I’ve had this particular stash of Nani Iro double gauze awesomeness (Nani Iro Saaaa Saaa Blue on White Stripes) for a few months now waiting for the perfect skirt pattern to come along… and of course, the right weather as well.
Summer has officially hit Boston and I spent a few lovely hours this Sunday with Virginia at Gather Here whipping up this gathered skirt.
It has awesome scoop pockets (which you can’t see from my pics. Duh! Forgot to photograph them), a lapped zipper, swishy fullness, and of course, it’s soft… I love double gauze and I love this pattern as well. We drafted the front and back piece from rectangles and added scooped pockets, the lining, and a waistband.
Striking a pose, but forgetting to show the scooped pockets 
My brain is already in overdrive thinking of the many variations of fabrics I’d like to wear this skirt in. Some mental notes for the future:
- Increase the waistband circumference a little so the skirt can sit lower on my hips.
- Add elastic to the waistband for comfort.
I’m super stoked overall, hence the cheesy grin
My new skirt for the summer…
Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone!
- E
P.S: Nani Iro is a Japanese fabric designer whom I love love love. She has a lot of fabric printed on double gauze (literally two layers of gauze stitched together), which is super soft and great for the spring and summer as well as linen prints. She does have an online store, but it’s in Japanese. I bought this fabric from Frances of Miss Matatabi on Etsy.
Ooh, I’ve never sewn with double gauze, but several items made with it have popped up in my blogroll just this weekend! This looks like the perfect summer skirt!
If I haven’t already, I’d like to introduce you to… http://moderncocoon.wordpress.com/
You two are my hero.
What pattern did you use for the skirt? It came out so well!
The pattern was actually drafted from two rectangles and then pockets were added together with a lining and waistband! Sorry, I can’t be more specific! This was for a class I took at Gather Here, a sewing studio in Cambridge, MA.