Ralph Pink Patterns ran a competition earlier this month to create a mood board for a couture collection. I didn’t enter but it sounded like a lot of fun, so I thought I’d get into the spirit of theme creating for this collection of three skirts using one pattern – BurdaStyle 12/2012 #105.
The theme is the ‘Schwarzwald’ or ‘Black Forest’, inspired by the region of Germany where I live, where France, Germany and Switzerland meet.
This first skirt is ‘Wild’– in German these are the game animals resident in the Black Forest. Such as this critter –
and these!
And if you aren’t lucky enough to bump into these on a forest walk, then you can always eat them in the local restaurants!
The beauty of this BurdaStyle pattern in my opinion, is its simple style. It’s the perfect blank canvas to showcase fancy fabrics, such as this wool with this interesting raised animal print texture, bought at the Hollander Stoff Market in Germany.
- Petersham ribbon waistband
It is a beginner-friendly pattern that has step by step pictoral instructions in the Burdastyle magazine. The design couldn’t be simpler with only four darts at the back and four at the front and an invisible zip in the back centre seam. There is no waistband to make, just attach Petersham ribbon and add a hook and eye closure to the top of the zip and you’re done!
I lined the skirt with a viscose lining attached at the waist of the skirt. I did this by sewing the skirt and lining with right sides together along the top edge of the waist, then I flipped the lining over to the inside of the skirt, ready to attach the ribbon waistband.
I didn’t need to make any fitting alterations to the pattern either – always a bonus I think!
Stay tuned for Skirt Two – ‘Forest Foliage’ coming soon!
Enjoy the weekend,
Christine
I really like this skirt! The fabric is really interesting and the pattern showcases it perfectly!
Thank you so much Megan. I think this pattern is a really good basic!