Skirty!

Oblige me, if you will, by watching this quick introductory movie:


You should now be in the mood to see my incredibly 90s skirts!


They weren't intended to be Incredibly 90s skirts. The pattern was inspired by (but has little resemblance to) the linen M&S skirt I found in an op shop in Sittingbourne and wore almost every day this summer. Really, the only design feature I carried across was the fabric covered buttons.


I found the fabric at two different shops and thought it'd look good for cold weather skirts. When I cut my knee-length skirt pattern out of the fabrics, they looked a bit too much like something you'd find at Sussan. The first thing I changed was covering the buttons in black corduroy instead of the same fabric as the skirts. Much cuter.


When I'd sewn them together they still looked too conservative. What's the quickest way to turn a conservative skirt into a sassy skirt? Cut off 10cm!


Now they looked just like something Kelly or Brenda from 90210 would wear to school. So I dressed them up the way I'd wear them, back in the 90s: black babydoll tee and Docs. Now they've gone from Beverly Hills Bitch to Riot Grrl.

I'm not sure what to name them. I scribbled 'Button + Pleat Skirt' on the pattern pieces, but now I'm inclined to name them the 'Kelly + Brenda Skirt'. Or I could name one Kelly and the other Brenda. Any other suggestions?

These will be available from Saturday at Olive Grove, 159 Sydney Rd Brunswick, in sizes 10, 12-14 (alright, 13) and 16.

And now that my shop sewing's out of the way I'm spending the four day break sewing for myself. I need a dress for my brother's wedding next weekend and am starting from a blank piece of paper (which I've just realised I'm out of...). I really need to get onto Megan Neilsen's maternity pants refashion. And, alright, I should probably stop procrastinating and hem the lining of my brother's bride's wedding dress. You know when you've only got one simple thing left to finish a project? I never miss a deadline, but I will wait to meet it on the last day (which is Sunday - heaps of time!).