Stash busting: Yes!, It's Another Elastic back skirt / OOP Vogue 1247 and Vintage Vogue 9918

The plan to replace out-of-print (OOP) Vogue 1247 skirts with the waistband and back zipper continues.  The versions I had once upon a time have found a new home and yes, it was hard to let them go.  These are versions that reflect my new reality and can be worn over the lower part of my back brace.  

This skirt was made with a medium weight 100% cotton fabric that I found in the home décor department.  The design is a combination of OOP Vogue 1247 and vintage Vogue 9918.  The front of the skirt resembles OOP Vogue 1247 and the back is all vintage Vogue 9918.  The front of OOP Vogue 1247 kept the integrity of those lovely pockets.  The front dart were eliminated and the front waist adjusted.  And of course, I lengthened the bottom of the skirt Vogue 1247 but also shortened the hem from the back piece of Vogue 9918.  The skirt hits below the knee.  

Sewing IS Political

This skirt is another Canadian made and tariff free project.  The fabric is a cotton print found in the home décor department at Fabricland, a Canadian fabric outlet.  As was the elastic used in this project.  The Vogue patterns although being products of the U.S.A. did not contribute to the convicted felon's wars or tariff economy.  Vogue 1247 has been in the stash for years and I made the first version in 2012.  Vintage Vogue 9918, circa 1980s, came into the stash in 2023 prior to the global boycott against annexation rhetoric and tariffs.  The threads are cotton Gütermann threads and were labelled as made in Greece.  They were purchased from Marshall Fabrics, a Canadian fabric outlet.  The scissors used to cut this project are from Merchant and Mills, a company from the United Kingdom.  They were purchased from The Workroom, another Canadian fabric outlet.  

Project details

Seams:  2.8 straight stitch

Seam finish:  Serged

Fabric:  1.2 metres

Elastic:  0.45 metres

Patterns:  OOP Vogue 1247 (circa 2011) and vintage Vogue 9918 (circa 1980s)

Additional Tools & Supplies:  Cutting table, fabric scissors, tailor's chalk, measuring tape, dressing making ruler, curve ruler, pins, pin cushion, Janome 4120 QDC sewing machine, walking foot, blind hem foot, Janome AirThread 2000D serger, threads, thread clippers, tweezers, safety pin, iron, ironing board and tea.  

Stand strong, elbows up and keep sewing.