Teal Crush Velvet Midi Skirt

Well, here's my final garment in the velvet collection. When I set out to sew through my velvet stash, it never dawned on me that it would end with a collection. Though it was unintentional to create a collection, I am not going to pass up the opportunity to brag about it. I also learned a lot about sewing velvet with all of these projects, and I am sharing a few tips at the end of this post. This fabric was a gift from my great auntie, so sorry you all, can’t tell you where to get it.

This skirt is the result of a pattern hack, a modified version of Simplicity 8265. To achieve this look, I lengthened the two main skirt pieces to a midi length and split the front shirt piece into three parts: lower skirt side front, upper skirt side front (the pocket), and skirt front.

I stitched the pocket to the upper edge of the lower skirt with right sides together. Then I folded the pocket back to the other side at the seams with wrong sides together. I topstitched using a straight stitch along the seam edge. Then I folded the pocket back down, aligning the side seams and notches; the edge of the pocket extended about seven or eight inches from the seamed edge. I baste stitched the side edges of the pocket. I repeated the same steps with the other side front skirt pieces.

Then, with right sides together, I stitched each side skirt piece to the front skirt piece, making sure I stopped sewing at the notch that I marked for the split. After I finished the front skirt piece, I followed the pattern instructions to complete the remainder of the skirt.

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I hope that made sense. Of course, if you intend to try this, you will have to draft a pocket pattern, and the shape of your pocket pattern will depend on your skirt pattern and how deep you want your pockets to be. Mine is five inches deep. Also, I wanted to share a few tips now that I have finished all of these velvet projects. First, always pay attention to the nap. You want to make sure all of your pieces are cut in the same direction of the pile. Second, remember that velvet fabric will shift when sewing. I would encourage you to either use a Teflon foot, walking foot, or serger. I used my serger for all of the projects, and when I did use my sewing machine, I made sure I had on the Teflon foot. Last but certainly not least, test your marking tool. I used chalk and tracing paper to make my marks for all of my projects. I just found that I had an easier time seeing those marks, and I didn’t have any issue with it washing out. I am happy with this final project, and you know I plan to wear this casually styled with shoes such as Clarks Wallabees or combat boots.

Outfit details: top/Forever 21 (Old), Shoes (Aldo’s)