Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Atomic Burst 3/4 Circle Skirt

This is one of two circle skirts that got their inspiration from a Finnish blogger I follow. I am pretty obsessed with the fabric on this skirt. It's a cotton created by Michael Miller and has a great 1950s retro vibe.


Can you see the fabric-covered button I used for the closure? 

You'd make this excited face, too, if you had this fabric to sew with. 


Drafting a 3/4 Circle Skirt 

I opted to go with a 3/4 circle skirt instead of a full one because the width of the fabric wouldn't quite stretch to a full circle skirt. I really enjoy the look in the end. I had been using instructions from Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing to draft the full circle skirts I created before (here and here). 

This time, I stumbled upon a circle skirt drafting calculator from another blogger. It's a worksheet you can download and used to calculator whatever size circle skirt you are wanting to create. I found it extremely helpful and accurate. 

Just one more circle skirt to sew from my fabric stash, and then perhaps I'll take a break for a bit! Although I can't make any promises...
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6 comments:

  1. KellyJune 6, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    You look so cute! That's such a fun print.

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    1. Rosie WednesdayJune 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM

      Thank you, Kelly! Your comments always make me smile.

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  2. AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 4:05 PM

    luv it!! tops cute too, see u on fbk :)

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    1. Rosie WednesdayJune 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM

      Thanks, Terry! The top is from Anthropologie a few years back.

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  3. UnknownApril 22, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    Just an update here-the link for the circle skirt is changed:

    http://www.thesnugbugmercantile.com/circle-skirt-calculator-for-the-drafting-of-full-half-and-34-skirts-with-bonus-grading-worksheet/

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