first quick skirt...

ok- so here we are- the first pattern of December! :) just a quick little side note, i actually ended up buying on of those adjustable size mannequins- it was black Friday and it was on sale half price! so this is my first little test on this new little manni.

i draped it up and quickly started drawing up the pattern. after a bit of pencil scratching, fiddling with the ruler and tape- i was finished! :) i basically just copied the drape onto the paper. time to snippy-snip the pattern out! :)

 at left- i tried modeling this with the paper pattern, but it just doesn't quite work out too well with paper... :)

above- time to snip out fabric and hit the sewing machine!

ehm- ok, just to let you guys know- there was a bit of a snafu in the pattern making. i have forgotten the simple rules of draping 101. i didn't quite mark the drape with nothces! and after drawing up the pattern and i didn't bother measuring the pattern pieces together and notching that up either... oopsies! so after sewing, it up, i had to cut the side seams so they were even... hehehe.

TA-DA! here it is! so it DID make the skirt a little shorter than i originally wanted, but eh! that's ok. live and learn, right? :) here is also a close up of the fabric, it's a reprint of a vintage print. :) i originally wanted to make this dress with a zipper but since i was in a bit of a rush, i went ahead and finsihed it off with an elastic waist band- it will do. :)