Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Twirliest Twirly Skirt

Genevieve says she wants to wear dresses (not skirts), but it took me a while to realize that what she was after was the twirl factor.


Inspired by Jennifer Jo's daughter, I made her the fattest twirly skirt I could for her birthday.

The last ruffle was 9 yards in length.  Nine YARDS.  It was rather chaotic under my needle.  The finished skirt looks like there's a crinoline under there, there's so much fabric. 
I didn't use a pattern, and all the plaids were passed on from Mrs. R.  The shorts were made from an orphan pillowcase from my friend Kim.  All free to me.


I also made Genevieve little red shorts with blue topstitching, but in these photos she opted for purple pants and white Easter shoes. 


She is a 6 year old with her own style!


Six.  Holy cow.
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10 comments:

  1. Jennifer JoNovember 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Oh yay! My daughter wears her skirt to church almost every Sunday and then entertains herself by plucking out the gathering threads.

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  2. MargoNovember 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    haha - that was my shortcut: no pre-gathering. I just bunched it up and sewed it.

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  3. RebeccaNovember 5, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    That is one fabulous skirt! Clara says, "Could Margo show me how to make a skirt like that?" And Happy B-day to Evs.

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  4. Deanna BethNovember 5, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    You've inspired me! I think I know a girl or two who would love skirts like that. Love the mismatched plaids. Love the fullness. You are a good mother.

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  5. MargoNovember 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Rebecca, tell Clara YES it's not hard at all!

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  6. UnknownNovember 5, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    My little guy is turning 6 next month...such a big boy!
    I love that shirt!!! Does she twirl and sit down quick on the floor so that it goes out all around her - I used to do that : )

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  7. Christian - Modobject@HomeNovember 5, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    I love her style, and I love your creation!

    When my oldest turned six it was hard. Six seems so... school age'ish.

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  8. Llllllll.lNovember 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Oooohhh! Brisa would be so jealous if she knew about that skirt! Although, she would request a few more ruffles to make it a little longer. How long would the next ruffle be? :)

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  9. BethNovember 6, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    You're supermom! If I could sew, I'd probably try making some of these...got lotsa twirlers at my house. :-)

    Thanks for visiting the other day - was lovely to "see" you ;-)

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  10. CrystalNovember 8, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Anika was looking over my shoulder when I read this post and she said, "Cool, mom!" Which I think meant - 'cool mom'! Way to go Margo - it is such a happy looking skirt.

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