{"id":51045,"date":"2015-10-26T09:29:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=51045"},"modified":"2015-10-26T05:35:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T09:35:23","slug":"swingset-skirt-fabric-and-drawstring-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/10\/swingset-skirt-fabric-and-drawstring-inspiration.html","title":{"rendered":"swingset skirt fabric and drawstring inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

We hope you’ve marked your sewing calendar to join in with our Swingset Skirt<\/a> sew-along (November 9th-13th)<\/a>. Come back here all next week when we will be introducing our sew-along panel. These talented sewists will be sharing their design decisions and fabric choices. Until then I\u2019ve got lots of fabric, trim, and drawstring suggestions for you today so you can start planning and ordering your supplies.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019re ready to sew a spectacular skirt, but what fabric to use? The possibilities can be overwhelming. Many fabrics work well with this simple skirt: chambray, linen, quilting cotton, lawn, voile, fine-wale corduroy, gauze, sateen, Swiss dot.<\/p>\n

But what about prints? Polka dots work great as well as many others. I\u2019ve gathered quite a few ideas here for you. Tiger Lily by Heather Ross<\/a> has become very popular and here is \u201cSmall Roses in Blush<\/a>” sewn up in a Swingset skirt.<\/p>\n

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Here are some more fabric ideas for you in bright colors, some with faux stitching, florals, and then some that are more subtle.<\/p>\n

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You can add some visual texture and interest with trims, including tassels, pom-poms and fringe. If you are looking for fun trims, try an Etsy shop like this<\/a> or this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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tassels<\/a>, inspirational image<\/a><\/p>\n

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pom-poms<\/a><\/p>\n

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fringe<\/a><\/p>\n

Have fun with the drawstring! How about one in neon orange<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Here are a bunch of drawstring examples I\u2019ve gathered for you. FYI all of these are 1.5 yards.<\/p>\n

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1. brown cord 2. light blue cord 3. silver metallic twisted cord<\/a> 4. reminds me of shoelaces 5. reminds me of swimsuit straps 6. reminds me of spaghetti straps 7. pink leather 8. pink grosgrain ribbon<\/a> 9. white lace 10. black cotton twill tape 11. reminds me of twill tape, but in polyester 12. drawstring sewn up by the pattern in chambray<\/p>\n

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I sewed a chambray (denim\u2019s comfier cousin) skirt and paired it with a brown cord drawstring (#1 in the examples) and I really like the \u201cdenim and leather\u201d look that it gives.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t forget you can make the skirt reversible by adding buttonholes on both sides for the drawstring.<\/p>\n

And if that wasn\u2019t enough inspiration, see how versatile this simple skirt can be:<\/p>\n