A-line skirt in Designer’s Guild cotton duck

TOTAL TIME COMMITMENT: 10 hours

Toile: none

Cut out & transfer all pattern markings: 1 hour

Main construction: 6 hours

Lining construction: none

Finishings (hem): 3 hours

ADDITIONAL SEAM FINISHING & DECORATIVE EXTRAS

• Added 4 rows of topstitching to each vertical seam on the skirt, mainly as a way to enclose the raw edges on the inside

• Bias-bound hem

• Bias-bound pocket bags

VERDICT & LESSONS LEARNT

I do not like the final product – fabric is easy to sew, but it’s far too stiff to wear.

Still not managing to fit the waistband correctly – this has turned out too big again at 30”. Need a better technique for fitting the waistband to ensure the finished garment is a perfect fit on me.

VARIATION IDEAS

I would like to try it again in a much more lightweight fabric (perhaps even a slightly sheer in a double layer?)