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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 8:26:19 PM
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I agree!! I love to sew in summer. I plan to maybe go fabric shopping tomorrow...and then also do a patchwork skirt with what I have on hand. I have a vision in my head of what I want..just need to see if I have THAT fabric!! haha. I have some homspun in navy/cream that I want to use as part of a skirt for sure. I love how it feels..all cottony and soft after washing.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Runbikegrrl
True Blue Farmgirl
250 Posts
MaryAnn
Waterbury Ctr
VT
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 03:40:57 AM
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I love to sew in the summer too mostly because in my house it is too cold to move away from the woodstove in the winter...HA HA.
Jenny sorry I did get back in time to respond to your search for the peasant skirt link...glad you got it anyway!
"So many interests so little time!"
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 5:28:23 PM
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Well, Jenny, I shamelessly plagerized some of your ideas and combined them with some of my own to come up with a new skirt this afternoon. I took a pair of jeans that were worn out - holes in the legs, and cut off the top right above the crotch. Then I took some homespun I had on hand, (your idea) and cut a couple of lengths of it. Then I took scraps of blue and cream fabric I had on hand, plus a little blue and dark red for spice, and cut them into 5" strips. Then I cut the five inch strips into random widths and sewed them together to make a patchwork (your idea) ruffle for the bottom of the homespun and gathered the top of the homespun and sewed the whole thing to the cut off jeans. Voila! A comfy homesteady patchwork jean skirt that used up some scraps! Thank you very much for your inspiration!
Farmgirl Sister #98
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 5:38:07 PM
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I have made skirts of old jeans. I take wide leg jeans, cut them apart up the inside legs, and then do a crazy quilt type insert on both sides. It depends on the jeans if it comes out looking and hanging good. But I love skirts, long skirts, and love it when warm weather comes, because they look best with sandals. However, I do wear them with boots too.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 9:41:16 PM
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I did end up getting one skirt finished and I love it...all florals ..bark cloth in different sizes...alot of soft greens, browns and creams with touches of color. I love it and wore it all day today. I got out homespun to make another over the weekend..maybe two. I plan to cut more squares tomorrow.
Jeannie..I used to make those skirts alot! I should make some for my girls this summer with those jeans that are just a little bit too short for them but still fit in the waist..youngest daughter has THAT problem.
It is fun to know that we are all out there making our farmgirls skirts for summer wear!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Summerstead
True Blue Farmgirl
119 Posts
Heather
Roseland
Nebraska
USA
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 4:02:12 PM
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I bet barkcloth for a skirt is wonderful, it has such a nice hand to it, and you don't need a slip. I hope you'll post a picture, Jenny. I have some cobalt linen I want to make a summer jumper out of. I actually bought a pattern for this one, usually I just wing it, but I figure since my cloth is so nice I should try to make something that doesn't look too sloppy.
I am going to make myself a new thin cotton slip for summer out of some batiste and then I have this fantasy of making crochet lace around the bottom. That will be a lot of crocheting for me, it takes a lot of cloth to cover me...
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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