I sewed some clothes to match some shoes! This was for my first
PatternReview contest. The shoes are Dansko clogs in a yellow crocodile texture with a floral print. I got them on Ebay, my favorite source for unique, affordable clogs! The fabric is from Papua New Guinea--a lap lap that I got when I was there in 2009. A lap lap is a 2 yard x 44 inch length of cloth that is used for many purposes, but most traditional as a wrap skirt by both women, and, especially on the islands, by men. I can't believe I was able to squeeze a skirt and a shirt out of it! There was some creative cutting, and most pattern matching was out the window.
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| The skirt |
For the skirt, I used the waistband from the Colette Ginger skirt pattern, since I knew that fit me well. The pleated skirt was self-draped. I make pockets and lined the waistband using fabric from an old maternity shirt. The lapped zipper was my first! The zipper and the rayon lining were rescued from a cheap skirt bought at Savers.
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| Pockets! |
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| The back |
The shirt is from a vintage pattern, McCall's 4992, heavily modified. Contrary to the fashion illustration, there was a large amount of ease in the size I chose based on my measurements. In addition to sizing down significantly for a closer fit, I shortened the bodice and the sleeve and removed the gathers from the back to save on fabric. The collar shape was altered to be less 1976. The facings, under collar, and yoke lining are but from the same old maternity shirt (pieced in places!). I wanted to use bias binding on the sleeve hems, but ran out of both fabrics, so ended up serging these. I may go back and use a matching bias binding if I can find one--I don't like the way the serged edge peaks out.
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| Outside finishes |
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| Inside finishes |
Overall, I'm very pleased with how this turned out. So is Loki the cat:
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