Gertie's Easy Picnic Skirt Sewing Tutorial for Beginners, Vintage Inspired Charm Skirt 

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!!

That is BRILLIANT

That's genius, thanks for sharing!

mind blown!

That’s genius thanks for sharing :D

Thanks for the tip!

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!

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!

Thank you for sharing this trip back in time when people were wiser.

I love stories like this😊

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.

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

Right? She's an amazing teacher!

Did you sew this

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!

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!

😊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.

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 RU-vid channels. This is one great tutorial.

Challice Robinson I’ve also used this many, many times!

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

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.