I love a denim skirt AND I love applique. Denim is so satisfying to sew. So well-behaved, predictable and substantial. And the seams always come out of the serger looking perfectly cut and stitched. This is one of my very first attempts at applique and I must say, it looks darn fetching. I know there's different schools of applique: so people believe hand stitched is best, some people don't fully finish the edge so it starts to fray, which is something i've never understood. They always say, "the applique will fray over time, adding to its' charm." Really? I don't really think that anything becomes more charming as it frays. I think that means, it's going to look cruddy and cruddier. Oh well. Either way, I like my applique tightly and neatly zigzagged with NO fraying. It is painstaking though, which is why I'm charging more for this skirt. Who knows? I may grow to like the frayed "charm" the more applique I do. This denim is taken from an enormous western style dress that I bought a while back at the Fruita Thrift Store. |
I'm really a fan of this one. I love black floral fabrics and of course, gingham. If the gingham becomes too much, I hope somebody will intervene. There's something somewhat Anthropologie-y about this skirt. At least that's what I like to think. I love Anthropologie. Curse them and their beautiful, expensive things! I have some other skirts to show that I'm extra excited about, but I'm going to do that in a seperate post since I start to get a little nuts when shifting around all these pictures in blogger.
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