Burgundy Button-Front Skirt

This is one of those patterns that I liked from the start. It’s Simplicity 9267 and it’s what I call a “soft” A-line skirt. That is the basis of this burgundy button-front skirt. It’s a simple basic design, but at the same time, an elevated look depending on the fabric choice. For mine, I used a polyester blend suiting fabric I had in my stash.

I made View B, which is the mid-length skirt. The pattern also has a longer and shorter version. There are front and back pleats and front pockets in the skirt. In these pictures I’m wearing the skirt with a BurdaStyle Magazine turtleneck I made years ago (here).

This is an easy pattern to make. Don’t be intimidated by the buttons and buttonholes! They really aren’t hard to make, especially since most machines will have automatic buttonhole feet. Believe me when I say the my burgundy button-front skirt was an easy make.

Buttonhole suggestion:

My only suggestion would be to make a couple of test buttonholes on scraps of the same fabric. Not only do you need to know how your thread and machine will act with the fabric, but you need to know in what direction the buttonholer goes first.

The only problem I had was finding the buttons for the skirt. When I have an idea in mind I like to go with that. But sometimes it can be hard to make that become reality. I actually ended up ordering buttons from buttons.com. In the end, I was very pleased with what I got and I like the way they look on the skirt.

I have also included this skirt in my November Wrap Up video on YouTube.

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As far as the sizing is concerned, using a 16 and grading to an 18 waist works well for me.

Thank you for reading. When you sew your own wardrobe, the possibilities are endless…

S8994 Project Collaboration

A while back, Myra from Myra Lorraine YouTube channel and I decided it would be fun to take pattern we both liked, make it, and see how each one of us would make it our own. We chose this Simplicity pattern from Mimi G

The first thing I did with this is to lengthen it by 4″. I made a muslin to ensure that the length and the fit were what I wanted. For the first time in my sewing. I also did a full seat adjustment. This was done because I noticed that with the first muslin I made, the skirt road up in the back a bit. So in order to remedy this, I did a slash and spread technique that gave me about another inch in length in the back. The back and the front pieces matched up though.

woman wearing Simplicity 8994 skirt and blue print top

This is a linen-like fabric I bought years ago at JoAnn’s. It’s washable and super comfortable. It’s the kind of thing that’s great for a summer dress or skirt.

woman wearing S8994 skirt and floral print top back view

Being in a pandemic situation has presented its own challenges in completing any projects. Covid-19 means no traveling to the fabric store since they were closed here in March. So everything I used were things that I already had at home. Having enough fabric is not really an issue 😂. But there are some other things that I wish I had access to, like matching thread.

But that’s it. You can watch the video I did for this project here and I have linked Myra’s video in the description box as well.

Thanks for watching and Happy Sewing!

My Take on McCall’s 7906

As many of you have seen, this skirt pattern is very popular among sewists and with good reason. It’s stylish, practical (it has pockets) and it’s easy to make. I made View C using a stretch cotton sateen that I fell in love with when I saw it.

In the picture above. I’m wearing it with a self tie belt I made from some leftover fabric I had. This particular version doesn’t have the self tie belt that View D does.

The pockets in the skirt are actually deep enough to be useful (LOVE that).

The only alteration I made to the pattern was to use the size 18 waist and size 16 hip. I really could have just made the 16 I think since the waist is just a bit looser than I would like (YAY me! All that exercise is paying off!).

But here are some other ways I styled this skirt.

The red T is Angela Wolf Patterns ruched T that I modified

Overall, I love this skirt and expect to get a lot of use out of it. The fabric is heavy enough that it’s not see through. This skirt has all the colors I enjoy wearing and should be a fun addition to my wardrobe!