Vogue 1247 - The tiny skirt expanded
This is one of the newest releases from Vogue, #1247, from Rachel Comey. I liked the skirt but the pattern envelope did a good job of downplaying the tiny quality of this skirt (it is 17"). It calls for one yard of 60" fabric and even after adding 6" to the bottom of the skirt I used 38", so it's great if you only have a yard (and a bit) of bottom weight fabric. This is rated as average, the instructions use a hong kong finish on all of the seam allowances, for my wearable muslin, they are serged.
It comes together pretty quickly, in a day (without the hong kong finish), however I could have added 8" instead of the 6". The original skirt calls for a 2" hem, and even after adding to the length I could only take 5/8".
I like how the skirt hangs, it isn't smooth across the pockets, partly because the darts on the yoke end almost at the top of the pocket edge, so it's a curve meeting a straight flat folded area. I might try making the skirt again manipulating the pattern a bit and removing the dart on the yoke. All in all an interesting skirt pattern.
Here is the top from the same pattern if you want to see the entire outfit.
It comes together pretty quickly, in a day (without the hong kong finish), however I could have added 8" instead of the 6". The original skirt calls for a 2" hem, and even after adding to the length I could only take 5/8".
I like how the skirt hangs, it isn't smooth across the pockets, partly because the darts on the yoke end almost at the top of the pocket edge, so it's a curve meeting a straight flat folded area. I might try making the skirt again manipulating the pattern a bit and removing the dart on the yoke. All in all an interesting skirt pattern.
Here is the top from the same pattern if you want to see the entire outfit.
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