm partial to green skirts lately.

I have made and sold 23 skirts this spring! Thank you lovely ladies of Whitehorse! These skirts are also going to be taking up residence and/or traveling this summer to such exotic locales as Montreal, Paris, Nanaimo BC, Vancouver (this green one) and more (I'm sure!). If you are in Whitehorse this Thursday and the next, you will have a chance to see, try on and purchase or put in an order for your own georgianna a-line skirt. I will have a market stall at the Fireweed Community Market, shipyards park, from 3pm til 8pm, June 28th and July 5th only! After all, a gal can't sew all summer - there's holidaying to be done too! Come by and say hello, and wear your skirt if you already have one - I will be!

A Nani Iro dress from that 70's Pattern

Not the greatest photo, but it was the January light that I blame it on! I forgot to post this dress. The fabric is a cotton double gauze which is really soft and the dress turned out really nicely. It's the same pattern as this one without the belt detail and suits me well I think!

Lotta Jansdottir fabric in a simple shift dress = LOVE!

I've recently subscribed to a British craft magazine called Mollie Makes. Issue 13 featured an article on designer Lotta Jansdottir. I bought her Simple Sewing book a long time ago and really like her style. I was inspired by the Mollie Makes article and by one of the dresses Lotta is wearing in the photos AND by the yellow and taupe/grey fabric to make myself a shift dress. I used my book Built by Wendy Dresses: The Sew U Guide to Making a Girl's Best Frock (finally!) to draft a pattern. The vertical lines of the print are terrific and I really like mustard yellow lately - especially with grey. When I modeled it for F he said "looks like the fifties" and he's right, it has a great retro feel. The sleeveless style reminds me of my Grandma MacStephen, and a 1970's photo I have of her in a yellow polyester pant suit (will try to scan and post this soon...). I'm really pleased with the sleeveless shift, and really not pleased with the weather forecast of FLURRIES for tonight. Wondering if and when I will get a chance to wear my new dress. Oh, and it took me 2.5 hours total, from drafting the pattern on tissue, cutting and sewing up! All in all a success story on the making front!

Trunk Show 2012

Trunk Show 2012, a set on Flickr.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Spring Trunk Show last Sunday. We had a great day, despite the wind and cloud outside. I had a great time selling skirts to the women of Whitehorse! I learned a thing or two about skirt wearing in our town. Most shoppers were buying skirts to wear when they travel to Vancouver, Montreal and even Paris! Funny how we don't think to wear skirts around here - probably due to the cool temperatures we've been enduring this Spring. I just hope they send me a photo of a georgianna skirt a Paris! Ooh La La!

Flat Totes

If you are in need of a fun Flat Tote, there are more than 10 fresh ones at the Good Karma Eco Shop on Centennial in Porter Creek. There are a few Quilty Bags and Market Bags there as well so go take a look. Mother's Day is coming!

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New Skirt Design - Scrappy Skirts? Layer Cakes? Layer Cakes!

I've been stressing out about the amount of scrap fabric I've accumulated over the past 10 years and the fact that my projects (and products) do not tend to use them up as quickly as I make them. I give a fair few of them away to a crafty friend who accepts them with great zeal but that isn't really helping... I guess I should give her MORE! These Layer Cake skirts came about with the idea of using up said scraps but, in the end, they require large strips of fabric and aren't helping me at all! They are fun though and they're a nice mix of things I've made - from kids Quilty Pants and Twirly Girl Skirts to aprons, bags and belts that are out there. Perhaps you'll recognize a layer or two? These lovelies will be for sale at the Spring Trunk Show on Sunday, May 6th at the Chocolate Claim on Strickland Street. Come by and say hello. There will be lots of incredible things to see, all made by local talented people I know. These skirts are long and wide with the intention that I can shorten and take them in for folks of all sizes.

More Skirts with Bicycles...

Here's another bicycle print skirt. I really like this one as it combines my love of street scenes with bikes! This is an a-line with a lining to help the light weight cotton drape nicely. It also means you can wear it with tights if you live in a climate like ours!

Echino Skirts!

Getting ready for this year's Spring Trunk Show at the Chocolate Claim. I've made 7 lovely Japanese cotton/linen a-line skirts from Echino bicycle print. The brown/orange/hot pink/turquoise colour combo is really impressive! Ranging in sizes from XS to XL and length of around 24 inches. Next up is a cotton lined street scene with, you guessed it, more bicycles! Stay tuned for more sneak peaks!

A Busytown Skirt for me

Have you seen the Busytown fabric? It is one of our favourite book series around this house - and I love these kissy pigs! I had a crowd of kindergarteners around my skirt when I went to pick up our son at school. There is lots to see - just like the books! See the broom shaking out the window? Love it!

More Market Elephants

I had a request for a Market Elephant, I made 2 so B would have a choice of colours. He ended up taking both! I was a bit surprised and sad as I was really looking forward to hanging out with one of them for a while... they turned out so cute and Spring-like! They are now off to entertain 2 new babies, in 2 different towns, each baby named Ella! How perfect. So I will survive and I wish them well in their new situations, I'm sure they will do well!