Alabama Chanin Skirt The Process

My daughter Jane gets to be the model for this skirt I finished from an Albama Chanin Kit.  http://alabamachanin.com/diy-bloomers-swing-skirt

I had seen this class on Craftsy and heard from sewers who really loved the process and results of working with Organic Cotton Jersey.  Being a novice at this type of sewing I decided on a kit, all precut and stencilled,  so all I had to do was hand sew.  Check out Featherstitch Avenue on my Favorite Blogs List to see further ideas.  A wonderful blog to follow with amazing pictures.   Here is a journal of my process.....

 I first looked at various scissors to work with.  I ended up using the black Dovo scissors (with the bead chain) to cut out the applicae, the curved tipped scissors ( to start the applicae, to the left), and the Geiger 5" tailor scissors for everything else (bottom).

I next looked at various marking tools for this project.

My underlining panel in muted.

The flip side, or outer layer of my skirt.  Lots of stitching around the shapes.

This picture show a skirt panel before the shapes are cut out (on the left) and two skirt panels with the shapes cut out.

After stitching around all of my shapes I settled on this chalkoner and small plastic ruler to cut out the applicae shapes.

I made a rough line with the chalkoner inside my applicae shape.

 I then very carefully made a snip on the chalkoner line with my curved scissors.  Pretty certain they are Geigers.

 I then used my blunted tipped Dovo scissors to cut out the applicae.

My panels all finished.

 I hand stitched my panels together.

 Then hand stitched the Fronts and the Backs.

This is just a brief review of my project but I would seriously purchase Alabama Chanin's Craftsy class (craftsy.com) or better yet attend a class with her.  I have gone back to look over her video for various techniques and ideas through the entire process.

Alabama Chanin Bloomers Swing Skirt

My daughter Jane rockin the skirt!

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