YAY! I made stuff!

WHOOT! I actually sewed stuff! Like, actual stash stuff.

I was good this weekend. I finished the Atom Red Dress on Saturday, right down to the hemming and trimming of threads. And then Saturday evening, I cut out this skirt.

And discovered that winging it with the lining may not have been the greatest idea, because it meant that I was short approximately 3/4 of a yard of lining material.

Oops.

So I did what I could Saturday night, until it was time to sleep. And then got up Sunday, did as much as I could without the lining. And then bought more lining material.

And got to mostly finish the skirt. Except for the hemming. In my defense, I want it to hang out for 24 hours before it gets hemmed. :)

I can sum up this skirt in one word: Adorable. It's more retro than I was envisioning, thanks to the combination of the print and the fact that the skirt is almost a full circle skirt. And I love it for that.

This Very Easy Vogue pattern (Vogue 8749) was true to its description. It took less than a weekend to sew, and basically involved putting a zipper in. I added the lining and bias tape, so I can't take that time factor into consideration when deciding if it was easy or not. If I had left it unlined and just did a facing, like the pattern called for, it would have taken far less time.

But it was important for me to line it for two reasons:

1. I like lined clothes because it means I don't have to wear a slip or worry about light going through and giving strangers on the street more than they bargained for in a Pittsburgh afternoon or morning.
2. This fabric is very lightweight. If it weren't lined, you could totally see through it. As it is, the lining really helps the colors pop more because it enhances the background.

All in all, I'm thrilled. I love the way it looks, and it hangs, and yes, I've already done the 5-year-old child thing where you spin round and round in circles.