Hi, everyone! Hoping you have been having a lovely holiday! We have, and it’s not over yet. We’ve got the traditional day-after-Christmas get-together with my family later tonight. I’ve got a delicious Pumpkin Trifle to make for that, and some gifts I haven’t wrapped yet, but other than that, I’m good to go.
I thought I’d take a few minutes, crack open a Dr. Pepper, and tell you about my Christmas skirt.
You may remember I asked for advice in regards to fabric choice. Popular opinion was with the Optic Blossom print, and I had to agree. So, Optic Blossom it was, with Martini accents. I’m very pleased with how it turned out!
The nitty gritty
Pattern: Breezy Beach Wrap from Sew What! Skirts (I’ve made this before, but I needed to draft a new pattern, since my waist >ahem< isn’t what it was when I made my pattern a year and a half ago. *sigh*)
Modifications: I used 3 4-inch strips to construct the waistband, as opposed to 2 3-inch strips, so that the ties would be wider and longer,(to show off more of the Martini). After making the skirt, I ended up cutting them down by 6 inches on each end.
Fabric: Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern Optic Blossom in Gray and Martini in Mustard
This turned out great! I haven’t made the wrap skirt from that book yet because ties and drawstrings always look weird on me… like a big bulge under my shirt. Anyway.. I made a skirt in the Martini print (A-line elastic).
Merry Christmas!
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Normally I have the same experience with ties, but in this case, I tied it off to the side a bit, and kept my shirt rumpled, and it worked fine.
I think I have enough Martini left for an elastic-waist skirt, but I’m trying to resist 🙂
The skirt turned out so adorable, the fabric is fantastic. I love the picture with your son peeking around your arm and the gentleman in the background sleeping:)
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Ah, yes, it was late in the day before I remembered I didn’t have a picture of the skirt. By then my son was punchy and my father-in-law was conked-out, LOL!
That skirt is crazy adorable! Well done! Me copy you soon. And may I say the other characters in your photo are hilariously charming as well! Happy holidays!
Copy away! I love the way those prints look together. And thank you – it was accidental, but I do think I prefer having the “characters” in my photo to my usual pose up against a blank wall!
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Love it! It turned out great =) I really do love those prints…and they look perfect with black!
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it is fabulous! i LoVe that book… don’t know what i would do without it! 🙂
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