Hello friends, fans, lurkers and looky-loos!
It's been... well, it's been a little while since my Thanksgiving post. I hope everyone had a wonderfully Merry Christmas (We did! Traveled to AZ and the girls did pretty well.), a happy and fun New Year celebration (Thanks to good friends of ours we rocked a living room strobe light dance party!), and is enjoying the new year so far.
I took a little break from blogging so my husband and I could concentrate on a project we've been working on. I'm so excited to announce it soon! Pins & needles, people. It's seriously awesome. Until then, however, I have a lot to catch up on. I went back through my zillion nearly-finished blog posts, and decided to just start somewhere.
In October I posted about the Circle Skirt Sew-along I participated in. But I never got around to sharing the actual shots of my skirt. So that's where my post-holiday return to blogging begins.
Behold - my first circle skirt!
It's been... well, it's been a little while since my Thanksgiving post. I hope everyone had a wonderfully Merry Christmas (We did! Traveled to AZ and the girls did pretty well.), a happy and fun New Year celebration (Thanks to good friends of ours we rocked a living room strobe light dance party!), and is enjoying the new year so far.
I took a little break from blogging so my husband and I could concentrate on a project we've been working on. I'm so excited to announce it soon! Pins & needles, people. It's seriously awesome. Until then, however, I have a lot to catch up on. I went back through my zillion nearly-finished blog posts, and decided to just start somewhere.
In October I posted about the Circle Skirt Sew-along I participated in. But I never got around to sharing the actual shots of my skirt. So that's where my post-holiday return to blogging begins.
Behold - my first circle skirt!
I have adored the retro silhouette of a circle skirt for as long as I can remember. But it wasn't until I lost some serious girth that I could pull it off. Above, I'm showing it with my red patent leather Brian Atwood peep toes that were my -20 pound reward.
I wanted a winter weight skirt, since it was turning into chilly fall when I made the skirt. I chose a wool-blend houndstooth and it is SERIOUSLY hefty. It was easy to sew though, because it's not a dense weave, just heavy material, if that makes sense.
As you can see below, the material is reversible, so I used the white "teeth" for the waistband and the black "teeth" for the body of the skirt.
I wanted a winter weight skirt, since it was turning into chilly fall when I made the skirt. I chose a wool-blend houndstooth and it is SERIOUSLY hefty. It was easy to sew though, because it's not a dense weave, just heavy material, if that makes sense.
As you can see below, the material is reversible, so I used the white "teeth" for the waistband and the black "teeth" for the body of the skirt.
It's perfect with my black dress boots.
It spins and swishes so lover-ly!
All these photos were taken without the petticoat underneath, because it wasn't complete.
All these photos were taken without the petticoat underneath, because it wasn't complete.
If you want to make your own, you can follow the tutorial I linked to above. I used several techniques I never had before; a lapped zipper, (my first zipper at all!), an overlapping waistband, and horsehair braid to shape the hem.
I already have material for several more spring/summer skirts. I foresee that lighter material being loads easier to work with but this was still totally worth it.
I already have material for several more spring/summer skirts. I foresee that lighter material being loads easier to work with but this was still totally worth it.
