Hobbies and Crafts

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

M5523

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

V8750

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

V8750

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

B6059

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

B4686

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

B5756

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 

M6706

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

B5756

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

M6966

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

B3134

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

M6654

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!

Ronda Bowen

Ronda Bowen is a writer, editor, and independent scholar. She has a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Northern Illinois University and a B.A. in Philosophy, Pre-Graduate Option, Honors in the Major from California State University, Chico. When she is not working on client projects from her editorial consulting business, she is writing a novel. In her free time, she enjoys gourmet cooking, wine, martinis, copious amounts of coffee, reading, watching movies, sewing, crocheting, crafts, hanging out with her husband, and spending time with their teenage son and infant daughter.

You may also like...

2 Comments

  1. Great post with a lovely collection of skirt patterns!

    1. Thanks! I’m excited to get started! 🙂

  2. […] been doing so much thinking about bottoms, especially skirts. It’s only natural that I should focus on shirts […]

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.