skirts

I finished this swiss dot skirt a month or so ago, but haven’t had a good chance to take pictures.  I’ve even worn it but forgot to have Nic take some pics.  My plan was to have him bust out a few pictures today of these two skirts in use, but it snowed this morning and is crazy windy and I’m having an epic-ly bad hair day so no in use pictures.  Which is lame because these skirts are way cuter on than they are in these pics!

I love this skirt.  The swiss dots are so delicate and I really like the twirly circle skirt cut.  I used the Yard Sale Wrap pattern from Weekend Sewing that I’m so fold of, but because the swiss dot is so sheer, I made 12 panels, knowing that 12 would be enough to cover me twice (I am that scared of linings).  I got it at a big sale at a local fabric shop, so even though it was a whopping 4 yards of fabric, it came in around $15.  I made a skinny waistband and ties again, as I did when I made with skirt from the Heather Bailey Nicey Jane church flowers.

This DS Quilts fabric is one of those fabrics that when I first saw it, I couldn’t decide if I loved it or hated it.  I decided that I loved it and that it would be perfect with my chartreuse cardi that I wear wayyyy too often.  It is, and if the snow lets up it will be my Easter outfit.  The pattern is something I’ve wanted to try out because I suspected it would work, but wasn’t sure.  It’s 6 of the yard sale wrap skirt panels with an invisible zipper and a 2 1/2″ straight waistband.  I had to fudge it a little and make the seams a little bigger to make it small enough in the waist, but it’s a totally legit fudge and not worth redrafting the pattern (and I’m definitely making it again).  My zipper isn’t that awesome, but I’ve seen worse craftsmanship at Target so I’m rolling with it.  With my 50% off coupon, this skirt used 2 yards of fabric and one invisible zipper and cost $11. I’m totally getting my money’s worth out of my serger!