Skirts For Others
No deep thoughts lately, just sewing. I'm playing catch up on the posting because last month I only posted four times!
The top skirt was the result of an extended playdate. Sewing *can* happen with two moms and three kids. I measured and drafted an a-line skirt for my mom-friend, Gigi; then, sewed it up with her vintage upholstery-weight linen. She helped maintain a comfortable level of sanity with the children. Barking did happen, but it wasn't the grown-ups. I finished everything except the hand-stitching while they were here.
The bottom two photos are skirts that I made for my sister for her birthday. The top one is an Amy Butler print, the bottom one is denim. The interesting thing about the denim is that it looked really frumpy when I made it her normal length of 26 inches in the front. Shortening it made it look cuter, less of a bad 70s thing. I mean, there's good 70s and there's *bad* 70s — just sayin.
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adorable!
On a non-skirt note, will you be at Baz Biz? I won't be selling this year, but I convinced the husband that the kids would have fun if we went anyway. Would be fun to see you and Bethany and Sonya!
i hope you are doing some sewing for yourself too!
I love the skirts!
I get so excited when Green Kitchen is in black on my bloglines twice in one week!
Those skirts look great, particularly the denim-not-70s one. Your comment about good 70s/bad 70s reminded me of the Tim Gunn/Sweatpea exchange on the issue during this past P.R. season.
You just can't go wrong with Amy Butler.
Actually, you probably can, but that skirt looks awesome!
love the skirts a good aline pattern is a beauitful thing!
Love all the skirts. Reinforces my will to wear only dresses or skirts (when not training) this summer. I'm known to be an avid wearer of sweatpants (see above: training) and think I need to get some wear out of my "other" clothes! Thanks for the inspiration!
very nice skirts, lucky friend!
Great "good-bad" skirts!
Just saw your sweater apron...your son sounds like a budding designer...great idea!
Terisa
Cute skirts! Bad 70's? I have no idea what you mean by that.
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Okay, do you require everything in your photos to be cute? 'Cause they are! Cute chairs, cute shoes, cute scarf, cute kitchen..... I'm going to have to start paying much more attention to the backgrounds in my own photos!
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