Kate Spade Skirt Knockoff--M5804

The first time I saw this Kate Spade "Easton" skirt, I knew I had to make a knockoff. It is just so sunny and pretty.

My quest began with finding the right fabric.  I searched and searched, but I could not find anything.  Then, when I was looking for something else completely, I found the perfect fabric on fabric.com.  This is how it usually happens.  It is Michael Miller "Sunshine" Stripe.  I bought it last year, but as is usually the case, it had to marinate for awhile in my stash while I worked on other things.  When I finally decided to make the skirt, I just decided to eliminate the bodice of M5804 and use the waistband and skirt portion. I could not find a close enough skirt pattern in my pattern stash, and I did not need to want to go buy a new pattern.  I need to work on sewing up what I have.  We'll see how long that lasts.  HA!

I had to tweak the waistband a little to make it curve into my waist by tapering into a deeper seam on its side seams.  I inserted a back zipper and lined the skirt. The waistband was faced and the lining attached to the facing to achieve a nice clean finish on the inside.   

I studied the bow on the Kate Spade skirt and tried to mimic it as closely as possible.  It was just a matter of sewing strips of fabric together and interfacing the "bow" portion so that it would not droop.  

I am wearing it for the first time to work today. If you notice, my stripes have a bit more of a wave to them than the original Kate Spade skirt because of the bias nature of the pattern.  I am happy I got this made before the Fall weather begins to set in.  Of course, here in south Alabama, it will be November before it gets really cool, so I am having a hard time getting into Fall sewing.  

Here is how I wore the skirt:

Top, S2633 blogged about here

Tan patent peeptoes

Bib Necklace, F21