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I love suspender skirts. I absolutely think they are the cutest things. And to have four of them all in a row? Lovely :D This past Saturday we had a WW2 living history event. I had an outfit planned, Bascha had an outfit planned, and well Caroline had an outfit, but she had just bought new shoes and really wanted to wear them. The shoes didn't match the outfit of course, which meant-guess-I was supposed to make another outfit :D And so one suspender skirt for her turned into one for me which turned into one for Bascha. And then for Caroline's BFF, Ann Marie. But before I get carried away... :)
The majority of suspender skirts I saw were flat fronted, like 3 panels. I did however see a few images of skirts that were pleated. This one, with the small flat part in the center front, was my first inspiration:
And this was my real inspiration. You can read her whole post
here. I just thought this suspender skirt was adorable. So we copied it. Bascha came over after lunch on Tuesday and we finished up one for Caroline by that evening! I probably would have messed it up terribly had Bascha not come over and walked me through the whole thing. It's SO nice to have a sewing buddy! :) And Bascha makes everything much more fun :D
To begin we cut a large rectangle, and sewed it up. This was the skirt. Then we hemmed it. It was really pretty basic :).
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| the one and only seam-up the back. |
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| we made a 3 inch hem |
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| suspenders wrong side out |
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| suspenders!!! :) The suspenders are 1.5 inches wide |
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| making the waistband |
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| the waistband is approx. 2 inches wide |
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| pleating the waist |
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| Because the zipper I had was too long, I needed to shorten it. To do this, I used my thread and make a thread zipper stopper. |
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| front-waistband view |
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| button placement |
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| suspender attachment |
And now on to the fun part-finished pictures!!! :D and I'm throwing in a few more from yesterday as well....just 'cause :D. And I want you to meet some of my friends. :)
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| from L to R, me, Brittany, Bascha, Caroline, Ann Marie |
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| we all match!!! :) :) :) and Brittany, I'll make you one next time so you don't feel left out! |
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| the back of my suspender skirt |
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| the "shoe shot" :) |
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| most of us |
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| two brothers and a sister: from L to R, Joel (11), Ann Marie (12), and Paul (14) |
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| lovely Bascha |
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| Caroline's best friend, Ann Marie |
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| My little brother, Stephen |
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| a really good friend of mine, Brittany |
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| One of my favorite ladies, Laurel, who gave me that wonderfully ugly fur coat |
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| Ms. Maureen, who keeps us all in order :) |
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| fun-loving Hannah |
Hope you enjoyed the suspender skirts as much as I did!
Oh looks like you had so much fun! I'll have to attempt some sort of '40's clothes someday! '40's are so much fun! I love movies from then, too! xD You all look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth! And 40's is pretty easy to create...if you know what you're looking for, you can usually find something at the thrift store that will work. It really is a fun time period!
Delete~Theresa
You all are so darling, do you do WWII impressions?
ReplyDeleteYes we do WWII, and we'll be doing WWI next year. We currently do RevWar, Regency era, CW, and WWII. :)
Delete~Theresa
Wow! :) your dad's comp business or whatever must be booming! LOL
ReplyDeleteIt's not what I'd call booming...but we are blessed :). It really doesn't cost much at all though for our wardrobes...considering the fact that we shop at the thrift store. Believe it or not all 4 of those jumpers cost 2 cent apiece! :) All our shoes came from goodwill...as did most of the shirts sweaters, slips, ect. I've got 3 original 40's hats, and original 40's jewelry too that was like dirt cheap (jewelry was inherited). My authentic civil war shoes were $15, and I've made aprons and dresses for only a buck or two! So we do pretty well :). Thrifting is fun and makes you be more creative, and of course it saves ya a lot of money too. lol
ReplyDelete~Theresa
Yup... I can never find shoes that fit :( I wear an 8 W and that had better be a shoe that was already wide to start with! lol Where did you get AUTHENTIC CW shoes for $15???
ReplyDeleteBTW I get most of my modern clothes at Thrift stores, too! :) It's really cheap and you can find some nice things. If we can't find anything, though, I usually go to Target.
Anyhow, nice to know you're blessed. :D