1001 PEEPS : ENCHANTED BOW SKIRT
I’m so excited to share my 1001 Peeps Summer Camp project with you today! Have you been following along with the other great camp projects every Friday?
Since I love making clothes so much, I thought I would create a skirt pattern that is very easy to sew. You will start and finish this skirt in a few hours! Also, I show you how to do elastic shirring with this pattern. If you’ve never tried it, this is a magical technique to learn. It’s also very addictive. You may have seen it in this dress, this dress or this dress. Since I know how much Lizzy loves bows, I had to make sure it had a big bow on it too! My Enchanted Bow Skirt features a ruffled paper bag waist, an elastic shirred waistband and an adorable contrasting bow.
It was pretty hard to choose just two fabrics from the 1001 Peeps fabric collection for the skirt, but I’m having a love affair with purple right now, so I chose the Purple Pearl Bracelet for the bow and the Scheherazade for the skirt.
You can download a pdf of the instructions to make this pattern here. I’ve added the elastic thread that I use to our online shop, in case you don’t have a place near you that sells it. Please let me know if you make one, I’d love to see it!
the workroom will FINALLY be receiving our shipment of 1001 Peeps next week. Just in time for Lizzy’s arrival. There will be sets of all 24 prints for sure! Fat quarter, half metre and full metre. If you need one, (I definitely need one), let me know and you can pre-order.
There are just two more weeks left of the 1001 Peeps Summer Camp. Be sure to visit Whipstitch next Friday and Happy Zombie on August 26th!
p.s. The bow on this skirt is totally enchanted. Take a look at the last photo where the magical bow is trying to fly away!
Finish Enchanted Bow Skirts :
– Jeni finished her skirt within a day of posting the pattern! It’s amazing with the Royal City print in orange.
– Lizzy House made TWO enchanted bow skirts while she was in Toronto. Here’s her first one made with Heather Ross’ Far Far Away 3 fabric.
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This is ADORABLE! What a great idea, and so very Workroom!
This is fantastic, I love the prints!
This is crazy cute!!!!! It looks so so so good on you!!! Is it weird that I want a sticker for my ruler that says theworkroom?! xo
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So pretty! I can’t seem to open the PDF link tho 🙁
oops! sorry about that. it’s fixed now!
I love this skirt but I can’t get the .pdf to load! 🙁
check now, malinda. i just fixed the link!
THANKS! Works now!
Adorable! Love how you made a simple gathered skirt into a wow skirt! Love your photos, too!
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Completely Adorable! May have to try this one day, it looks so comfortable and sweet.
this is so pretty karyn. I love it and wow, I think I could even sneak it in for part of my fall wardrobe!
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Love it! This is going on my long to-do list. : )
love! i actually just finished my first AMH Flirty skirt and thought if i had moved the casings down a bit from the top, it would possibly give a paper bag skirt effect. And that is exactly what you’ve done but w/ shirring! this is definitely the next one on the list. thanks!
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ps: great pics! i love your photos so much.
What a darling skirt ! Looks great. I just love this line of fabric.
This is soooo cute! I think I’m going to make one! 🙂
[…] skirt or dress. So pretty! Clockwise from left: Peetra Sunday Best Dress by white jupiter dreams, 1001 Peeps Enchanted Bow Skirt (free pattern) by Make Something, Bog Dreaming Bow by Pat Bravo, Double Layer Pillowcase Dress […]
OMG! I need to make this skirt!!
Stylishly trendy! Amazing. I haven’t think of this. It is amazing a simple bow can make it noticeable.
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This is lovely! The two patterns on the fabric contrast so well.
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I love it Karyn! You always pick the best colours and patterns!
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Lovely print and it looks so simple to sew it. It makes me want to start sewing right away even though I can not :).
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The print for the bow is just too good. I have to find that here or cross my fingers it’s still there when I get back.
This skirt is so cute! Thanks so much for sharing — Love bows!
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Judging by the pictures, it looks great. I’ll try it. I can’t see the pdf link though. Where is it?
Adorable Karyn – way cute.
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It was pretty hard to choose just two fabrics from the 1001 Peeps fabric collection for the skirt, but I’m having a love affair with purple right now, so I chose the Purple Pearl Bracelet for the bow and the Scheherazade for the skirt.
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[…] With the warm weather coming (especially with the move to Brisbane), I’m thinking of picking up some gorgeous cotton and prints and whipping up a few of these adorable skirts. […]
Hi, I saw this tutorial when Jeni Baker referenced it a few weeks ago–she made one of these out of her new line, Nordika, and it was so cute! I was able to download the PDF a few weeks ago, but by the time I bought fabric and found a day to sew (today), the PDF is no longer available, or is missing? Can someone help?
(I know I’m YEARS behind the game, but. My yardage of Tsuru Motif Madness and I thank you nicely!)
Hi Laura, Thanks for catching that! I just changed servers and forgot to replace the pdf. It should be available now!
Wow, you are too fast, Karyn! Thank you!