Many readers of 'ethel and edna' in the olden days will know all about this skirt. Yes it's been kicking around a while but, in the true spirit of patchwork, I have added several new bits to repair it.
I made this little baby having seen a similar one online. That one was 9 tiers if 4" squares. The bottom tier had over 1000 patches in it!! No way Jose.
Being a slightly shorter person I could get away with 7 tiers of 5" squares and that gave the perfect length. So that's what I did.
It didn't actually take too long to piece. The hardest thing was gathering and joining the tiers. The bottom one was about 15 metres so quite a sizeable piece of patchwork to handle. I did it though. Hooray!
The intention was to wear it for belly dancing but to be honest I love it so much I wear it more. Much more. It's my festival skirt. It's my happy skirt. If I'm having a crap day I wear it. If I'm having a good day I wear it. I really need to make another one 'cause the day will come when this one is beyond repair. But for now I'll keep patching and twirling.
And now I must go and decide what handmade delight I will be sorting tomorrow. I have 3 new cardis and new socks but they were all bought. I feel a brooch coming on.
ttfn
x
1 comment:
What an amazing skirt no wonder it's your favourite. I wish I was brave enough to wear one xx
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