Skirting the issue / Cute as a Button

So I sewed me a skirt and I absolutely LOVE it!

It  fits, it looks even better than I imagined and I bought just the right amount of fabric (a mere 70cm).

The pattern is New Look 6843, a pattern with two basic skirt shapes - Pencil skirt and A-line.

This print is quite loud and very colourful - all it needed was a very simple skirt shape. No need for any embellishments or intricate finishes.

Nice fit missus!

The pattern is quick and easy to follow and the fit was good for me. I'm a bit of a pear shape so skirts and trousers are never easy to find, but I cut out a size 14, no alterations, and it was perfect.
I had to make a small adjustment to the side seams after I'd tried it on. There were some serious 'bulges' happening at the top 4"of the side seams. This was as a result of over-enthusiastic curves on the pattern rather than my body shape (That's what I'm saying anyway!). So I straightened out that part of the seam a little and hey presto! - lovely fit.

Ooh - just look at those loverly buttons!

 There are 2 darts to shape the front of the skirt into the waistline, but 4 darts doing the same job round the back. Those 4 back darts seem to create a much smoother shape than you'd get with the usual 2 darts shaping from backside to waist. Must remember that for future skirt patterns.
  The fabric is what I believe is called a 'Baby Cord' - a very fine corduroy fabric (you can see the corduroyriness in this slightly bizarre photo below!). It's light-weight but has enough body to make a nice skirt.

Do my feet look small in this?

I already had some good quality brown lining fabric in my stash - and a zip just the right size and colour.
I know - meant to be.

Zip - check. Lining - check.  Looking good!

And the print? Oh wow - I gasped when I first spied it in the fabric shop! Sooooo suitable for someone who sews, with buttons, quite a lot.

Ooh, look - it's also quite nice with a polo neck jumper!

When I look at photos of the finished skirt I am sooooo pleased.
And that fabric is available in 2 more colour ways. It would be rude not to, don't you think?



Thanks for stopping by - see you again soon! Jane xx



Postscript:   I made This dress again - in brown, for autumn, why not??