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Simple Skirt in Idle Wild Knits!

October 15, 2015 By Susan 6 Comments

Idle Wild by Pattern Anthology-1I love a good marriage of stripe and floral and I’m not the only one these days – they’re everywhere! (Will this marriage LAST?!? My money’s on YES.) When I heard that the friends behind Pattern Anthology were putting out their own line of knits with Riley Blake I knew they’d be good – and when I got to choose what I wanted to sew with I asked for the Lace in Blue and floral in Multi. Bonus: I asked for samples of the other prints and the package included BIG samples that I shared on Instagram! That, right there, is how to make a sewing blogger happy. A simple skirt using Idle Wild knits from Riley BlakeI put them all to work in a simple skirt with a yoga waistband for my 6 year-old. She’s my most cooperative model at the moment. I think she’s so happy to do it that she’s even forgotten that she used to require bribes for it! More M&M’s left for me, right?!

Idle Wild by Pattern Anthology for Riley BlakeThese are the first Riley Blake knits I’ve sewn with and I love the softness and stretch recovery. These are great for patterns that need the elasticity of spandex – for things like wrist and neck bands and yoga waistbands. They hold their shape nicely and curve to finish openings without gaping. I’m not sure that I’d normally put 3 prints into one simple skirt design, but because I also had enough of the bird print for a yoga waistband I haaaad to use it. And by adding a wide contrast band at the bottom of the skirt I avoided hemming. Two birds, one… skirt.Idle Wild by Pattern Anthology-4

And — just in case you’re wondering what’s happening in the background when we pop outside for about 3 minutes around dinnertime, leaving baby sister playing happily until she realizes we WENT OUTSIDE WITHOUT HER, here’s how that goes.Baby-sister-reacts-to-finding-out-that-big-sister-and-mom-went-outside-without-her

Idle Wild is hitting stores this month! See the full range here.

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Filed Under: knit, skirt Tagged With: fabric, girls, Idle Wild, jersey, knit, Pattern Anthology, prints, Riley Blake, simple skirt, spandex

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    October 15, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    Best picture ever!! You have to frame it.

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    • Susan says

      October 18, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      I can’t stop looking at it and laughing! Poor kid. :)

      Reply
  2. melissamora868660185 says

    October 15, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    LOVE!

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    • Susan says

      October 18, 2015 at 1:56 pm

      ;)

      Reply
  3. Kerrie says

    October 15, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    that is stellar together!!

    Reply
    • Susan says

      October 18, 2015 at 1:55 pm

      Thanks! :)

      Reply

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