@serendipidus1 "Less" is used when you can't count what you're referring to (e.g. less stuff) "Few" is used when you can count what you're referring to (e.g. few things) So, it's wrong to say "less buttons". But you're right that it's correct to say "a lesser amount of buttons" because you are referring to a "lesser amount" and not "lesser buttons".
@serendipidus1 www.grammar.com/Fewer-vs-Less Colloquial English and formal English are different animals, and language changes over time. You are referencing the former, I the latter. I'm a Fry fan. I've read nearly all of his books, heard him in many debates and lectures, and watched Q.I. He was speaking about colloquial, day-to-day speech, with which he has no quarrel. Nonetheless, it isn't the manner of speech he employs nor the way he writes. If you've read his books, you've certainly noticed this too. In fact, I've even heard him on Q.I. bringing up precisely such picky points of formal diction with his panelists. Of course, he feels people should speak informally if they so wish, and nearly everyone does. He, himself, speaks formal English -- grammar and diction, and it is to that that I was referring. I can't justify the rules of formal grammar or diction; I can just mention that they are what they are. Does it matter a great deal? Nope, but to those taking college entrance tests or attending academically stringent universities, it does still matter.
@serendipidus1 Trusting wiki as opposed to a good grammar/diction text or style sheet is less than helpful in the study of formal English, which was my topic
@serendipidus1 Oops! Sorry. I focused on your entry and automatically went with the dictionary spelling. Here's my point that I think I may have expressed rather poorly. Like Fry, whom you obviously admire, I realize that formal English isn't needed for day-to-day use. But bear in mind that formal English is, at bottom, simply absolutely correct English, not necessarily hoity-toity or complex. It's the way in which Fry always speaks and writes, and so do I. I don't correct anything, unless I'm asked to edit. I have, however, heard Fry correct others on "Q.I." several times, but it's a rather unique situation being meant for comic effect. Still, he does do it. Back to my main point. You're 716% correct that everyone will understand "less than 8 buttons." However, everyone will also understand "fewer than 8 buttons." So what the heck difference does it make? Language is a tool, and not all tools are equally useful in every situation. For most people, it will never, never make even a tiny bit of difference. However, there are times and places where anything less than totally correct English will be noted, and usually not to one's benefit. Depending upon what one plans to do in life, it is true that the more correctly one speaks, the wider those options are. I'm now a retired teacher, and I worked very hard to give my students the widest range of options possible. I tried my best to give them the tool of correct English. My success varied from student to student, of course. My background was not privileged. I went to public schools in a largely working class area beginning in 1949. I'm the granddaughter of four non English-speaking, working-class, 1880s immigrants: 2 maids, a baker, and a brick-layer. I'm also the first college graduate in my family. My grammar school teachers had, by and large, 2 year normal school educations, but they had those 2 years of college in the days when most women had no chance of any higher education. They were hard-ass, and we learned what they taught with varying success, or at least most of us did. I'm simply the product of that system. My sentence structure isn't complex, and I avoid difficult vocabulary unless I'm with those who also use it. Nonetheless, my writing is easy to understand, and it's formal English. It's not fancy. It's not complex. It's just correct, and it can be used in a very wide variety of situations. After so very many decades of speaking and writing this way, it's automatic. Different strokes for different folks!
Can you believe I was literally on my way to go and buy fabrics to do the gathered skirt from your old video? I am a beginner and this will be my second project ever, I saw that video yesterday and the timing of this updated version is just perfect! I'm binge watching your whole channel these days, I love your videos! Thanks for what you do, your work is so inspiring!
@@اسماء-د1ر A little late advice from another beginner, but maybe it will help somebody, just start with really cheap fabric, or make it small first, like for a doll. I did both, it helped me.
I have an old manila folder that I drew horizontal lines of 1/4” up to 3” so I can use that to turn my hems. I fold the fabric over the card stock up to the line I want and iron over it. It makes the hemming go a little faster.
One little tip for gathering, I suggest switching your bobbin to something more heavy-duty, possibly coat or buttonhole weight, so it won't snap as easily when gathering. Also, a contrasting color will help you to easily pick out the bobbin thread, which is the easier thread to pull when gathering anyway.
When I started taking Home Economics in high school. I did not have money to buy fabric so my mother and I started ripping apart shirtwaist dress as this was a style in the 50s when the shirt was sewn to the skirt my sister was a very small child about nine years old and I was 14 my mother was 45. And this style of dress has gone out of fashion each of my sisters skirts was cut down with a huge folded him from 36 inch long material and 3 yards of material my mothers and mine were exactly the same 4 yards of material and 45 inches long it was quite common then to have really huge hems. And many clothes had Grow me so that when a child got taller you could let out a pleat and their pants leg would be longer or their pajama legs. Fabric buttons and zippers were frequently reused collars were turned when they were too worn on one side so we’re cuffs bed linens were split down the middle when they wore out and the edges seamed that way you could tuck the worn edge of the fabric under the bed mattress and sleep on the thicker unworn fabric in the middle. You have to understand I was a child of parents who had survived a depression nothing was thrown away everything was recycled 100% I don’t know how many clothes my father had but my mother had exactly 3 outfits to last a week you would wear your outfit two days at a time you might also have an extra Sunday dress which you could wear again on Monday so that all your other three outfits could be washed on Mondays.
