And trying to make progress on my novel!
I swear I will hit one of my monthly writing goals at one point this year! I’m going to go out on a limb and say I was aiming a bit too high when I sat down and made a game plan. I haven’t been able to finish anything since completing my Sisters novel, and I desperately want to change that.
#HighCastle/#Babylon5 Bester Circle Skirt
Say that ten times fast!
No. Seriously. I am making this, and it is A Thing. I bought myself a sewing machine with Christmas money in January, and life is too short to not aspire to create your own vintage fandom ensembles.
Isn’t she lovely? I got a great deal on her with Amazon Renewed!
My First Sewing Adventure Since 2010
I took time to plan this out because I want this to be the most beautiful and unlikely combination I’ve ever created, which means I wanted to start with something simple. Circle skirts are simple, right?
Step 1: Math. Circles. The waist is the circumference, and you need the radius of it in order to sketch the pattern and cut a proper waistband.
w = waist
r = radius
d = diameter
s = desired skirt length - don't forget to decide how long you want that skirt to fall!
w/π = d
d/2 = r
Step 2: Order enough fabric or you’ll find yourself having to buy another panel and having to sew it together. I must say that sewing was a breeze with my machine.
Step 3: Make an old school compass. No. Really. This is the best way to do it. Get a strand of yarn, make sure it’s a few inches longer than (r + s), and grab the nearest pen. Tie the yarn to the pen. Tie the other end to a pin, and stab that pin into the carpet! It is helpful to secure some measuring tape to the pin as well.
You’re going to use the radius you calculated in the first step and wrap the yarn around the pen until it’s there.
Using the pin you stabbed into the carpet as an anchor, draw a half circle. Add the radius to your desired skirt length (r + s) to draw the skirt part–if you don’t, your skirt will be too short.
Step 4: flatten the fabric (and pin if necessary) and cut 1/2 inch outside the lines.
Step 5: The fun part! If you want to add some flair now is the time to do it.
Here is the progress on my reversible skirt! First up is the #Babylon5 Bester side! I will need to go in and hand sew a little bit on the stars (they’re iron on, but I like to be safe!). pic.twitter.com/uDONpN00nA
— Ms. Luna (@MishiWan) February 9, 2020
The beautiful cherry blossom patch is ironed on the #HighCastle side, and I’m having a hard time figuring out if I should use one of the real High Castle patches or not (photos below!). pic.twitter.com/D0dPHHCc1e
— Ms. Luna (@MishiWan) February 9, 2020
The next step is to do a little bit of my favorite thing in the universe: hand sew the iron on patches to ensure they stay in place. I am not going lie. I hate hand sewing, so it might be forever before I get around to it. Oh the absolute dread of hand sewing!
