10 gore skirt

A few weeks ago I was wearing an 2 piece dress I made last summer (details here). The skirt is an 8 gore skirt with some fullness. I decided I wanted a 'twirly' skirt and a 10 or 12 gore skirt would be a good way to make one. I had Thursday and Friday off last week so part of the long weekend was spent drafting and sewing a 10 gore skirt. I used the 8-gore skirt to get an idea of how wide to make the top and how much the waist and hem should curve. I used these 6 gore skirt instructions adapted for more gores. The first muslin showed the gores were too flared and didn't hang well. I narrowed the gores a bit and love the result.

I made the skirt with some rayon challis I bought last summer. I put slash pockets in the side seams and an elastic waist band. I had the skirt all finished except for the hem last weekend and hemmed it Wednesday night. After finishing the skirt except for the hem I tried to make a matching blouse and ended up with a wadder*. I have a print that should match or I might try to dye some rayon to match. The only summer top I have that goes with the skirt is a white t-shirt so a blouse to match is high on the things to sew list.

* A wadder is a sewing project that doesn't turn out - something you wad up and throw away.