Rhonda, of Rhonda’s Creative Life, posts a free pattern — instructions, really — nearly every Friday. In the midst of making my Minoru, I wanted something I could knock off fast, and call “finished”. This skirt was perfect: It’s made of eight bandanas sewn together, and required no hemming at all.
(If buying really cheap bandanas, as I did, check the hems carefully. Many will be sewn badly, but you’ll be able to find eight that are fine. Trust me.) Here’s a (lopsided) close up of the lower skirt:
It’s pinned to my duct tape dummy; unfortunately, it and I are no longer the same size. Or maybe that’s a good thing? Anyway, there’s a new DDD in my future — just not now.
Stitch the bandanas according to Rhonda’s instructions, add a casing for elastic, and wear it. What could be easier? And what could be better for those long hot days of summer than a weightless, airy skirt?
Rhonda’s skirt is stunning — she found, and used, much more wonderful bandanas than I turned up:
Kind of puts mine to shame, doesn’t it? There’s the rub: I had a terrible time trying to find bandanas that 1) didn’t scream “bandana” and 2) weren’t pink camo or covered in skulls. Also, I was only willing to spend one dollar each for this trial run.
With Rhonda’s eye, though, and a little more dedication to finding the right thing, just imagine what you could do!
Shams, of Communing With Fabric, has a tablecloth skirt tutorial that is similarly wonderful, though different. It’s on my list, too, but finding an appropriate tablecloth has proven difficult. I want a plaid, and I’m picky about my plaids.
