There’s less than 36 hours left in the Seatoun Skirt & Tara Skirt and Pinafore launch sale, so it’s time for you to buy your patterns if you want to take advantage of the sale!
It’s also time for me to show you all the beautiful Seatoun Skirt tester makes!
The Seatoun skirt has enough elements in common with the Kilbirnie Skirt that I knew most things would work and fit well, so I didn’t need a huge test group for the pattern. It does have some major changes though, so I needed some testers.
What I ended up with was a small but perfect group of 7 testers who provided detailed and thorough feedback that has made the pattern so much better!
Enjoy the gorgeous makes they made as part of the testing process.
Madeline of @itsmadelinedesigns and ItsMadelineDesigns.com
I am so in love with Madeline’s leaf green corduroy Seatoun Skirt, and the Selina Blouse she’s paired it with!
It’s the perfect blend of texture, pattern, and simplicity.
Oh, and there’s a secret to the fine wale cotton corduroy she used for the skirt. It’s a recycled curtain! Fabulous fabric re-use ftw!
Her thoughts on the pattern? “As usual, an excellently researched and executed pattern. It’s elegant and easy to style, and I’m looking forward to making another version down the road with different pockets. I also want to mix and match pockets between this pattern and the Kilbirnie skirt pattern! ”
Yessss! I’m so excited about people mixing and matching between patterns!
She made View B in Size 32 and is 5’5″. She raised the pockets 3/8”/1cm to fit her arm length.
Nina of @ninavirgo
Nina is both a good friend, my pattern editor, and a perpetual tester. She tests almost every pattern which ensures I’m consistent in sizing and instructions.
As soon as I showed her the line drawings for the Seatoun Skirt she said “Ooooh, I have the perfect fabric for View A!” And she did! And it goes splendidly with the gorgeous silk Selina Blouse she made.
I love how the diamond patterns of the fabric interact with the triangle pockets!
The fabric has enough weight to show off the shape of the skirt while still draping beautifully in the back gathers.
Nina made the Seatoun View A in Size 46. She is 5’2”.
Johanna of @BandyKullan
I didn’t ask the Seatoun pattern testers to pair their skirts with Selina Blouses, but it was a popular choice!
I love Johanna’s choice of crisp black and white Seatoun with soft dotted Selina. Her hat is equally gorgeous: a great refashion of a hat with the right Edwardian shape from a high-street shop. So clever!
Johanna’s feedback, was just as clear and elegant as her outfit. Most of it made it into the final pattern, and the rest will reveal itself in tutorials here and on instagram.
Johanna made her Seatoun in Size 42, View B. Her skirt is made from a cotton herringbone twill.
Her whole outfit is by Scroop – she’s wearing it over a Rilla Corset and an Ettie Petticoat!
Her overall thoughts on the pattern are very simple!
“Loved it”
Awwww 💛
Lilah of @sew.lilah
Silk taffeta is included in the fabric suggestions for the Seatoun Skirt if you want to make a version for formal afternoon or informal evening wear, and I’m so delighted that a tester tried it out!
Doesn’t it look stunning?
Lilah had the best feedback on this pattern:
“I really like this pattern and will DEFINITELY be making view B too for my friend! I love how although it is still a historical pattern a I feel like I could wear it normally too. I love the pockets and the supported waistband and gathers at the back.
I really like the name and enjoyed reading where the name came from. One thing I love from your patterns is how much extra information you give. The historical context etc.. I ended up googling and reading some of the deliniator as I found it really interesting.”
She made a View A in Size 34 and is 5’6″
Klára of @klara_posekana
The Seatoun may be a historical pattern, but it can also be worn for modern wear – as beautifully demonstrated by Klára.
I’m immediately transported back to Czechia looking at her photos, and want to go strolling through the meadows and mushroom picking in the woods.
Isn’t it the perfect outfit for looking elegantly outdoorsy?
Klara made her Seatoun out of what was advertised as a firm midweight linen – and proved to be a floppy linen viscose when it arrived (oh my do I have feelings about fabrics sellers like that!).
Because of that she used the pocket construction from the Tara pattern, as it worked better with her fabric – that’s the beauty of being able to mix and match between the patterns!
Klara liked the boned interior waistband of the Seatoun so much she’s going to be using it on other garments:
“I really like way the belt is made and I will make it on other skirts I already have in my ufo pile waiting for belt.”
She also provided some more historically inspired photos of her skirt, so you can see it as modern and historical versions!
Klara made View A in Size 48’’. She’s 168cm tall.
Bethany of @bsassyrose
Here’s another fabulous example of the Seatoun Skirt worn as modern clothes.
It was too hot to wear a corset and all the historical accoutrements when Bethany finished her skirt so she styled it as a modern outfit with a little 1970s twist. I love it!
She decided she preferred the View B pockets as flat front patch pockets, rather than side bucket pockets, which is a really easy change to make to your pattern.
“I really enjoy it! I love the simplicity of these skirts and how even the historical version can be styled modernly.”
She made View B in Size 50 – taken in to a 48 at the waist
Cela of @totchipanda
From too-hot-for-historical, to the most autumnal photoshoot possible, with Cela’s beautiful take on the View B Seatoun:
I love the way they styled it as modern meets historical – with those boots (I have such boot envy…) The choice of the olive green wool gabardine fabric, which gives a nod to the military influence so prevalent during WWI, is perfect.
Cela says of the pattern: “I like it! It’s a great entry to teens era sewing, and basic enough to be a wonderful base for experimentation.”
They made Size 40, View B, and are 5’4″ (but with long legs, because they have the same 40″ waist to floor measure I have – lucky duck!)
Thank you, thank you!
All my gratitude to all the wonderful testers who helped make this pattern perfect. I so appreciate your time and effort and loved working with you!