My mother had one of these skirts in the 50s when I was a girl. She made a pair of shorts in the same fabric so she could wear it unbuttoned or even take the skirt off to just wear the shorts.
I love that idea! I call it "The Star Trek Trick", because I first noticed how even though they wore miniskirts it never seemed indecent when the women of the crew got thrown around in a space battle or something because they always wore underpants of the same fabric as their dress.
I have been sewing for 20+ years and some of your techniques have blown my mind! I need that button hole tool now lol I am a little disappointed that we didn't get to see the finished skirt on you 😔
Don't forget to download the instructions file! drive.google.com/file/d/10vCiJ72PVPDnuxqHNB7NrdRnvIIuXXjG/view?usp=sharing Note: the image at 0:10:55 should be of the skirt dimensions, not the waistband. You can see the correct image at the link above! Here is a photo of the finished denim set: drive.google.com/file/d/1YnsOXk3n67bO_YqJv2LaQoCdyuL919Pm/view?usp=sharing
Thank you so much!! From someone who is just starting out you are such an amazing resource! I'm learning so much from you. Your hard work is appreciated.
I feel like the My Little Pony cup deserves a shout out! I've seen it a few times and no one ever mentions it! Team Pinkie Pie for life! Thank you for another wonderful video! I can't wait to go pick out fabrics for this and use some of my grandma's vintage sewing supplies!
I started sewing in January and I made your gathered skirt following your tutorial back then. Since then I have made two Popovers, a Chemise Dress, a Boatneck Dress and the Swirl Dress. Thank you so much for teaching me, you have been incredibly helpful and I love all your patterns!!!! Also your tutorials and patreon are extremely generous. 😊😊💗💗
Have you ever thought about cutting the lining 1/4” smaller length and width? When you turn the pockets inside out, the smaller lining helps insure the lining doesn’t peek out at the edges.
I'm usually not one for a thank you comment but oml THANK YOU SO MUUUUUUCH. This was perfect for me as a beginner, super simple and very rewarding. I loved learning how to sew this skirt.
For the record, I think the dental floss idea is FLIPPING GENIOUS! And im starting to use my mother's sewing machine. Its been 20+ years since I've touched a sewing project. Your videos have given me a bit of perspective and confidence to try some smaller projects. Most notably, face masks currently.
It is the only way for me unless it is a button with a shank. I hate sewing by hand especially buttons. My machine locks the threads at the beginning and at the end so, although machine stitching buttons is secure, it gives that little extra confidence. If you aren't confident you could always take the threads to the back and secure by hand after stitching the button.
I still do them by hand because it's more secure. I was also taught for theatre sewing to use 4-6 strands for button sewing, so every thread has to break for the button to come off. I've never lost a button I sewed on.
Love it. My mother and I made this type of skirt in many summer and tropical prints. She never used a pattern and they looked great. I wore the skirts with trendy accessories and color-coordinated cotton knit tops. Back in the day, gorgeous cotton garment fabrics were easily found and inexpensive. Even the European imports. Depending on the fabric's width, we always bought 5-6 yards per skirt to compensate for pre-treatment shrinkage and my above-average height. Other favorites remain summer circular skirts with hemlines of 5+ yards. Mother and a Disney Studios costume designer-friend made luxurious poodle skirts for us with German wool felt and genuine Astrakhan fur. Swarovski beading on the fancy dogs and their collars.
I watched this video a while back & i thought i lost you.I love the yellow skirt but this one too is just as beautiful. I appreciate it very much. You are a good teacher. Thank you. Lotsa love.
First time catching your channel ~~what a joy!! First off, thank you for sewing on a manual! Know this sounds dizzy but I love manuals, wouldn't have those computerized ones that, once they go down, you're down. And I don't use everything my manual does so what makes me think the more the better? I can not believe how you angle trimmed the waist.~~ genius!! I believe you changed my way of grading seams. And thank you for saying "rip the fabric". My home ec teacher was fond of it, especially for tearing the edges to get the straight of grain. Heard many you tubers say no but I've been doing it for 50+ years and have had no problems. And, yes, I use tape for buttons; works so well! Thank you so much!
I absolutely love this pattern and your video. I’m trying to convince myself to get back into sewing. As a 63 year old retired teacher I want to do the things that make me happy and completing a project is a great feeling. Thank you
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It's hard to find videos that are this detailed and show all the steps of the process. I made this skirt and it's one of my favorite pieces to wear! I love the weight and fullness of the skirt and I get compliments every time I wear it!
I’m a beginner and this is gonna be my third project, first clothing project! Really looking forward to doing this as the instructions are so simple, clear, and easy to follow. Thank you so much for this Gertie, you’re an absolute inspiration and hero! xxx
I watched this video a while back & i taught i lost you. I loved the yellow skirt, but this one is the same beautiful! You are a good teacher and i appreciate ur kindness. Will love to make it. Thank you tons!
Super useful tutorial for how to sew gathers, as a technique, regardless of making this specific skirt. Your explanations are crystal clear which is a pleasure.
