The Facts
⁃ Fabric - black and white check cotton from the stash.
⁃ Year: 2012
⁃ Notions: 8 yellow flower buttons - $8.
⁃ Time to complete: 2 hours
⁃ First worn: Yesterday for photos
⁃ Wear again? Definitely!
⁃ Total price: $8
Yay! I am so glad I managed to get another Sew Weekly challenge in before the end of the year. When I saw that the challenge for this week was black and white I knew I had a few fabrics in the stash that I could use for this. I finally settled on the black and white check and decided to make myself a simple skirt to wear. I have hardly any clothes I fit into at the moment (still trying to lose the baby weight) so a new skirt is much needed.
When I was trying to decide what skirt to make I kept thinking about Tilly & The Buttons picnic blanket skirt. I just couldn't get it out of my head so I decided to use her tutorial to make my skirt. The minute I started I realised why I kept thinking about it. Tilly used pretty much the exact same fabric for her picnic blanket skirt. So I have made a pretty much identical version of the skirt. Hers is probably a bit better executed then mine is!
When I went to buy buttons (the only thing I bought for this project) I just couldn't go past these yellow flower buttons. They were just so cheery and happy looking and I thought they would pop really well against the black and white. I am so happy with how this skirt turned out and I think it will get a lot of wear. And I don't think it should be too hard to take in once I lose a bit of weight so I can continue to wear it.
Looks great! I wish I can sew and make my own clothes.
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous - so clever to just whip that up! And you don't need to lose a single bit of weight - you look terrific and have only just had a baby! I would love to be able to sew and a machine is high up on the wish list. Mel x
ReplyDeleteGreat skirt. You look fantastic. ...and those yellow buttons - a delight!
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