no hustle in my bustle...

First of all I saw the lovely one made and modeled by Nikkishell and I then followed her link to here ....and discovered the Miss Twiss Hustle Bustle skirt.After taking a look at what other people had made using her pattern i jumped right in and hit that "Buy Now" button. I actually received my pattern a few months back ( lovely heavy brown paper and too lovely to cut up so I just used the measurements instead) but have been too busy to make it. Then last night I had hit a brick wall with regard to my April calendar pages...they are so close to being finished but there is something missing. And I haven't yet worked out just what that something is! So I decided that the time had come for me to make my very own Hustle bustle.
The pattern is really simple and goes together very quickly. A few seams , a few button holes and a long tie and, voila, you have a Hustle bustle skirt. The only problem was, that when I tried mine on it just didn't look right. Too much fabric across the front and my bustle didn't look at all like the perky numbers everyone else was turning out.Did I have the tie threaded up correctly? Check.Was it , in fact on back to front? No. Definitely the right way around.It was getting rather late so I went to bed a little sad that my bustle was not all that it should be.
As soon  as Charlie went down for her sleep I hit the machine again as it had occurred to me that by simply changing the position of the buttonholes, I could solve the problem of the excess front fabric and hopefully the drooping bustle. And it worked. My bustle had found its hustle! ( I can't believe that I couldn't work this out  the night before....)
Here it is, in all its bustling glory. ( you can see by the photos that not only am I the model but also the photographer!)

If you have been thinking about getting the pattern and making one of these...do it now! It really is an ingenious little design and ( barring the slight issue with sizing) took me about an hour and a half from start to finish.....what's not to love about it!

Comments

[Megan]

Came here via Violet and Rose and wanted to say I love this skirt, it looks completely fabulous. Good job.

[nichola]

Fabulous! It's always good to put down a project when you're tired and pick it up the next day with fresh eyes. I've learnt this the hard way.

[julie]

wow that's fantastic! thanks for the tip--must try this one out. i love your choice of fabric.

[jillian]

that's gorgeous - you look fabulous and love your shoes with it too!

[melissa]

wow- so pretty! I agree, the shoes are a perfect match.

[Jen]

It's an exciting concept, but I need a bit more persuasion before trying it myself.

I do like how you put your outfit together though!

[Jo]

Well, looky at you, Miss Hustle in your Bustle! It looks fantastic!

[susan]

wow lovely skirt and well, i finally used up my applehead paper and posted my april today!
thanks for such great stuff!

[Anastasia]

Oh I love it!! looks ever so cute on you!!

[julie]

Oh you look gorgeous in that gorgeous little number!!

[gkgirl]

i think it turned out sweet...
and i love the black and white of it
:)

[jessica]

what a cute skirt. great fabric...can be worn with any color top. nice job!

[Beata]

I keep being amazed at what a small world it is out there (with the internet of course!)...A friend of mine, a non-blogger I should mention, stumbled upon the Miss Twist Hustle Bustle blog and told me about it recently (she thought it was a great design!) and here you wearing one you made yourself - it looks great on you (I love the ruffle!)...What a whimsical design!

[tuscanycastlegirl]

darling skirt!!!