I love your pretty and feminine sewing studio. I have always wanted a pink sewing room. I am finally getting it this week. Then I am making a version of this skirt! Love it and the pockets.
Wonderful instructional. Very clear how to do all the things for this pattern. Thank you for clear guidance and showing all the steps. Such a fun skirt
Skirt looks lovely! Also want to say that your tip of looking at the bobbin as a P when you load it causes me to think of you with gratitude 2 or 3 times a sewing day!
Why do you always seem so nervous, Gertie? Don't be nervous - you're awesome! You've GOT this! It's YOUR channel and your skills are valuable here, where the people who Need some sewing guidance can find you! Also - you're pretty and you look like a cool person. Thanks for your videos - they're actually pretty inspiring.
Hi Gertie, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your amazing tutorials! I recently inherited my grandmother’s sewing machine and started learning to sew, and UA-cam recommended your picnic skirt to me at the perfect time. It was so beginner friendly, from not needing a pattern to your detailed explanations at every step. I made one for myself and, while it’s not perfect, I love it so much. I’m already making one for my sister, and I’ve got a third one planned too! I joined your Patreon and bought some of your patterns because your instructions are so clear and your sizes are so inclusive so they’ll actually fit me! (As an F cup, you are a saviour!) I’m so, so grateful to you for being a guiding light on my sewing journey. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Can’t wait to see what else you make going forward. ❤️
This dress's pattern and colour looks so wonderful. The video is detail and clear. Learn new sewing skills from it Like this video and thanks for sharing
I love this thank you so much. Feminine and pretty. Picnics were such fun outings when I was growing up and both my mom and my gran were feminine ladies. 💐
I just finished pressing and pinning the hem and sides. Can’t wait to finish. The hem gauge is a life saver. I’ve always had one, but never knew what it was for! Lol!
I love the way you put the needles. All the other lost people don’t do it right. I just wonder how it got changed? I learned in 1966 from a teacher went through. Love watching you
I love your style of clothing in these videos. I just bought a Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine and hardly know anything about it. I have been watching videos, including yours. I can't wait to learn how to sew.
So im fairly new to sewing. Its not that I've never seen. But the instructions left me baffled at times. Nowdays I Google the instruction and figure it out. But watching you makes sense finally. Thanks 😊
Hi! I just happened to run into your channel today and loved it! I like the thoroughness of your explanation and actually do the work on camera and not say “I’ll be back when such and such is done. “. Even at fast speeds it’s clear what you’re doing. I had to subscribe. I’ll be binge watching to see other projects.
I love this outfit it is so very cute and simple. You have done a great job to teach it. Thanks so much for all you have done. Even though I have been working through this pandemic, I am still very isolated and your daily live streams, Patreon sewing circle and these tutorial videos have kept me sane.
Me too. Working 2 jobs but more depressed than usual. Saw lots of people, but not those close to me. Now see some friends, family, and it helps. So do favorite UA-cam channels. This is one great tutorial.
I first started sewing because of the gathered skirt video and now here we are a few months into 2020 and I’m on your Patreon and I’ve seared several outfits 😭 love your style and inspiration! ❤️
This is an amazing video-the best! I can't gush enough. I just finished (mostly) my skirt using this tutorial and I am so proud and in love with it! I'm just waiting on my buttons to come in the mail. My very first piece of clothing! I'm pretty new to sewing and patterns still kind of terrify me. I'm slowly working my courage up to try one. UA-cam videos are the only reason I've been able to do as much as I have so far. Thank you!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! So excited to have found your patterns :o I have been searching for SO long to find retro patterns. Going to try to sew this skirt for my 1 year anniversary boat cruise with my hubby. He loves the retro style too, and this will be my fist real go at sewing my own clothing! Thank you again!
That’s the exactly the same as my mom made for me for the first day of school 7th grade in the 50s, except she trimmed the top 2 inches of the pockets. Mine was gold corduroy, large wale.
Love your videos! I'm attempting this project today, thank you! Only thing Id add is the finished product, I look forward to it, to match my project with yours to see if it looks similar 😂
I have FINALLY found you! I'm going to an Elvis festival here in Parkes NSW, Australia in 2022 and I'm making myself a few clothes to wear over that week
Just want to say that your an awesome teacher I'm learning so much an you make it so easy, as a beginner I much say you are making it fun it some how don't seem to be so much work thanks so much
During the storm of August 4, 2020, I was without power for 3-1/2 days in Connecticut! All of could think of is "I wish I could hear Gertie's voice! I can't wait to watch Gertie!"
This is probably the quickest 'like' I've ever clicked on a video! I LOVE your tutorials and the gathered skirt one you've mentioned is how I 'discovered' you in the first place! I'm sooooo trying making this one
I added a link to an image of the denim set to the description. It was dark by the time we finished filming this so the photo quality isn't great, but you'll get the idea :)
Oh Gertie I so wanted to see you model it at the end lovely tutorial thanks. I just spent ages looking for this again to remind me could not remember who did it and now here is my comment so watching again.
Thank you, this skirt is on my to do list. I purchased a whole lot of embroidered denim because I just liked it and this is the project I will make with it. Great tutorial.
