So I met a wonderful PR member at Baltimore at Michael's fabrics. Robin Denning has been a PR member for a while and she has the perfect glowing skin! I couldn't stop staring ;-) Anyway, so ever since I took the class with Susan Khalje at the PR weekend in LA, I have a new found love for hand sewing (not that much still) and french lace. Now this lace is super expensive (obviously) and is not easily available.
I had a chance to feel and touch some really gorgeous French Chantily Lace at A Fabric Place in Baltimore recently and I knew I HAD to have it. Still, I couldn't justify spending $85/yard on a piece of fabric. Robin saw me lusting after the lace and offered a piece from her collection for a steal!
It arrived today and I just have to share it with you. It's this gorgeous lavender color with sparkly beads all over and a lovely scalloped edge.
Isnt it a beauty?
Now, I need suggestions for a really simple skirt pattern for this fabric. I am thinking a knee length skirt with a zipper on the side. I am thinking of using a contrasting color solid silk as lining for this. What do you think of brown? Also since the skirt is (hopefully) going to be gorgeous, I need to start thinking of a top too. Maybe the silk which is used for the lining can be used to make a top? Or a knit top of the same color?
I have no experience sewing something fabulous like this before so I am going to need all the help I can get on this. But all I can say is that I am pretty excited about this!!!
Maybe this will be my September Project. I am planning on bringing the lace with me to Vogue fabrics in chicago to find a coordinating lining fabric.
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I've had Butterick 3597 in my wish list forever only because it showed a lace overlay skirt just like you're looking for...
How beautiful!!!!
Oh it's simply stunning- and it sparkles... Big sigh... I don't have a pattern idea yet but will keep it in mind. When shopping, I'm sure you'll find the perfect color to go underneath. I love that kind of shopping; building the entire outfit from one piece. The top will 'come to you', trust me ;-) Just take your time, this piece is certainly worth it!
Kath,
Butterick 3597 is perfect but for the zipper in the back. But I suppose that's pretty easy to change.
I am certainly going to take my time with this one. I want this to be perfect!
And Robin, is so tall! Check her blog because her husband is pretty smoking too.
And you suck at this blogging thing because 170k people need you at PatternReview.com :)
Renee, your energy is intoxicating. Seriously after coming back from the wonderful weekend at your house, I felt that I need to do a lot more! But the good news is that I have started my woven top from a simplicity pattern from a fabric I bought at PR weekend LA. Very excited about that.
Hi Deepika, remember PR NYC weekend a couple of years ago. Anna had the most beautiful silk skirt made out of very dear fabric. To preserve the precious fabric, she amazingly did not use a pattern, but made a tube of fabric as big as she needed and darted out the fullness front and back. She had a waistband, I remember, and she must have had some kind of closure, maybe a back zipper. This could give you a walking vent in the back too.
Have fun with the planning, the lining can really change the look of your skirt.
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