Skirt #2

So, this is the second skirt that I made during the retreat. It's the same ol' same ol' Simplicity Skirt that I make all the time. This thing just fits and I like the gentle "A" line. The pattern is Simplicity 5914, which got dubbed as the Carolyn skirt many, many years ago. And that's how I still think about it. The fabric is a cotton with a slight stretch. It was purchased at Stitches in Seattle. This little piece of fabric was purchased to make a fun skirt for The Musical One - but she didn't love it. I however do and it was it's time. Start to finish - this skirt takes about an hour to sew. I made 3 versions of it at the Spring Retreat, the brown corduroy skirt is a variation on the theme and now this one.

I did however want to add heavy white top stitching down the seam lines - but I grabbed pearl cotton which is really for making heavy rolled hems with a serger. I couldn't get it to play nice with the sewing machine - even with a huge top stitching needle. So, it got stitched with the construction thread. The skirt was comfortable to wear and I just paired it with a white tee.

Of course the big dogs had to be in the photo shoot - that's Beau sitting and Lucy standing in the top photo. Beau got bored and left before the second photo and Lucy sat down.

Another One Bites the Dust

Precut sewing project that is. I only have one top that was cut out in preparation of the Spring Sewing Retreat left to sew. This is Simplicity 4699 and it is super easy to make. The fabric is a very light weight, light pink jersey. I have no idea where or when I bought it. However, I think I got it at the same time as I bought the pink daisy print that actually got sewn up that weekend. I'm not sure if I'll ever wear this cute little pink top with the daisy skirt - just because I have two handknit green tops that go really well with that daisy skirt and it might be too much pink if worn with this top. Also, a correction to the post about my favorite Kwik Sew pattern. Apparently, I don't recognize my favorite pattern when I'm searching through the online catalogue. It's really KS 3159, I have never made the skirt - but I have at least 8 now. Most of them are scoop necked short sleeves, however I have changed the neckline a time or two and added long belled sleeves. This one was finished last week. Over the weekend I got most of the construction done but didn't get to the hems. Tuesday after JB left for work and before I had to leave, I managed to get the neckline and sleeve hems done and I hemmed the bottom on Tuesday evening. Most of the week, I have an hour after JB leaves before I have to even start getting ready for work. Generally, I drink coffee, blog and catch up with blogs. However, an hour is a lot of quality sewing time. My schedule maybe changing.