In February 2020, I took the first part of the IAM Patterns pattern making course. I really loved learning skirt pattern making and I’m really looking forward to the second part: the basic bodice pattern making.

This way, I’ll be able to make dresses, coats... just about 90 more sleeps to go ;-)

I’ve already made three different skirt designs and I wanted to "build on" this course by drafting a simple little skirt for the doudou.

For those who don’t know, the ducasse of Mons (my hometown) is listed as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. And the "highlight of the show" is the so-called Lumeçon fight where Saint George kills the dragon, protecting our beloved city for a year.

Anyway, I’m getting off track because this year... no ducasse... thanks to the Covid-19 crisis.

So, to celebrate my birthplace in my own way, I made my little skirt in this lovely cotton printed with dragons created by a Belgian artist kanojo design. She offers fabrics in the colors of Belgian folklore.

I had bought a coupon before the crisis and was waiting for the right moment and project to cut it. That moment has come!

So, my dragons? Aren’t they cute with their little spears?

Back to my skirt, I chose to draft a half-circle skirt. I had made a toile to draft a full circle skirt but I found that with the fabric’s texture, it didn’t fall harmoniously. No worries, that’s what toiles are for: to adapt, adjust, correct...

So I started over the drafting by making a half-circle skirt, and this time, I was happy with my toile. So it was time to make it "in the beautiful fabric".

I also chose to draft a straight waistband which I made in a different color to give it a bit of pep. I stayed in green tones after hesitating between yellow and red, which are also well represented in the base pattern.

I decided to put the zipper in the back and to finish the skirt hem, I made a small green rolled hem, matching the waistband color, with the serger.

I really enjoyed sewing this project and also taking the photos with my husband. Ah, Belgian weather... Poupoupidou! or Poupoudoudou!