And the sewing spree begins...

To begin, so sorry about the hiatus. It started around Thanksgiving last year when I made Thanksgiving dinner for a bunch of people and someone said "be sure to blog about it". And I wanted to. I really did. But then it was already so long after Thanksgiving that it would have been embarassing to post about Thanksgiving, you know, at Christmas. But I had difficulties posting anything until I posted about that stupid dinner. I did post about a bed. And now that I know that, like, five people I know actually read my blog when I post, I'm going to try to get back into the habit of it. But no Thanksgiving post. It was holding me back. Thank you to my small handful of readers!

Ok, so now to the sewing. So, I'm in the US right now, and in the US is where I have most of the materials I need to produce wonderful works of wearable art. Among other things, the dress form that is an exact replica of my figure is a real help. Which means.... I'm back to making things! My first project was to finish a skirt I started last time I was home. I was able to adapt it a little to make it pretty fashionable, and I fashioned it after these skirts (from Forever21):

 

I absolutely love rayon challis, so I picked a black one from my mom's stash, which is covered in pink polka dots and flowers. I decided to make my classic panelled circle skirt, which is one of my specialties, though you could just as easily make a normal circle skirt. The skirt might just drape a little differently.

I started by cutting 14 of these:

And then sewing the sides of them all together using the serger (my tool of choice when working with rayon). I also serged around the raw edge of the waistline.

Using elastic for skirt waistbands, I fashioned a waistband that is not stretched, but still snug, using the technique I got from this blog.

I attached the skirt to the waistband with a single line of stitching, then played around with it in front of the mirror until I decided to hem it at 16 inches. After marking the length of the skirt with dressmaker's chalk, I surged the hem then rolled it and stitched it into place with the sewing machine. The final product:

And, modelled by yours truly:

I'M ON A ROCK.

Because I made the elastic so loose, I can also wear the skirt around my hips, too. That way, if fashions change (and they will), I can simply adjust the way I wear the skirt. Wearing the skirt at my hips also makes it more work-friendly. I absolutely CANNOT lean over in this skirt. lol.

For your reading pleasure, here is a picture of me romping in my parents' yard in my new outfit: