Saturday 3 June 2017

darn cheap fabrics seasonal challenge - autumn 17 megan nielsen brumby skirt (and bonus stylearc candice skirt)

its dcf seasonal challenge time again - autumn 2017.  we are posting this just into winter due to my slack photo taking, but we both had our challenge items made well in autumn.  excitingly we sewed them up together when we were at sewjourn in april - see below for some pics.

the fabric we chose is a fabulously fun fishy light weight linen.  i was initially thinking a pinny, but once i got the fabric i decided to make the megan nielsen brumby skirt due to the lighter weight. 



i have made the brumby skirt once before, you can check out my previous post here.  i made the medium again which is a nice fit, but this time i added 3" to the length as my first version is a bit short for work.  looking at the photos here though i'm not sure if its just a tad long now! i think i might take it up an inch or so.







i put a lapped zip in this version (i used an invisible zip on my previous version). i hadn't used a lapped zip for quite some time so i basted it in a took my time and am happy with how it turned out.


there's not a lot more to say about the construction of this skirt, than i said in my previous post, but this version is fun and i'm sure i'll get a lot of wear out of it. the best bit about this skirt though is that i made it on the same sewing weekend lara sewed up her challenge item, it was great to get the chance to sew IRL together and have a few drinks too:)



we had a great fun weekend with anna (who snapped this fab photo of lara and i at drinks o'clock) and leith and i'm already looking forward to the next sewjourn and the next dcf challenge! btw the skirt i am wearing in the pic above is stylearc candice skirt in size 12, i love the box pleats and its a great fit.  the fabric is a stretch sateen mr f bought back for me from britex on one of his work trips.



usually after i press publish on my post i rush to check out lara's post to see what she made.  this time i can tell you its fab and you should definitely hop over for a look.

emma

*Lara and I started the DCF Seasonal Challenge a year or two ago – we buy  a couple of metres of the same fabric from Darn Cheap Fabrics each season, and each make a garment.  We then reveal it on our blogs on the same day.  It’s just a fun thing that we started when we realised how often we buy and sew the same fabrics (often from Darn Cheap).

9 comments :

  1. Love it Emma and love that you included those Sewjourn photos! It was a brilliant weekend.

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  2. Beautiful skirt - lovely fabric, too. I imagine this would look good with tank tops, in summer, too. The Candice skirt really suits you. Well done.

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    1. Thanks Winny, I actually was wearing a tank when I had a photo taken at sewjourn - yes I agree it will be great with tanks for summer!

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  3. It's a lot of fun, great fit on you!

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  4. Lovely. Think your Darn Cheap fabric challenges are so fun, always like seeing them both.

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    1. Thanks Louise, its such a fun challenge - I'm glad you enjoy them! I also like that the challenge keeps my blog ticking over, I would really like to get back into blogging more one day!

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  5. Ah the Brumby, without a doubt my favourite skirt pattern! I love this version and your fabric is great! I put a lapped zip in my last Brumby and I really like how it looks too, yours is very neat. Your sewjourn weekend looks like great fun!

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    1. Thanks Kathryn - I do love this pattern too and yes sewjourn is super fun!

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