The Tedra Skirt by Lotta Jansdotter is a bias cut skirt that is easy to make and even more fun to wear. 100% wool fabric was used for the project sample which makes a lovely garment for fall and winter. The Skyline S7 offers many helpful, pre-programmed stitches to save time when sewing this skirt. Supplementary notes and tips are included to be used in parallel with the pattern directions.
Janome Supplies Required
- Sewing machine needles (matching selected fabric)
- Hand sewing needle
- Standard sewing machine (sample was made with the Skyline S7)
- Size Z Invisible Zipper Foot (or coordinating invisible zipper foot with sewing machine)
- AcuFeed Flex foot or Even Feed foot
Fabric and Notions Required
- Book, Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style (Tedra skirt, pg. 128)
- 1 ¾ yard, 44” wide fabric (for all sizes) / Wool, Denim or Mid-weight cotton
- Matching or contrasting thread
- Marking pen/chalk/French curve ruler
- Iron/Tailor’s Wood clapper or hardwood sample
- Rotary cutter/ruler/mat/paper scissors/pinking shears
- Pen/Pattern tracing paper (Swedish tracing paper, medical exam paper, etc.)
- 1 yard, 2” wide, 100% rayon Petersham Ribbon
- 9” invisible zipper
- Sewing pins/Seam Ripper
Instructions