Creating a Wardrobe: The Skirts Plan

I’ll be kicking off my wardrobe-making with skirts. (I also plan to participate in the Fall Essentials Sew Along. I’ll share my notes on that in a couple days. I have some thinking to do.) I want to create a wardrobe of skirts that will be classic & work with a variety of tops. Skirts are also much easier to sew, giving me lots of practice building my sewing skills. Without further ado, here are the skirt patterns I will work on first. I still need to match them with fabrics.

McCall’s 6757 – the straight skirt

For this one, I plan on sticking with neutrals. I like the khaki color. I’m thinking an olive green might be nice for this skirt as well. I also like the idea of it in black. I’ll just start with the khaki though, and see where that leads me. I don’t have the fabric for this one yet.

Simplicity 2474 – View B, Curvy (so no pocket plackets)

I actually have a fabric in mind in my stash for this one. It’s a black and white plaid with blue and red threads running through it.

McCall’s 5523 View A

I love the little flirty flair at the back of this skirt. I’ll probably make more in this pattern, but for now, I have a grey lightweight wool fabric that I’ll use with it:

Vogue 8750 – View A Pencil Skirt

I love the seams on this one. I’m going to do it in a black sueded cotton, but I think that I may also have to make it in a lightweight dark blue demim fabric I have hanging around.

Vogue 8750 – View B Gored Skirt

I’m in love with the shape of this skirt.  I plan on doing this one in a fabric that is olive green with little white flowers.

Butterick 6059 – View A

This is a pattern I can see using a lot. For now, I’ll use a light blue linen to make view A.

Butterick 4686 – View A – Pleated skirt

This pattern is great, and I look forward to making it. I don’t have a fabric for it yet. I have a few fabrics in mind; I may find something awesome on Spoonflower. I’ll probably do something serious and then something fun, like one of the Mario or Tetris fabrics over there.

Butterick 5756 – Denim skirt – View A

This will be fun. I like the idea of wearing this with a well-tailored button down and with a cute camisole and cardigan set. I don’t have the fabric for this guy yet, but I’ll probably go a bit darker with denim than the one in this picture.

Butterick 6706 View C asymetrical pleated skirt 

I love this. Like, seriously. I just have to find the right fabric for it. I have some ideas, but I haven’t settled on anything just yet.

Butterick 5756 View D – Maxi Skirt

This skirt is fun, and it looks super-comfortable. I’m not quite sure what fabric I’ll use for it yet; I don’t have anything in my stash that will work or that has enough yardage.

McCall’s 6966 View A – Jersey skirt

This will be a great pattern, there are lots of good things in here. I’ll start with this one.  I have some great red fabric with little white flowers that will make an excellent skirt here.

Butterick 3134

This will make a nice evening skirt for date night 🙂 It calls for crepe de chine, tissue faille, or light weight crepe. I have a really nice green fabric I found while thrifting in mind for it. I haven’t measured it yet, but if there’s enough, that’s what I’ll use.

Simplicity 5259 View F – Sexy  Pencil skirt

In case you’re confused, it’s the one the gal is wearing. I have an  idea that once I fiddle iwth this pattern that it will become a favorite. For now, It’s one of a couple of patterns I want to use with a black silky fabric that has a red dragon print on it.

McCall’s 6654 – View C – Knit skirt

This pattern already has a lot of applications in my mind. I’ve got a really cool red novelty knit with sequins that will look stellar with this cut. I look forward to wearing it at Christmas.

Simplicity 9825 – View B/C

So for this skirt, I want to do something in leather, and between the middle and short lengths. I’ll do a deep brown soft leather, and I’m thinking about doing a denim as well.

Simplicity 1760 – View E – Suede pencil skirt

I have an awesome purple ultrasuede I want to use with this pattern.

So those are my plans. Now it’s time to make a list of the notions I need and start with the patterns for fabrics I already have. I have quite the project cut out for me!

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