Pettiskirt Revisited

I had my first pettiskirt order!  I followed the same tutorial I did last time, but I changed things up a little bit.

I used my sewing machine to gather the ruffle for me, just like I did last time, but it was a little different with my new machine.  I adjusted it to the longest stitch length

 and then I upped the tension almost the highest it would go.

I centered my needle on the 2" strip

And then I sewed all the way down the strip.  This time I didn't cut it in half before I stitched it. I had a bunch of problems with this the last time I did it. I couldn't keep the piece from folding on itself. I had to keep stopping to unwind it. So this time I left it on the roll and it went a lot faster. I ended up with one nice long ruffle!

I also invested in a ruffler foot for the next ones I will make :)  I am making Elsa inspired ones from the Disney movie Frozen for my girls for their birthday party!  I'm thinking I can ruffle the strip and sew it to the 5" piece at the same time and make it even faster.

So this time I ruffled the strip with my sewing machine in one piece, and then sewed it on to the next tier.  When I got to the end of the 5" tier, I cut the ruffle and started on the next one. It seemed to work out a little better for me.

The other thing I did differently this time was I double-hemmed the satin before I sewed the chiffon layers on.  I thought this would be easier than sewing the raw edge down after the chiffon was attached.

Here are a few pictures of my finished skirt!  It's on its way to its new owner!  I hope she enjoys it as much as I enjoyed making it!

 

 

 

 Next project is tank tops for my girls, embroidered with their birthday age, and the Frozen inspired pettiskirts for their birthday outfits!

I've also been working on my craft room. It was one big pile.  Yesterday I was able to get through the pile, and I have it organized into smaller piles :) haha!  At least everything is sorted by what it is. I have to find some storage solutions for everything, but my sewing table is almost cleared off...so I can move my sewing machine off the dining room table soon I hope!  My yarn is overflowing my shelves...

So many projects, so little time!