The Road to a #MeMade Wardrobe: McCall’s 7932
I first fell in love with the paper bag look when I saw some of the garments that Project Runway alum, Sonja Williams, made. Her shit is bomb y’all. When my cash flow is a little more steady, I promise to buy one of her pieces. But until then I was trying to quench my thirst with cheaper versions. It was an epic fail. Then I came across this pattern. It’s not exactly what I was looking for. But I knew I could alter it to suit my needs. Next, I was fortunate to be gifted some upholstery fabric that I knew would be perfect for this skirt. I didn’t have enough of ether the aqua or the orange to make the skirt in one color. So I decided to alternate the panel colors.
Pattern: Misses' Skirts
Fabric: Heavyweight Textured Upholstery Fabric
Style: Paper bag Skirt
Vintage/Contemporary: Contemporary
Pattern Edits:
1. I added a few inches to the top of the skirt to make it a little more dramatic.
2. I went full throttle with the alternating colors down to the inside of the pockets.
Lessons Learned:
1. Heavy upholstery fabric is great because it’s sturdy.
2. Heavy upholstery fabric sucks because it’s sturdy. It took me a cool hour to get the tie through the casing. It was ridiculous.
This was a pretty easy pattern. I think I completed it in one day. I got the desired structural effect I wanted with the fabric I used. Although I’ll probs think twice about using something so heavy again unless I’m making a coat.
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