McCall's: 5431 (Quick and Easy Skirt)  - Type:Skirts  | | Viewed 180 times
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| | Posted on: | 3/10/13 11:10 AM | | Project Photo: |  | | Pattern Photo: | 
McCall's Pattern Info | | Pattern Rating: | Easy & Great for Beginners | | See other patterns in this category: Skirts | Available for sale on PR: $11.96 (See envelope)  | | | | Related Links | Click on  to add a link |
| Pattern Description: From pattern envelope: "Flared skirt has yoke and back zipper closure; skirts A, B have lower edge band contrasts; skirts B, C, D have pocket and pocket band variations; skirt C has belt carriers; skirts C, D have machine-stitched narrow hems."
Pattern Sizing: 6-20. I made a straight 20 but I think I probably should have made an 18.
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Except for a couple of design changes, yes, absolutely.
Were the instructions easy to follow? Very. This is part of McCall's "Quick and Easy" range and is very straightforward. Even though I made a full lining, I finished everything but the hem in a single afternoon.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I've been thinking about a very simple, full skirt pattern for a while as it's a favourite shape of mine. Originally I'd planned to draft my own semi-circle skirt, but I happened on this pattern going cheap on eBay and jumped on it because I liked the contrast band options and thought I might make the version with pockets at some point as well. I do wish the yoke was just a little bit wider.
Fabric Used: Mystery synthetic bought inexpensively on eBay in brown with a slightly shiny self-coloured scale/animal print pattern. It's heavier than blouse weight, but really too light on its own for a skirt so I chose to line it. For the lining I used a shot bronze coloured taffeta. I love the fluidity of the two fabrics and think they're a good match to this flared, twirly skirt pattern, but unfortunately the outer fabric creases like crazy whenever I sit down in it.
Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I didn't really make any of the views specifically -- my version is closest to view C, although I omitted the very large pockets that are the most notable feature of that view. My other changes were all trivial. The length of the original pattern is particularly unflattering on me so I adjusted the length of the pattern before I cut out, shortening it by 6cm so it hit exactly at mid-knee when hemmed. As described above, the fabric wasn't really heavy enough on its own and so I chose to do a full lining with a hem 2.5cm shorter than the skirt. I also decided to try out an invisible zip on the skirt and installed it using the Colette tutorial rather than doing a lapped zip as suggested in the instructions.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? Yes to both. I like this pattern a lot and plan to use it several more times. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a full twirly skirt pattern.
Conclusion: A great, simple pattern that I am certain to use again.
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Very pretty drape at the bottom. It looks great on you!
3/10/13 12:55 PM
Cute skirt :) I tried the blog link but it wasn't working :(
3/10/13 1:18 PM
I've fixed the blog link now -- thanks for letting me know it was broken!
3/10/13 1:39 PM
It's a very attractive skirt. Congratulations on the weight loss!
3/11/13 4:04 PM
What a pretty skirt! It hangs beautifully. I love twirly skirts and this one is a nicely grown up version.
3/15/13 1:45 PM