I made this today, I also made McCall's 7978 (tucked in) it looks so nice 😁 happy sewist here! Thanks Gertie for showing such an easy skirt that packs a punch!
Thank You so much! Was pointed to this video from Reddit's sewing sub. I am so very grateful. I think I'm going to make one of these tonight. You are a godsend!
Thank you so much for this video! I am still learning different sewing techniques and this was easy to follow! I made an adorable skirt yesterday! It is much better made than the last skirt I tried to make from a different UA-cam video from someone else. I love the simplicity of this pattern. I hope you keep making these videos! Thank you!
Hi Gertie, you have "inspired me" "with your" sewing, I bought a vintage sewing machine not long ago; I have been watching you ever since all of your channels..... I have just made the skirt, I love it❤🥰😍
I know you say you don't use your dental floss method of gathering these days but I think it is a marvelous idea so I will continue to use it. Those gathers are so neat. I'm not a beginner dress maker but it never hurts to refresh my mind. There is always something new to learn. Tape to hold the buttons in place for instance! I love the Picnic top and the skirt. I've just ordered some suitable underwear from What Katy Did, I am in the UK so postage not too steep, so that I don't look like a sack of potatoes tied in the middle when wearing your wonderful designs. Thanks so much. Wow! I have just looked at your photo of the finished set. So smart. I wondered how it would look in the denim but it is beautiful!
Hey. I absolutely LOVE denim and am so going to make this project soon. I was hoping to see you show it off at the end of the video. I kind of wanted to see how those pockets looked on the denim. I know you had one on at the beginning but I wanted to see the denim skirt on display.
I wasn’t able to get good photos of that set in time to put it up with the video but you can see it in my Instagram stories today! Hope you still enjoy the free tutorial 😀
@@kimberlysmith2688 I added an image of the denim set to the description. It was dark by the time we finished filming this so the photo quality isn't great, but you'll get the idea :)
I'm in love of that top! I didn't even know that I wanted it until I saw it! It's so me! I can't resist to a square neck! It's so flattering!!! Too bad that I can't afford it 😭
Love classic dress thru 80’s puffy sleeves, flare skirts, thought you’ll saw blouse too that skirt! Love denim skit could partner with simple white shirts.
Totally non sewing related, but when you said “fewer buttons” instead of “less buttons” it made me so happy!
Ah, the grocery store express checkout line error.
@serendipidus1
"Less" is used when you can't count what you're referring to (e.g. less stuff)
"Few" is used when you can count what you're referring to (e.g. few things)
So, it's wrong to say "less buttons". But you're right that it's correct to say "a lesser amount of buttons" because you are referring to a "lesser amount" and not "lesser buttons".
@serendipidus1 www.grammar.com/Fewer-vs-Less Colloquial English and formal English are different animals, and language changes over time. You are referencing the former, I the latter. I'm a Fry fan. I've read nearly all of his books, heard him in many debates and lectures, and watched Q.I. He was speaking about colloquial, day-to-day speech, with which he has no quarrel. Nonetheless, it isn't the manner of speech he employs nor the way he writes. If you've read his books, you've certainly noticed this too. In fact, I've even heard him on Q.I. bringing up precisely such picky points of formal diction with his panelists. Of course, he feels people should speak informally if they so wish, and nearly everyone does. He, himself, speaks formal English -- grammar and diction, and it is to that that I was referring. I can't justify the rules of formal grammar or diction; I can just mention that they are what they are. Does it matter a great deal? Nope, but to those taking college entrance tests or attending academically stringent universities, it does still matter.
@serendipidus1 Trusting wiki as opposed to a good grammar/diction text or style sheet is less than helpful in the study of formal English, which was my topic
@serendipidus1 Oops! Sorry. I focused on your entry and automatically went with the dictionary spelling. Here's my point that I think I may have expressed rather poorly. Like Fry, whom you obviously admire, I realize that formal English isn't needed for day-to-day use. But bear in mind that formal English is, at bottom, simply absolutely correct English, not necessarily hoity-toity or complex. It's the way in which Fry always speaks and writes, and so do I. I don't correct anything, unless I'm asked to edit. I have, however, heard Fry correct others on "Q.I." several times, but it's a rather unique situation being meant for comic effect. Still, he does do it. Back to my main point. You're 716% correct that everyone will understand "less than 8 buttons." However, everyone will also understand "fewer than 8 buttons." So what the heck difference does it make? Language is a tool, and not all tools are equally useful in every situation. For most people, it will never, never make even a tiny bit of difference. However, there are times and places where anything less than totally correct English will be noted, and usually not to one's benefit. Depending upon what one plans to do in life, it is true that the more correctly one speaks, the wider those options are. I'm now a retired teacher, and I worked very hard to give my students the widest range of options possible. I tried my best to give them the tool of correct English. My success varied from student to student, of course. My background was not privileged. I went to public schools in a largely working class area beginning in 1949. I'm the granddaughter of four non English-speaking, working-class, 1880s immigrants: 2 maids, a baker, and a brick-layer. I'm also the first college graduate in my family. My grammar school teachers had, by and large, 2 year normal school educations, but they had those 2 years of college in the days when most women had no chance of any higher education. They were hard-ass, and we learned what they taught with varying success, or at least most of us did. I'm simply the product of that system. My sentence structure isn't complex, and I avoid difficult vocabulary unless I'm with those who also use it. Nonetheless, my writing is easy to understand, and it's formal English. It's not fancy. It's not complex. It's just correct, and it can be used in a very wide variety of situations. After so very many decades of speaking and writing this way, it's automatic. Different strokes for different folks!
