Skirts
With temps in the 80s and 90s, I’ve been very interested in skirts. I couldn’t find any that struck my fancy so I made some.
I present Girl Camo…This is a stretchy semi heavy fabric. Not quite as heavy as denim, but close. The pattern and colors are camouflage, but with flowers in there. I called it girl camo. The lady at the fabric store called it garden camo. Whatever, it’s still cute. This skirt required a zipper. I’ve never put in a zipper before (well never and have it look right) and I didn’t have a real zipper foot for the sewing machine. But I managed and the third time was the charm, cause that is how many tries it took to get it right.
This one is a wrap skirt. Bah! Turning those little ties right side out was a HUGE pain. The fabric is a poplin with embroidered flowers and leaves. The wrap thing might not have been such a good idea. I wore it yesterday and during my lunch-time walk I had to get a clip to keep it shut. Didn’t feel the need to be flashing the world my panties.
Knitting has taught me some things about sewing. Like taking your time, practicing techniques and repairing mistakes. Also, you don’t have to get it all done in one sitting. All in all these skirts turned out very well.
