Summer skirt Simplicity K 8128

[Silver Rose]

With help from my friend I cut out the semi circular skirt from the lovely lemons fabric. He helped with manipulating the 3.5 metres of fabric on the table, pinned the pattern pieces on and I did the cutting. All the time he kept muttering "this is complicated and you do this for a hobby?"
There are only four pieces to it, I chuckled but it was nice to have help. We are a bubble of two. He is the only person I see, I do talk to my neighbours through the kitchen window at a safe distance as they go by on their way to Asda or bus stop.
I'll be pleased when I feel OK to start sewing the skirt.

[Morzel]

Sounds good - a summery lemon skirt in the make (so looking forward to spring weather!) and a friend to rely on and spend time with. Both so very important.

[jen]

Haha - how far we’ve come from the days when knowing how long making stuff took was normal. Pockets? I have an almost semi circular summer skirt which comes out every year, so easy to wear.

[Silver Rose]

Not keen on side  pockets in skirts @jen I tend to stuff them with tissues and stuff which spoils the look. I like jeans style pockets in trousers and skirts though.

[Nevis5]

That sounds as though it's going to be a lovely skirt, @Silver Rose  - all we need is some decent weather....... xx

[Silver Rose]

I did a bit of pinning and tacking and put the skirt on Mimi (my mannequin) to get a good look at the way it hangs. Very 1950s, it needs a paper nylon petticoat underneath, who remembers them?
There is enough spare fabric to make an apron or a cushion cover for my garden chair.

[Catllar]

Everything has to have pockets for me where at all possible. Not for putting things in, just somewhere to put my hands!

[Silver Rose]

Machine threaded up and a new needle in and I have sewn the first seam  . The yoke is next then I must remember where I put the zip. More tomorrow maybe I an a bit sore now.

[Silver Rose]

I managed to sew the seams and put the yoke on. I found the zip so when my friend has got the ironing board set up for me I can press the seams and tack the zip in. So, on the home straight now.

[Silver Rose]

Another small step, the zip is in and the bias binding tacked to form the waist facing, it is a bright lemon colour to match the lemons on the skirt. It won't be seen but I always use a contrast when I finish a skirt waist like this. The sun is out now so I'll ask my friend to take pics of the jersey dress on me when he comes round later.

[Lemon Syllabub]

Your skirt sounds lovely, very Summery. Fingers crossed warmer weather is on its way.

[Silver Rose]

This is how it is looking so far, the yellow bias binding will be turned over to form a facing and I topstitch  two parallel lines to define the waistband.
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[Ohsewsimple]

So bright and cheerful. 
Didn’t your friend make a lovely job of cutting out?   Now if you could just train him to use the machine.   

[Elnnina]

Beautiful skirt Silver Rose.  The yellow contrast is just right, have you thought about putting a band of yellow around the hem, this could be done so that the actual hemming up of the skirt doesn't show at all.

[Silver Rose]

Thank you the thought had crossed my mind @Ohsewsimple. @Elnnina  I have got enough bias binding to do that  :thinking:.