Can you believe I was literally on my way to go and buy fabrics to do the gathered skirt from your old video? I am a beginner and this will be my second project ever, I saw that video yesterday and the timing of this updated version is just perfect! I'm binge watching your whole channel these days, I love your videos! Thanks for what you do, your work is so inspiring!
im a beginner too and i'm scarred to ruin the fabric ..so how did work?
🎉 hope your project goes well and you get to enjoy your skirt for years to come!!
@@اسماء-د1ر A little late advice from another beginner, but maybe it will help somebody, just start with really cheap fabric, or make it small first, like for a doll. I did both, it helped me.
I have an old manila folder that I drew horizontal lines of 1/4” up to 3” so I can use that to turn my hems. I fold the fabric over the card stock up to the line I want and iron over it. It makes the hemming go a little faster.
That is BRILLIANT
That's genius, thanks for sharing!
mind blown!
That’s genius thanks for sharing :D
Thanks for the tip!
One little tip for gathering, I suggest switching your bobbin to something more heavy-duty, possibly coat or buttonhole weight, so it won't snap as easily when gathering. Also, a contrasting color will help you to easily pick out the bobbin thread, which is the easier thread to pull when gathering anyway.
When I started taking Home Economics in high school. I did not have money to buy fabric so my mother and I started ripping apart shirtwaist dress as this was a style in the 50s when the shirt was sewn to the skirt my sister was a very small child about nine years old and I was 14 my mother was 45. And this style of dress has gone out of fashion each of my sisters skirts was cut down with a huge folded him from 36 inch long material and 3 yards of material my mothers and mine were exactly the same 4 yards of material and 45 inches long it was quite common then to have really huge hems. And many clothes had Grow me so that when a child got taller you could let out a pleat and their pants leg would be longer or their pajama legs. Fabric buttons and zippers were frequently reused collars were turned when they were too worn on one side so we’re cuffs bed linens were split down the middle when they wore out and the edges seamed that way you could tuck the worn edge of the fabric under the bed mattress and sleep on the thicker unworn fabric in the middle. You have to understand I was a child of parents who had survived a depression nothing was thrown away everything was recycled 100% I don’t know how many clothes my father had but my mother had exactly 3 outfits to last a week you would wear your outfit two days at a time you might also have an extra Sunday dress which you could wear again on Monday so that all your other three outfits could be washed on Mondays.
Thank you for sharing this trip back in time when people were wiser.
I love stories like this😊
My mother had one of these skirts in the 50s when I was a girl. She made a pair of shorts in the same fabric so she could wear it unbuttoned or even take the skirt off to just wear the shorts.
I love that idea! I call it "The Star Trek Trick", because I first noticed how even though they wore miniskirts it never seemed indecent when the women of the crew got thrown around in a space battle or something because they always wore underpants of the same fabric as their dress.
I rem those!
I have been sewing for 20+ years and some of your techniques have blown my mind! I need that button hole tool now lol
I am a little disappointed that we didn't get to see the finished skirt on you 😔
I do have a pic of the finished skirt on my instagram account and there is a link un the description box if you'd like to see it.
Not just one but two pockets! Love the rainbow stripe print fabric.
Lol I hate one pocket - I have TWO hands, don’t I!? 🙌🏻
Lucy Holmes exactly 😄
@@Holdmymawashi your wrong, for women they assume we dont need pockets
I love how clearly you show and explain everything - I’m very much a novice, so I really appreciate it! It makes sewing seem much less intimidating. 💖
Right? She's an amazing teacher!
Did you sew this
Don't forget to download the instructions file! drive.google.com/file/d/10vCiJ72PVPDnuxqHNB7NrdRnvIIuXXjG/view?usp=sharing
Note: the image at 0:10:55 should be of the skirt dimensions, not the waistband. You can see the correct image at the link above!
Here is a photo of the finished denim set:
drive.google.com/file/d/1YnsOXk3n67bO_YqJv2LaQoCdyuL919Pm/view?usp=sharing
Thank you so much!! From someone who is just starting out you are such an amazing resource! I'm learning so much from you. Your hard work is appreciated.
I feel like the My Little Pony cup deserves a shout out! I've seen it a few times and no one ever mentions it! Team Pinkie Pie for life!
Thank you for another wonderful video! I can't wait to go pick out fabrics for this and use some of my grandma's vintage sewing supplies!
Oh my gosh, this made me laugh! I keep my presser feet in that cup. Team Pinkie Pie forever!
Rarity for life as she sews!
I started sewing in January and I made your gathered skirt following your tutorial back then. Since then I have made two Popovers, a Chemise Dress, a Boatneck Dress and the Swirl Dress. Thank you so much for teaching me, you have been incredibly helpful and I love all your patterns!!!! Also your tutorials and patreon are extremely generous. 😊😊💗💗
Have you ever thought about cutting the lining 1/4” smaller length and width? When you turn the pockets inside out, the smaller lining helps insure the lining doesn’t peek out at the edges.
