So, after making so much boys stuff I thought it was time to get back to the more enjoyable task of making girls clothes. Cos lets face it, they're just cuter.
I chose the 'Misty' skirt Ottobre 1/2008 because it looked relatively straight-forward, or so I thought. Unfortunately it turned out to be one of those pain in the butt sewing experiences where everything seemed to go wrong. Firstly, I had issues with the elastic I had not being stretchy enough so I had to wait until the kids were at preschool to get to the sewing shop (anyone with preschoolers will know why that is!), and then the meter of ric-rac I had brought from a shop over the other side of town wasn't quite enough for the hem. By this stage I was really keen to get this skirt over and done with so I loaded my daughter in the car and drove over to get it. As I was getting kiddo out of the car (who is toilet training, incidentally) I noticed she had wet her pants and the light purple skirt she was wearing didn't hide it very well. Being a spur of the moment decision to go to shop in the first place I was totally unprepared and had no change of clothes. However, having gone all they way over to the other side of town just to get this ric-rac, there was no way I was going home empty-handed so we all bowled into the shop, soggy skirt included. The ric-rac was purchased in a flash and we were back in the car before you can say "what's that smell?"
Anyway, after all that drama, Miss Moocher loves the skirt and wants to wear it all the time. Yay, success!
This skirt also passed the crucial 'Billows around my waist when I jump' Test. Quite a few of those tests actually!
I'm looking forward to making a lighter one of these when the weather warms up. Lets hope the next one is a bit more straight-forward!
Lucky little Miss Moocher, that's an adorable skirt!
ReplyDeleteI'm familiar with the fact that accidents are bound to happen when Mother is least prepared ;)