* Taped Photo Collage by Katie Pertiet from here.
I was going to post more travel pics, but I finished this skirt last night and really wanted to show you! It's with the new Moda line "Freebird." Can you see the tiny bits of green in the print? It matches PERFECTLY to the new linen/cotton blend we got in recently. This one is Lime. When it arrived I might have curled my lip a little and asked why in the world we had lime linen. Of course my punishment for this lip curling was that I had to buy some! :)
So the skirt is not really from a pattern. I started with a basic a-line skirt pattern that I have and made it angle out more. I used a waistband from a German pattern, but I angled the sides too much, so it's REALLY tight. The tie required some thought. The back piece was easy. I just added it on to the side of the waistband. The front piece though was a little more difficult. I ended up sewing the tube then cutting into the front of the waistband and then sewing the pieces all together. I'm not very good at tutorials yet, so I imagine that doesn't make a lick of sense. Hopefully zooming in on the photo will give you an idea of the construction. Anyway, on the sides where the pieces meet under the tie I put in a hook and eye so that it would stay closed.
I wore the skirt today so I could say I wore it once and take pics, but it will be living on the mannequin at the store until I lose about 10 pounds. :)
This is my basic weekend outfit. The shirt is the Ruffle Top from Made by Rae's tutorial. Jennifer gave it to me last year. I think she didn't like it on her... I've forgotten now what the reason was. But it's comfy and easy to wear and I love this cardigan, so this is my typical Saturday outfit.
This is Simplicity 9825 again. This is the easiest skirt pattern ever. The fabric is so cool. It's is a soft corduroy with a fuzzy variegated thread that has been sewn down in this swirly vine design and there are little brown sequins interspersed. I got the last panels of this from Hilco. I left off the waistband from the pattern to make it sit lower. Then I cut into the skirt to make a lower waistband and put the piping in. The home front wasn't too excited. When I tried to show it off Haven said "did you make the design on the fabric?" when I said no she said, "well, then you just made a skirt." I guess it's time to move on to more impressive projects, huh?
