I had a feeling I was going to like this skirt when I saw the
Liesl + Co Everyday Skirt pattern. I tend to buy fitted skirts because I feel like full skirts add too much bulk to my hips but the way this pattern is constructed prevents that. There is gathering in the front (attached to a flat waistband) and gathering in the back (with elastic so no closures are needed), but the side panels are flat. Also, there are pockets and I love pockets! I was determined not to buy new fabric until I knew if I liked the pattern so I made my first version from this quilting cotton I had in my stash. I think the print and color say "fall".
The side view. See the pockets and the flat front waistband?
Pockets!
And then my hair elastic fell out so I called it quits.
I am definitely making more skirts with this pattern. I have some charcoal chambray on the way and I am hoping to make one in lightweight cord as well. I made the medium this first time but I might try the small next time. I had to gather the elastic quite a bit in the back and with cord, I don't want it to end up too bulky. If you are looking to start sewing some wardrobe basics for yourself, I recommend giving this one a try. If you have sewn a few simple projects and you are relatively comfortable with your machine, you will have no trouble with the directions.
The skirt looks great with those boots. It looks great, period. Corduroy would be amazing.
ReplyDelete(I'm not a sewer [I came from your autism blog] but I sewed a little when I was a teenager. This weekend my daughter had bought corduroy culottes at a thrift store and asked if they could be made into a skirt. It turned out they could. That's the limit of my current sewing).