What I Made This Week: 6/1/24

Deciding to be more intentional in looking for moments to sew and create have paid off this week!

Here's what I worked on and completed ...

I've named this my 'chicken skirt.'  Yes, I have!  I fell in love with this fabric when I saw it on the bolt at a local fabric store.  I used my personal money and purchased 2 yards.

I 'sat' on the fabric for several weeks not sure what I would do with it.  I like modest fashion and am always keeping an eye out for 'looks' that I want to copy.  When I saw a similar style skirt in my perusing one day, a lightbulb went off in my head and I knew what I was going to do with it.

Ta-da ... my 'chicken skirt!'

I worked on it 15 - 30 minutes at a time all week until I finished it.  I couldn't be more pleased with the way it turned out.

The specifics:

The skirt is made with 2 full yards of 45-inch-wide fabric.

No pattern was used.  I basically cut the fabric into one-yard increments. Sewed the sides together using French seams.  Hemmed it, made the casing for the elastic, inserted the elastic, stitched up the elastic opening and it was done.

It has an elastic waist and is mid-calf to ankle length.

The fabric is mid-weight 100% cotton.

It's a whimsy kind of skirt that will bring me joy to wear!

This week I will work on styling it and pulling together a complete outfit using what I have in my closet.

Update 6/5/24 ... the way I'm styling this skirt ...

With a blue t-shirt, jewelry, earrings and summer sandals.

For those times when I'm going to be in a cooler/cold environment, I'll pair it with this blue jean jacket, jewelry, earrings and ankle boots.

I also stitched up 2 more pillowcases of the 20 I plan to stitch, make and mail by September for Ryan's Case for Smiles.

Please share what you stitched up or created this week, I would love to hear what you're working on!

Until the next time,

patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

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