The Alameda skirt is very pretty and this skirt and top fabric is courtesy of Pitt Trading. The wrap top is New Look as I know this top works for me.
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| It’s winter here, hence the boots. |
I’ll make the Alameda crop top once our weather warms up with a peplum finish to wear on ‘date nights’. I love the versatility of Pauline’s pattern. Remember the dress?
I chose these strong colours because they’re quiet warm and striking.
One thing that I love about this Alameda is adding piping. So I got stuck into making matching piping and below is my ‘join the bias’ sewing picture.
How could your motivation wane when you’re using such a great rich-colour fabric?
Below is the pic of the zipper foot used to sew in the piping cord into the bias strip before sewing the piping on the edge of the skirt seam allowance.
Pining the finished piping onto the skirt seam allowance was a bit nerve wracking but very doable. The plan to have a great finish on this skirt (and the dress earlier) worked well.
Below is how the seam looks once the piping is sewn onto the skirt seams.
You’ll also notice I’ve ironed on strips of interfacing to prepare the centre back seam for an exposed zipper. Only the metal teeth were exposed this time and not the full zipper tape.
I did pin the zipper to the outside to see what version I wanted to use.
This is what I decided upon.
The inside seams were trimmed back and pinked.
The original plan was to apply an exposed zipper on the dress. I used the skirt to test constructing the exposed zipper after making the chiffon dress.
This blue fabric is light weight but very stable for applying this zipper finish so if you want to try applying an exposed zipper to Alameda, be brave and make up the skirt first.
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| Twirling for joy |
If you’ve already bought Alameda, the skirt is fast to sew up.
Thanks for Pauline for this versatile pattern and Pitt Trading for these fabrics and notions. They’re both spot on.
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Lovely skirt – great twirl there Maria! Gotta love a twirly skirt. Great top too. I have that fabric (top) in a red colour way. Love what you have done with yours.
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Love this outfit Maria. The colours and style look great on you. The piping on the skirt is lovely, I'm slightly obsessed with piping recently!
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Great outfit Maria. I love the colours palette and who can go past a twirly skirt!
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You look great in this outfit Maria, those colours are the perfect match for each other
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Love these fabrics and pattern choices – great outfit!
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What a great twirl to that skirt! I love the bright colours for brightening up winter! Thanks for the tutorial about making the piping and how to use the zip foot.
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Very pretty. .. love the colors.
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Super cute outfit. Love the color combination.
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Twirling for joy–love it! Great color!
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Really cute! I'm planning my Alameda dress now for the sew along!
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What gorgeous, vibrant colours!! This outfit looks really lovely, I love a bit of piping, its so special!
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Love the bold colors and lines in this skirt top combo!
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Maria, what a pretty outfit and such great details. I really like blue on you.
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Frisky!
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I felt Alameda deserved an obligatory twirl. Looking forward to seeing your make with this fabric Beverley.
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Thanks Sam. The piping on your formal dress was amazing.
We could start a piping obsessed sewing society:)
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Thanks Anna. I decided to have a bit of fun with this outfit and twirling seemed appropriate.
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Thanks Kristy.
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Thanks Emma.
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Thanks Sophie. Winter deserves a bit of colour.
Any type of fusing tape helps make the piping easier to sew with. I'll keep an eye out for your makes.
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Thanks Sheila.
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Thanks Cennetta. I love the colours you wear.
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I haven't worked out a decent 'jump for joy' pic yet but I'm working on it.
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That's great Carrie. I know Pauline has some good posts to help you along. I'll keep an eye out:)
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I agree. Piping is such a neat detail to add.
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Thanks Shannon. I'm loving your skirt combo makes. They're really elegant.
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Thanks Lori. It's a new colour that I'm drawn to.
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The print is just a step away from grr but still jungle inspired.
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A great little skirt and the colour looks so fresh.
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Fantastic colours and it's going to be so good with sandals in the summer time too!
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I think it's the colours that look fresh.
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And I have just the pair too:)
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This outfit looks amazing Maria. Love the colours you chose. Thanks for testing my Alameda pattern!
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That does look very striking Maria Great job!
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You're most welcome. All the best with the sewalong!
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This was fun to make too Stevie.
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I love your fabric choices and especially like the top. The style and colours are so flattering.
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Really cute outfit!
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