😊I've sewed 50 yrs and never saw that hint--or thought of it. Thanks, I put pockets in everything, that is so helpful.
My thoughts exactly.
I'm usually not one for a thank you comment but oml THANK YOU SO MUUUUUUCH. This was perfect for me as a beginner, super simple and very rewarding. I loved learning how to sew this skirt.
Excellent tutorial!
Clearly showed steps and explained steps in detail without being repetitive.
💕
For the record, I think the dental floss idea is FLIPPING GENIOUS! And im starting to use my mother's sewing machine. Its been 20+ years since I've touched a sewing project. Your videos have given me a bit of perspective and confidence to try some smaller projects. Most notably, face masks currently.
I gasped when you sewed on the buttons by machine! I didn’t know that was a possibility. I am definitely going to have to try this!
It is the only way for me unless it is a button with a shank. I hate sewing by hand especially buttons. My machine locks the threads at the beginning and at the end so, although machine stitching buttons is secure, it gives that little extra confidence. If you aren't confident you could always take the threads to the back and secure by hand after stitching the button.
I still do them by hand because it's more secure. I was also taught for theatre sewing to use 4-6 strands for button sewing, so every thread has to break for the button to come off. I've never lost a button I sewed on.
@@lilibetp 😄😄😄me too!
Love it. My mother and I made this type of skirt in many summer and tropical prints. She never used a pattern and they looked great.
I wore the skirts with trendy accessories and color-coordinated cotton knit tops. Back in the day, gorgeous cotton garment fabrics were easily found and inexpensive. Even the European imports.
Depending on the fabric's width, we always bought 5-6 yards per skirt to compensate for pre-treatment shrinkage and my above-average height.
Other favorites remain summer circular skirts with hemlines of 5+ yards.
Mother and a Disney Studios costume designer-friend made luxurious poodle skirts for us with German wool felt and genuine Astrakhan fur. Swarovski beading on the fancy dogs and their collars.
I watched this video a while back & i thought i lost you.I love the yellow skirt but this one too is just as beautiful. I appreciate it very much. You are a good teacher. Thank you. Lotsa love.
First time catching your channel ~~what a joy!! First off, thank you for sewing on a manual! Know this sounds dizzy but I love manuals, wouldn't have those computerized ones that, once they go down, you're down. And I don't use everything my manual does so what makes me think the more the better?
I can not believe how you angle trimmed the waist.~~ genius!! I believe you changed my way of grading seams. And thank you for saying "rip the fabric". My home ec teacher was fond of it, especially for tearing the edges to get the straight of grain. Heard many you tubers say no but I've been doing it for 50+ years and have had no problems. And, yes, I use tape for buttons; works so well! Thank you so much!
I absolutely love this pattern and your video. I’m trying to convince myself to get back into sewing. As a 63 year old retired teacher I want to do the things that make me happy and completing a project is a great feeling. Thank you
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It's hard to find videos that are this detailed and show all the steps of the process. I made this skirt and it's one of my favorite pieces to wear! I love the weight and fullness of the skirt and I get compliments every time I wear it!
I’m a beginner and this is gonna be my third project, first clothing project! Really looking forward to doing this as the instructions are so simple, clear, and easy to follow. Thank you so much for this Gertie, you’re an absolute inspiration and hero! xxx
I watched this video a while back & i taught i lost you. I loved the yellow skirt, but this one is the same beautiful! You are a good teacher and i appreciate ur kindness. Will love to make it. Thank you tons!
I learned so much from this tutorial!! The gathering, the waist seam, and the machine button sewing... mind blown!!
Super useful tutorial for how to sew gathers, as a technique, regardless of making this specific skirt. Your explanations are crystal clear which is a pleasure.
I love your pretty and feminine sewing studio. I have always wanted a pink sewing room. I am finally getting it this week. Then I am making a version of this skirt! Love it and the pockets.
Wonderful instructional. Very clear how to do all the things for this pattern. Thank you for clear guidance and showing all the steps. Such a fun skirt
Skirt looks lovely! Also want to say that your tip of looking at the bobbin as a P when you load it causes me to think of you with gratitude 2 or 3 times a sewing day!
Challice Robinson I’ve also used this many, many times!
The gathered skirt tutorial was my first sewing video and I've been debating weather should it do it as my first project and now I'm double excited
Why do you always seem so nervous, Gertie? Don't be nervous - you're awesome! You've GOT this! It's YOUR channel and your skills are valuable here, where the people who Need some sewing guidance can find you! Also - you're pretty and you look like a cool person. Thanks for your videos - they're actually pretty inspiring.
Beautifully done. So many good tips you don’t see in other videos more for a more experienced sewer. Thank you.
Hi Gertie, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your amazing tutorials! I recently inherited my grandmother’s sewing machine and started learning to sew, and UA-cam recommended your picnic skirt to me at the perfect time. It was so beginner friendly, from not needing a pattern to your detailed explanations at every step. I made one for myself and, while it’s not perfect, I love it so much. I’m already making one for my sister, and I’ve got a third one planned too! I joined your Patreon and bought some of your patterns because your instructions are so clear and your sizes are so inclusive so they’ll actually fit me! (As an F cup, you are a saviour!) I’m so, so grateful to you for being a guiding light on my sewing journey. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Can’t wait to see what else you make going forward. ❤️
I made this skirt with some sheets I got at a thrift store and I added straps. It turned out so good! Thank you!
