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Hexagon Pocket Skirt for Straight Lines and Angles

March 21, 2014 By Adrianna 3 Comments

It’s my turn on the Straight Lines and Angles tour!  Jess from If Only They Would Nap had the great idea to have a bunch of bloggers sew up some geometrically-inspired projects.  I’ve had this idea to make leather hexagon coasters with neon stitching since before Christmas, but it never got done, so I figured this would be a good kick in the pants to finally make them!

But they sucked.  So instead I made this simple hexagon pocket skirt!  I really love this one, so I’m kinda glad the coasters sucked.  I mean, they’re fine for using in my house and all, but the stitching is all wonked.  I might show them to you on instagram if you’re good.

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The skirt is just a simple swing skirt in a beautiful chambray.  I actually made this skirt for myself for Project Sewn, but it was a reject, so I finally got around to slicing off the adult waistband and some of the width and reconstructing it for my daughter.  DSC_0003

The pockets are made with some of my long-hoarded Washi fabric from Rashida Coleman-Hale.  I love this one so much.  I think the bright colors and fun print make a big impact without using too much of it.  I also added a couple lines of decorative stitching at the hem to give it a little more character.DSC_0007

For the pocket, I simply drafted a hexagon in the size I wanted, cut out one in the washi fabric and one in lining fabric, sewed them right sides together leaving a hole for turning, turned them right side out, then sewed around the edges to close the hole and add a little decorative top stitching.  I sewed the bottom three lines of the hexagon to the skirt and attached the top part with a button.  A hexagon button, no less!  I rarely have exactly the right notion in my stash, so this was a happy dance-inducing situation.  DSC_0018

My girl loves the swingyness and twirliness of this simple skirt, and I love that it pretty much matches all her tops.  I’m pretty sure this will be her spring and summer uniform.DSC_0008

Make sure you check out all the Straight Lines and Angles contributors, there have been some really beautiful projects already.  Here’s a full list of participating bloggers:

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And you can enter the rafflecoptor giveaway below for your chance to win $30 to spend at Imagine Gnats, a pattern from See Kate Sew, a pattern from Very Shannon, and a pattern from Sew like my Mom.  You can read more about the giveaway here. Good luck!

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Comments

  1. Sarah Helene says

    March 21, 2014 at 11:16 am

    CLEVER idea to add hexagon pockets on the lower left & right sides of your girl’s swing skirt. Bold patterned geometric shapes in vivid colors adds PIZZAZZ to the plain grey skirt. Any color top creates a FUN outfit, casual yet unique! Lots of love sewn by MOM, for certain. And you re-purposed a skirt you had sewn for yourself. BRAVO for your project for this series: Straight Lines and Angles. Sarah Helene, Minneapolis

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  2. Charity says

    March 22, 2014 at 1:13 am

    Cute! I love swingy skirts on little girls, and those pockets are great! I love the additional pink stitching. =)

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  3. Jenya says

    March 25, 2014 at 1:47 am

    What a gorgeous, fun skirt! Love the pockets, and the buttons of course :)

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