Ta Da!

At last here are the finished pics.

They are not great - I'd been wearing the skirt and as you will see (from the fact that I am wearing the same boots and shirt) I just popped each skirt on for a few quick pics.

Regardless - here you go:

All done - and getting lots of wear - though soon some waist darts might be in order!

It's really comfortable to wear - quite long which is how I like them but perhaps a little too roomy around the waist, so I will modify my pattern slightly for next time.

I love the colours and the binding on the edge shows dots on the back section but not on the front - just the way the bias worked out - and I actually really like that.

Oops - should have given it an iron before photographing!

This one was my first practice skirt (to make sure I was giving you decent instructions!) and I wear it lots too.

It's made from some super-cheap $2/m stretch denim I got on the shopping trip at Sew It Together earlier this year and I sewed on some Anna Maria Horner and Patty Young Mezzanine dots to give it a point of interest.

I've left the edges of the circles raw and want them to fray in the wash, they look a bit stiff and proper here.

Hmm - should have smoothed that wrinkle out too!

And here's another one.
These skirts are on high rotation in my wardrobe - now I must make a few tops to go with them and complete the look!

This one is in some lovely Echino I bought from Patchwork on Central Park.  

It has a 'feature panel' as part of the design as it was a border print so there had to be some 'fancy' cutting - thanks to Lara for pointing me in the right direction with this while we were at Sewjourn.

I actually like the extra panel so much I wear it at the front.

Again - apologies about the lack of ironing!!

Another 'practice' version - I love this one so much - Echino = Yum!

I originally intended to put this binding on the inside - but rather liked it on the outside - so that's where it stayed!

Note to self - be aware of placement of small green birds...

So there you go, a new winter wardrobe of skirts for me.

What did I learn.....?

• That I will most likely not buy another skirt for me again - it's that easy to make them.
• That zips are really not that scary.
• That a great piece of fabric - or a number joined together and embellished - provides the basis for a great skirt.
• That it's really nice to have people comment on something you are wearing and when they ask where you got it be able to say "I made it".

How about you?
Did you skirtalong?
What did you learn?