This dress's pattern and colour looks so wonderful.
The video is detail and clear.
Learn new sewing skills from it
Like this video and thanks for sharing
I love this thank you so much. Feminine and pretty. Picnics were such fun outings when I was growing up and both my mom and my gran were feminine ladies. 💐
This is video was amazing! I’m a sewing novice. Everything made sense, the steps you did and how you explained things was perfect! Thank you!
The fabric onthe outfit you're wearing is adorable
I like the asymmetrical pocket flap, and the button idea for the flap! Sounds adorable!
I just finished pressing and pinning the hem and sides. Can’t wait to finish. The hem gauge is a life saver. I’ve always had one, but never knew what it was for! Lol!
This is the best tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you....I cannot wait to make this skirt using either a vintage bed sheet or tablecloth.
I love the way you put the needles. All the other lost people don’t do it right. I just wonder how it got changed? I learned in 1966 from a teacher went through. Love watching you
I’m almost finished my skirt, just need to do the button holes and buttons. Thanks Gertie. X
Ngl your bar tack on the tops of pockets tip just blew my mind. Thanks!
I love your style of clothing in these videos. I just bought a Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine and hardly know anything about it. I have been watching videos, including yours. I can't wait to learn how to sew.
So im fairly new to sewing. Its not that I've never seen. But the instructions left me baffled at times. Nowdays I Google the instruction and figure it out. But watching you makes sense finally.
Thanks 😊
I love the ideal of a scrap bucket. I think I also need a wrist pin cushion!
Hi! I just happened to run into your channel today and loved it! I like the thoroughness of your explanation and actually do the work on camera and not say “I’ll be back when such and such is done. “. Even at fast speeds it’s clear what you’re doing. I had to subscribe. I’ll be binge watching to see other projects.
Thank you for the skirt making. I am an artist your tatoos are amazing the artist that did those is amazing.
I just found you and I already love everything about you. Bernina, MLP, 50s aesthetic, soothing voice
I love this outfit it is so very cute and simple. You have done a great job to teach it. Thanks so much for all you have done. Even though I have been working through this pandemic, I am still very isolated and your daily live streams, Patreon sewing circle and these tutorial videos have kept me sane.
Me too. Working 2 jobs but more depressed than usual. Saw lots of people, but not those close to me. Now see some friends, family, and it helps. So do favorite UA-cam channels. This is one great tutorial.
Awesome video love the mlp cup
Can't wait to try and make my own. I tried gathering a month ago and I gave up. I was doing it completely wrong. Thanks to your video, now I know.
I just signed up for your patreon because I just had to have the picnic top! I'm excited to sew it up and make a skirt to go with it.
I first started sewing because of the gathered skirt video and now here we are a few months into 2020 and I’m on your Patreon and I’ve seared several outfits 😭 love your style and inspiration! ❤️
This is an amazing video-the best! I can't gush enough. I just finished (mostly) my skirt using this tutorial and I am so proud and in love with it! I'm just waiting on my buttons to come in the mail. My very first piece of clothing!
I'm pretty new to sewing and patterns still kind of terrify me. I'm slowly working my courage up to try one. UA-cam videos are the only reason I've been able to do as much as I have so far. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this video.
You're a wonderful teacher ~ I'm learning techniques I wish I'd known 20 years ago!
Absolutely clear & easy to understand. Excellent presentation. Brava! Thank you for the lesson.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! So excited to have found your patterns :o I have been searching for SO long to find retro patterns. Going to try to sew this skirt for my 1 year anniversary boat cruise with my hubby. He loves the retro style too, and this will be my fist real go at sewing my own clothing! Thank you again!
That’s the exactly the same as my mom made for me for the first day of school 7th grade in the 50s, except she trimmed the top 2 inches of the pockets. Mine was gold corduroy, large wale.
I bet it was a beautiful skirt. I always loved corduroy. My mom sewed beautifully too.
Love your videos! I'm attempting this project today, thank you! Only thing Id add is the finished product, I look forward to it, to match my project with yours to see if it looks similar 😂
I love how you explain in detail, very simple i love it. I can't wait to try it. Thank you for this tutorial. 😴
Those flower buttons on some of your examples are so cute tho...
I have FINALLY found you! I'm going to an Elvis festival here in Parkes NSW, Australia in 2022 and I'm making myself a few clothes to wear over that week
I like that you do easy projects as well as advanced. I love the skirt. Thank you.💞
What a cool tip with the buttons!! I am having so much fun sewing again and it's all your fault Gertie!! Thank you for that! :)
loved your tutorial on how to make a gathered skirt. I made a gathered skirt in Halloween print.
Great tort. My first shirt in school was this pattern. Still love to make. Thanks 😊 for refesher... Blessings
Now I wish I'd kept all my older clothes. They'd be in fashion now! My daughter would absolutely LOVE this skirt. Guess it's time to get sewing.
