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Today is the day that we finish our maxi skirts! If you’re just tuning in…you can catch up on all our Gabriola sew-along posts by clicking on the image on the left. So we’ve sewn up our skirt, and it’s been hanging for at least 24 hours. Time to even out our hem! You might […]
Today we get to do some hand sewing on our Gabriola skirts! The badge to the left will also lead you to all of our Gabriola posts! Let’s get started! So what we’ll be doing today is slipstitching the inside of the waistband to the skirt waistline. This is my method of choice for […]
Hi everyone! Another sewing day today for the Gabriola Sew-Along. We’re definitely in the home stretch now. Today we get to attach the waistband to the skirt! Feel free to click the badge to the left to catch up on all things Gabriola Sew-Along. So let’s get started! First we’re going to press our waistband […]
Click the badge to the left to catch up on all things Gabriola Sew-Along. Today we are going to install the zipper! Here’s a little trick I like to use when I am inserting a zipper with really lightweight or delicate fabrics. If your fabric is strong or stiff enough, like a linen or […]
Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk a little bit about how you can line your Gabriola skirt. I’ve been experimenting with making a chiffon version! Of course it needs a lining, and I decided to do a partial lining that will hit me above knee length. In this post, I’ll demonstrate a great technique […]
We’re almost halfway through sewing our Gabriola Skirts. As per usual, click the badge to the left for all thinks related to the Gabriola Sew-Along. Today we’ll start with the back. So grab your back panels and back yoke pieces. There they are. We still have not sewn our center back seam. That we’ll save […]
Hi everyone! Today, we’re assembling skirt panels. Lots of fabric, but very simple. If you’re just tuning in, all of our posts related to the sew-along can be accessed by clicking the badge to the left. Let’s start today by assembling our front skirt panels. My fabric is slippery and my table top is […]
It’s the first official day of the sew-along! If you’d like to catch up on all things related to the Gabriola Sew-Along, you can click the badge to the left. So let’s begin with some super easy prep – we are going to iron our fusible/interfacing onto our waistband piece. Some notes about this; […]