The Facts
Fabric | Printed stretch cotton sateen scraps (this is the last of it,
I swear!) $8 for 2 yards that I've used every inch of! Origami Crane
print cotton $4 a yard. (Both from Fabric.com, of course)
Patterns | Simplicity 2693 for the top. I cut it off at the full slip
line and eliminated the center back piece. I started out making
Tilly's Picnic Blanket Skirt, but went off program once I realized I
didn't want to make buttons.
Year | The slip pattern is from the 1940s.
Notions | Elastic and a metal zip (from the grandma stash). Boy, can
you feel those teeth! I still need to add a button to the side.
Time to complete | 2 or 3 hours?? The tip was a bit fiddly, but really
simple. And I made the skirt harder than it needed to be because,
apparently, the easier something should be the harder time I have with
it.
First worn | Out and about with my oldest. Running party errands (her
graduation party is Saturday) and grocery shopping.
Wear again? | Yes, definitely. I felt a bit shy without my sweater on,
but I really like the way it looks in pictures so I think I'll be a
bit bolder next time around.
Total price | About $5. The elastic was free, I have a TON of it that
my sister gave me.
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