Just want to say that your an awesome teacher I'm learning so much an you make it so easy, as a beginner I much say you are making it fun it some how don't seem to be so much work thanks so much
During the storm of August 4, 2020, I was without power for 3-1/2 days in Connecticut! All of could think of is "I wish I could hear Gertie's voice! I can't wait to watch Gertie!"
This is probably the quickest 'like' I've ever clicked on a video! I LOVE your tutorials and the gathered skirt one you've mentioned is how I 'discovered' you in the first place! I'm sooooo trying making this one
Oh mon Dieu c est génial !!! Enfin je peux coordonner ! 🇫🇷il y a des Frenchies ici ??? ❤️❤️❤️thanks Gertie ! I just love it. !! BIG POCKETS !❤️❤️❤️
I was looking forward to seeing it on you at the end Gertie. It's a lovely skirt, I can't wait to make it. Thank you x
I added a link to an image of the denim set to the description. It was dark by the time we finished filming this so the photo quality isn't great, but you'll get the idea :)
Oh wow. The denim set is GORGEOUS on you, thank you for pointing me in the right direction to find it. X
Am I planning on sewing this skirt? Probably not. Did I watch the whole video anyway? You betcha!
Oh Gertie I so wanted to see you model it at the end lovely tutorial thanks. I just spent ages looking for this again to remind me could not remember who did it and now here is my comment so watching again.
This was so helpful!! Thank you for this lovely video and pattern instructions!! All I have left to do is my buttonhole and buttons!!
Thank you, this skirt is on my to do list. I purchased a whole lot of embroidered denim because I just liked it and this is the project I will make with it. Great tutorial.
Thank you! You inspired me to sew my first beginners picnic skirt.
I made this today, I also made McCall's 7978 (tucked in) it looks so nice 😁 happy sewist here! Thanks Gertie for showing such an easy skirt that packs a punch!
Your nails are gorgeous! 💅❤
Thankyou for this - I always learn something new from your videos!
Thank You so much! Was pointed to this video from Reddit's sewing sub. I am so very grateful. I think I'm going to make one of these tonight. You are a godsend!
Thank you for your channel. These are. The kinds of clothes I think are beautiful. But then I was born in1945
Thank you so much for this video! I am still learning different sewing techniques and this was easy to follow! I made an adorable skirt yesterday! It is much better made than the last skirt I tried to make from a different UA-cam video from someone else. I love the simplicity of this pattern. I hope you keep making these videos! Thank you!
Hi Gertie, you have "inspired me" "with your" sewing, I bought a vintage sewing machine not long ago; I have been watching you ever since all of your channels..... I have just made the skirt, I love it❤🥰😍
I know you say you don't use your dental floss method of gathering these days but I think it is a marvelous idea so I will continue to use it. Those gathers are so neat. I'm not a beginner dress maker but it never hurts to refresh my mind. There is always something new to learn. Tape to hold the buttons in place for instance! I love the Picnic top and the skirt. I've just ordered some suitable underwear from What Katy Did, I am in the UK so postage not too steep, so that I don't look like a sack of potatoes tied in the middle when wearing your wonderful designs. Thanks so much.
Wow! I have just looked at your photo of the finished set. So smart. I wondered how it would look in the denim but it is beautiful!
I did the gathered skirt. Love it!
I saw your older skirt tutorial some time ago but couldn't find anything more by you! Glad I found this, I'm subscribed now.
Hey. I absolutely LOVE denim and am so going to make this project soon. I was hoping to see you show it off at the end of the video. I kind of wanted to see how those pockets looked on the denim.
I know you had one on at the beginning but I wanted to see the denim skirt on display.
I wasn’t able to get good photos of that set in time to put it up with the video but you can see it in my Instagram stories today! Hope you still enjoy the free tutorial 😀
Gertie Yes. Loved the tutorial. Beautiful and graceful as usual.
@@kimberlysmith2688 I added an image of the denim set to the description. It was dark by the time we finished filming this so the photo quality isn't great, but you'll get the idea :)
Gertie thanks so much for adding it. It’s beautiful! And love the denim top to match. Awww and you look like a doll in it too. Thanks again.
A gathered skirt without elastic! 😍 Thank you for sharing!
I discovered this channel today, thanks for your patience with us and omg love your tutorials and explanations!
I love your Fashion sense. Lovely 😊
Omg I literally own this skirt and I love it so much but the company who makes it went out of business! This is perfect
I'm in love of that top! I didn't even know that I wanted it until I saw it! It's so me! I can't resist to a square neck! It's so flattering!!!
Too bad that I can't afford it 😭
How do I find the pattern for the top as it’s gorgeous xx
Thank you for this tutorial, I just did the skirt yesterday, it was my first sewing project ever, and I love it!
I have to try this. Thank you for such wonderful instructions.
More Video's Gertie....Please. Quarantine is so much easier when you're teaching us new projects. 😉😌
Wow wonderful 👍👍😊 sister
I really like this video.
Your cutting and stitching so beautiful.you are very talented sister 🙏 May God bless you.
Love classic dress thru 80’s puffy sleeves, flare skirts, thought you’ll saw blouse too that skirt! Love denim skit could partner with simple white shirts.