well well well
I was really expecting this to be a wadder. All the signs were bad... the fabric after prewashing came out like plastic. I doubted my vision of a ra-ra skirt (Simplicity 3881) for the middle aged. But friends this one really looks so lovely on. I highly recommend it for those of us with a generous girth who want to be flirty, but dignified.
What's more, I used my overlocker to do all the gathering and a rolled hem so it came together in a jiffy. I also used up some old smocked table napkins in the lower tier so that's some more guilt assuaged from my stash.
Now that's really something to get rara-ed about.
Very coool skirt! Did you follow a pattern or an idea in your head? Love the idea of using smocked napkins.
ReplyDeleteGood point - should always put pattern number in main text..
ReplyDeleteSimplicity 3881 .. highly recommend - not even any facings..how easy is that?????
Oooh all that gingham and napkins is making me feel hungry! I could eat a picnic off your lovely new skirt.
ReplyDeleteHey all this talk of wardrobe-building lately has made me vow to improve mine- I'm going with the Tim Gunn 10 essentials and today I bought my trench coat. It makes me feel all secretive and sneaky like a spy!
I find your new skirt delightful! I am seeing it swishing along on a beach or in the garden.
ReplyDeleteIt took me awhile to re-embrace feminine clothes, post babies everything seemed so utilitarian and had so much potential for being stained or barfed-upon. But now I hardly wear anything but skirts in summer...further away from the barfy stage, I guess!
Lovely, I wish you would model it when you wear it out!!!
XO
Iris