The Clementine review

The Clementine is a close fitting denim skirt with shaped waistband and back split. The pattern is part of Merchant and Mills’ Made in Denim collection that they released back in May 2018.
Since there are lots of topstitching involved – with using contrasting thread too, it took me a whole week to finish the project. Slow seems to be the keyword.
Unlike conventional denim, this skirt doesn’t use flat-felled seams, nor rivets. Instead the pattern tells you to fold the SA to one side and double topstitch. To reinforce the pockets, instead of rivets, it uses bartacks – which happens to be my machine’s arch nemesis.
It is advised to make a toile for this, but I didn’t. I made sure I cut the size that would give me enough wiggle room should I need to resize – based on my body and finish measurements. I made a straight size 12 with minor alterations. Being short (I’m only 158cm tall) I shortened the skirt a lot, by 11.5cm to be exact.
I rated the pattern 3 stars out of 5.
You can find more detailed review of this pattern (and additional resources to help sewing this pattern) on my blog https://thefairstitch.wordpress.com/2018/09/20/clementine-denim-skirt-merchant-and-mills-pattern-review/
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