The rear pleats.
The inside. The weird seam is from the original wrap dress seaming.
Fuzzy front with the top tucked in. Not sure if I like this.
Fuzzy picture of the shirt over the skirt. Like this better.
The skirt is pretty high.
The back.
I decided to do a casual double fold hem.
The review from PatternReview.com.
Pattern Description: When pleats are properly placed they furnish feminine swing without optically adding pounds. This skirt in printed stretch satin is a brilliant example, sporting an ultra-wide, shaped waistband for a smooth fit.
Pattern Sizing: 36-44. I made size 36.
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes, it looks like the line drawing and the model photo except for the changes I made.
Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes, they seemed easy to understand. I've done lots of skirts and pants with this type of waist so I found it pretty easy. I always, always, alwasy use the Fashion-Incubator of putting in the zipper and attaching the facing.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I love the shape of this skirt and the cute pleats. I like that it didn't take a lot of fabric because . . .
Fabric Used: I recycled a wrap skirt that I did not wear very often. It was long, dangerous (exposure issues), and a bit tight in the waist. I loved the fabric on it though. It is a Geoffrey Beane skirt I bought years ago. I probably only wore it a handful of times but I'll wear it more now that it's a shorter skirt.
Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: Since I was recycling a skirt there are several weird seams because I could not cut it out without cutting into the original seam areas. You'll see them if you look closely. And the seam on the inside here is one of them. I also reduced the number of pleats on the front to four instead of six and on the back to two instead of four. I had to make the pattern piece a bit smaller and that seamed (ha! get it? okay, lame, I know.) to do the trick. I cut off two inches and them hemmed it up two inches for a grand total of four inches off the bottom. This is the longer version. I did a simple fold-up and sew hem.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I might sew this again. There are so many cute skirts in BWOF. This is just one of about 760 cute skirt patterns. I highly recommend it to others.
