Ha ha. Self-drafted. I took a drafting class with a fabulous pro, Karen Day. She led me through all the steps to come up with a basic skirt block. So not so self; more like Karen+self-drafted.
At any rate, I'm not so happy with this skirt, I'm sad to say. The fabric is a beautiful, beautiful, shiny, colorful, easy-to-sew silk dupioni I picked up at the Cleveland Sewing Expo in March 2015 from one of the booths. A big fabric discounter but the name escapes me now. I also picked up some china silk in a matching magenta. I bought enough for a lining and a shirt.
My friend was getting married in May. She is a sweetheart and gorgeous and I can't believe she was not snapped up long before. But finally she had met her man. I wanted to wear something nice to her wedding. Surely I could make a simple pencil skirt and a blouse to go along with it out of my new silk fabrics by May! I barely got the skirt done--classic. I was freaking out--what would I wear with this skirt!!??!! Then I realized I had the magenta button down shirt in my closet--in the exact same color and fabric as the lining material I had purchased.
So what don't I like? It fits a wee bit too snugly, and it creeps up as I'm wearing it. I probably did not leave enough ease and went a little overboard with the fitting. I also think, seeing these pictures, that I should never, never, never wear a patterned skirt that goes all the way to my waist. There is way too much bottom half going on here. My torso looks bizzare.
At any rate, I'm not so happy with this skirt, I'm sad to say. The fabric is a beautiful, beautiful, shiny, colorful, easy-to-sew silk dupioni I picked up at the Cleveland Sewing Expo in March 2015 from one of the booths. A big fabric discounter but the name escapes me now. I also picked up some china silk in a matching magenta. I bought enough for a lining and a shirt.
My friend was getting married in May. She is a sweetheart and gorgeous and I can't believe she was not snapped up long before. But finally she had met her man. I wanted to wear something nice to her wedding. Surely I could make a simple pencil skirt and a blouse to go along with it out of my new silk fabrics by May! I barely got the skirt done--classic. I was freaking out--what would I wear with this skirt!!??!! Then I realized I had the magenta button down shirt in my closet--in the exact same color and fabric as the lining material I had purchased.
So what don't I like? It fits a wee bit too snugly, and it creeps up as I'm wearing it. I probably did not leave enough ease and went a little overboard with the fitting. I also think, seeing these pictures, that I should never, never, never wear a patterned skirt that goes all the way to my waist. There is way too much bottom half going on here. My torso looks bizzare.
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