tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post2767305038777733722..comments2024-01-28T03:24:25.435-05:00Comments on The Slapdash Sewist: Simplicity 2413, Silk Organza Biking SkirtGretchen the Household Deityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-84567948935269094502011-03-30T11:46:37.142-04:002011-03-30T11:46:37.142-04:00That's a beautiful skirt! I've never sewn ...That's a beautiful skirt! I've never sewn with organza; it scares me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-82277583366906388222011-03-25T21:49:01.348-04:002011-03-25T21:49:01.348-04:00Cute skirt. I kept looking at that fabric when on...Cute skirt. I kept looking at that fabric when online at fabric.mart. It really made up into a nice looking garment.Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-4546362124504124972011-03-25T08:04:49.883-04:002011-03-25T08:04:49.883-04:00Now all you need to put together is some lovely cu...Now all you need to put together is some lovely cushioned pastel silk knit bike shorts to wear underneath (comfort + modesty) LOL. Then again, you can just zip around like "take no prisoners" fly at a whim tourismo. I like to think of myself as a mature tankgirl but for extended rides in new places I would find a chamois insert as my last long bike ride made the sitz region a tad (okay, very much) tender. A lucky circumstance is that you lovely skirt would camofluage padded bike shorts perfectly!<br /><br />BTW you look very Spring-Adorable in this outfit!Rowsellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744798941132024212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-9466963127640547692011-03-24T18:34:39.478-04:002011-03-24T18:34:39.478-04:00Love the skirt! The fabric is beautiful.Love the skirt! The fabric is beautiful.Ann Made Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736679240367173915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-51020562418363460202011-03-24T15:09:13.151-04:002011-03-24T15:09:13.151-04:00BTW: Have you ever ridden on RAGBRAI? The week lo...BTW: Have you ever ridden on RAGBRAI? The week long bike ride across Iowa? It's in late July. My brother rides it every year with his team Marley. My son has ridden for just a day or so at a time. I wouldn't last the few miles...McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-44726515087449623802011-03-24T14:07:55.792-04:002011-03-24T14:07:55.792-04:00That skirt is so cute!! The colors looks like Spr...That skirt is so cute!! The colors looks like Spring.KarenPhttp://thingsfromscratch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-71249193190075264072011-03-24T09:45:59.792-04:002011-03-24T09:45:59.792-04:00What a cute, cute, cute, flirty, girly skirt! It l...What a cute, cute, cute, flirty, girly skirt! It looks terrific on you. Love the color,love the fabric.gwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-10402795854621569402011-03-24T04:44:14.907-04:002011-03-24T04:44:14.907-04:00You are going to look so cute biking in this. I l...You are going to look so cute biking in this. I love how you used silk organza. Isn't that an awesome thing about sewing? You can use whatever fabric you want for whatever you want to make. It might not always work out, but this is definitely a winner!MushyWearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298153126878457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-10557704267467984092011-03-23T21:05:13.381-04:002011-03-23T21:05:13.381-04:00Lovely.Lovely.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468763091074811797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-14046233371773901712011-03-23T18:12:56.696-04:002011-03-23T18:12:56.696-04:00Can I just raid your closet now? I love your skir...Can I just raid your closet now? I love your skirt. I can just imagine you right now riding your bike with that skirt on. LOVE it!!!!!!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846280039463458710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-87012717072022604852011-03-23T15:27:42.837-04:002011-03-23T15:27:42.837-04:00Silk + bike skirt just cracks me up!
