Look Ma! She Sews

I have long wanted a proper straight skirt.  A few summers ago now I spent a long time working with Simplicity's Amazing Fit Pencil Skirt pattern - but it has princess seams on the skirt.  I'm not complaining - really - because it fits and I've made it numerous times.  But I really wanted a 3 piece skirt - a front with no seams and the back with a kick pleat.

Last Fall before heading out for retreat, I cut the skirt out of muslin, but didn't get it sewn up.  Last weekend I pulled out the pieces and sewed up the first muslin - it was too tight and had a few other issues - like the skirt's hip curve didn't match mine.  So I went on to muslin number 2.  There were still a few issues - but enough that I felt confident making the changes to my pattern and cutting up my real fabric. 

It's not perfect.  But it works.  There are still some funny lines at the side seams - but I think that's because the hip curve is still too curved.  I smoothed that out for the next version - because I'll have to make more and more versions until it's right and then I can use the 'perfected'  pattern to make a version of the Rachael skirt.  (I'm thinking out of the red wool I bought at Expo last year.)

My thought is - if I have one pattern that fits - straight with darts and side seams - then I can do whatever I want with it.  And the blue with the mustard colored skirt?  Well they little flowers have tiny little blue accents to them.  The wrinkles are because I wore the outfit to work all day.  It was comfortable and I wasn't at all self-conscious in the skirt.