First Skirt And Top

Hi this skirt and top are my new projects. I stitched these things by seeing one old skirt and top those are already in usage. I think it is not easy for a beginner.Because I have spent lot of time for stitching. Sometimes over thinking causes severe head ache.

Actually this skirt is a pleated skirt.  Length of the material required is 3 times that of the waist measurement.Prints in the skirt are screen printings already done by me. This is a cotton material. So pleats are easily visible. Comparing with synthetic material cotton material is suitable for pleated skirt. It contains side opening. Zip is another choice. But First time I have stitched this skirt as a trial. So I don’t take risk with zip in my trial skirt. Because I have less days for diwali. With this experience only I will stitch diwali dresses for me and my babies.

First time I attached one elastic in waist. That did not come well. So I remove that and then attach this waist band. The one I have learnt from this is elastic is not suitable for pleated skirt.

Hi this top is also my first one as a trial. Plain top is not giving good look. So I have done one appliqué work in it. This embroidery is my first machine embroidery. This is a zigzag stitch. In my first trial this embroidery did not come out neatly. Next time I will try it better than this.

Closer view of the appliqué work is……………

Closer view of the skirt is……………

Closer view of the top is……………

After wearing both of them it will look like this………………….