When in Cop...Silk + bike skirt just cracks me up! <br /><br />When in Copenhagen 2 years ago, folks were often dressed up while riding. I even spotted 2 (incredibly attractive) young guys wearing suits, riding tandem on a bike (while also drinking Carlsbergs!). I've heard the Netherlands has a similar bike culture, so you won't be out of place at all .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-89002452274456343392011-03-23T11:07:43.348-04:002011-03-23T11:07:43.348-04:00LOVELY skirt. I also have great luck bike riding ...LOVELY skirt. I also have great luck bike riding in a CF box pleat skirt. I think you're right, they'll have chain guards on your rented Dutch bikes. <br />Hey, it's probably a good thing overall that you just bought a little of that lovely fabric. It's so memorable, that skirt would have to be out of circulation for a year before you'd have the urge to wear another incarnation of it. It's not like a big tartan like that will look good as a matching suit jacket, so two pieces would have been quite a lot. There will be more beautiful fabric out there in perfect colours. Never fear.Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355680090132670030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-22482566637963050902011-03-23T07:46:03.096-04:002011-03-23T07:46:03.096-04:00Very pretty and perky! Wish I had some of this fab...Very pretty and perky! Wish I had some of this fabric.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-86152738633805752832011-03-23T03:25:34.326-04:002011-03-23T03:25:34.326-04:00Your bike trip sounds like sew much fun! You will ...Your bike trip sounds like sew much fun! You will be the styling.<br /><br />I used to bike commute in knee-length full skirts, too. The wind would blow right up my skirt lift it up toward my chest. That attracted too much attention, and was bad for aerodynamics, too. Then someone taught me to use a binder clip to attach the skirt around the top tube. Can you visualize it or do you need me to post a pix of how that works?<br /><br />I am super-impressed by your tetris-like pattern layout skills. But then I remembered that I also got a <a href="http://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/2010/05/vogue-8657.html" rel="nofollow">3/4-sleeved wrap top</a>, a <a href="http://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/2010/04/unsuitable-for-obvious-stripes.html" rel="nofollow">long bias skirt</a> and a <a href="http://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/2010/07/zero-waste-shorts.html" rel="nofollow">pair of shorts</a> out of a 3 yard (54" wide before preshrinking) piece of linen.<br /><br />Did you have to resort to piecing scraps in some places, too?badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-34840391375462823122011-03-22T22:43:40.772-04:002011-03-22T22:43:40.772-04:00Love, love, love the skirt...the pattern, the leng...Love, love, love the skirt...the pattern, the length, the material....love!Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-40624491966292026202011-03-22T22:17:53.237-04:002011-03-22T22:17:53.237-04:00SEW fun and fabulous, Trena!SEW fun and fabulous, Trena!HeathersSpherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565226168023427135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-27155157214145426022011-03-22T21:48:55.697-04:002011-03-22T21:48:55.697-04:00I saw that fabric and wondered what you could poss...I saw that fabric and wondered what you could possibly do with it and you made a wonderful skirt with it. Simply wonderful!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-12114499296372708982011-03-22T21:31:22.155-04:002011-03-22T21:31:22.155-04:00How very chic to go cycling in a silk skirt! I lo...How very chic to go cycling in a silk skirt! I love it!Lanehttp://thehouseoutback.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-61417533500653651352011-03-22T21:24:55.609-04:002011-03-22T21:24:55.609-04:00I just made a skirt A LOT like this one! Something...I just made a skirt A LOT like this one! Something about this time of year makes me want to wear a gingham or plaid skirt in spring colors. Yours is very cute! And a little better made ;) Cute! Check out the one I made if you want - Chrissy Weeks <br />http://www.chrissyweeks.com/2011/03/ahhhhh-skirt.htmlChrissy Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709214076932313962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-35428311999333291222011-03-22T21:07:34.588-04:002011-03-22T21:07:34.588-04:00Cute skirt! How fun that it's a biking skirt.Cute skirt! How fun that it's a biking skirt.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289544222045318183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-90179422538228540222011-03-22T20:14:57.671-04:002011-03-22T20:14:57.671-04:00This is the cutest thing ever. You're going t...This is the cutest thing ever. You're going to have so much fun wearing it!meli88ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283195290411152388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-73692136750572624392011-03-22T20:07:41.956-04:002011-03-22T20:07:41.956-04:00This is simply gorgeous and I really like the way ...This is simply gorgeous and I really like the way you dealt with the lining/interlining aspect of it. It seems a little bit bonkers that this organza skirt was made for biking, but why not, right?! I hope Amsterdam has warmed up since I was there in February!AllisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431369603470575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-7788461833940715822011-03-22T18:11:26.896-04:002011-03-22T18:11:26.896-04:00Super Cute. I love that it is a biking skirt!Super Cute. I love that it is a biking skirt!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967146285860396302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-63313332619020925182011-03-22T18:08:42.503-04:002011-03-22T18:08:42.503-04:00So cute and springy!So cute and springy!Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-58971290394782050502011-03-22T16:18:40.565-04:002011-03-22T16:18:40.565-04:00Your skirt is adorable :) What a great idea to we...Your skirt is adorable :) What a great idea to wear nice clothes that work for biking!Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800522660951414782noreply@blogger.com