Grey Skirt

Fall is quickly rolling in here, and I'm hoping to avoid another fall/winter/spring of day after day of jeans. They're quick and easy and go with everything, and luckily I work in place where I can do that if I want. But, I just feel more put together in a skirt. So, this weekend I made a half-circle skirt out of some grey fabric I've had for a while. I'm not quite sure what the fabric is made of -- it has a little bit of sheen to it -- but the color is one of those perfect neutrals that I find go well with almost any color top.

Sewing this went pretty quickly -- now that I know what I'm doing, I could definitely whip up this pattern in a few different fabrics. It almost took way longer than it should have when I lost power this weekend, but fortunately it came back on just as I was about to start hemming by hand. The blindstitch foot on my machine is probably 100 times faster than me sewing by hand.

Anyway, pretty straightforward and simple, and yet fun to wear. Here are a few pics:






















Coming up next: I started cutting out the pattern for a fall dress. Which reminds me, I need to get more tights to go with it.

-W

P.S. I got a tripod on my way home from work today, so hopefully I'll get more skilled at taking these self-portraits with it over time. It still doesn't help me get over how uncomfortable "posing" feels...