It's a two-for-one kind of day! Behold...
Yes, I stitched up the skirt for Something Floral, Something Blue at The Sew Weekly and turned the spring outfit into something for Shoestring Chic over at Thrift at Home. Two birds with one stone, my creative pals. Whew! Someone wipe my brow. Have you tried sewing with a toddler on your lap? I don't recommend it all. Not one bit.
Do I wish that The Husband could take a picture (just one!) that showed my feet? Heck yeah. Do I wish the sun would come out for just a second so I could get a decent picture without that awful overhead light? Yes indeedy. Alas, my dearies, it was not to be. Although not seeing my feet might be a good thing. My pedicure from Thanksgiving looks positively ragged, and although my neutral slides are quite fetching, the hard plastic flower embellishment pokes into my toe when I walk. So I'm bleeding. Just slightly.
When I found out the sewing theme for this week, for a few worrisome moments I was stumped. I didn't have any blue floral fabric in my stash. Really. Not a yard in sight. I had tons of florals but nothing that was blue. Which was crazy, because blue was one of my favorite colors. Then underneath a stack of peach paisley cotton I found some sad, neglected blue seersucker, leftover from my seersucker binge this past summer. It had been partially constructed before being thrown to the wayside as cooler temperatures descended and my attention turned elsewhere. My deepest apologies, seersucker. I will make amends by wearing you copiously this summer. I swear.
And score! The pattern had been rendered almost simple in comparison to my adventures last week with The Beatrix Skirt. Elastic waistband, baby. There ain't nothin' sweeter when suffering from zipper installation post traumatic stress.
The Facts
Fabric: seersucker from summer sale ~ $9.98 for 2 yards
Pattern: Cute Skirts by Favorite Things ~ $9.98
Year: 2006
Notions: elastic ~ $1.29
Time to complete: 4 hours, more or less
First worn: January 2011
Wear again? Oh yes…once it gets above 50° and stops snowing
Total Cost: $21.25
For the Shoestring Chic game where we try to put together inexpensive yet stylish outfits, here are my stats:
The Facts
Fabric: seersucker from summer sale ~ $9.98 for 2 yards
Pattern: Cute Skirts by Favorite Things ~ free because I’ve used it more than once
Tank Top: hand-me-down ~ free
Cardigan: clearance find for $8.99
Earrings and Cocktail Ring: birthday and Christmas gifts ~ free
Shoes that you can’t see: (Trust me, they're cute despite the blood.) Marshall’s sale ~ $23.00
Total Cost: ~ $41.97
The skirt is very nice and I love the tiny flower print. I can't imagine sewing with a baby on my lap. No way because I can hardly sew with just me in the room. I have cut out my blue dress but have not sewn it yet. I so identify with "zipper installation post traumatic stress." I am afraid of the zipper that will go in my dress. Last one I put in a garment I tore out and the one before that was hard to put in but I did okay. My biggest problem is not know how to change the foot on my sewing machine.
Posted by: Sue | 01/29/2011 at 10:30 PM
Sewing with a toddler on your lap? That too shall pass, so take the time to enjoy those moments. I can't believe you whipped out a skirt that fast - it looks great on you and ... mmm ... refreshing. It looks like the skirt will make spring come faster. Congratulations for pulling it out of your stash.
BTW, you have a VERY beautiful face - it says full of life all over it. Carolina
Posted by: THe Muse of The Day | 01/27/2011 at 10:36 AM
Love the fabric! That's one thing I really like about the challenge is that it's fun to try and find something in my stash to go with the theme :-)
Posted by: Debi | 01/27/2011 at 06:02 AM
Margo - I can just imagine Ben in the smartest seersucker suit. So adorable! You should really do this. Really.
Posted by: Amy O | 01/26/2011 at 08:43 PM
Punk! Now I see your eyes clearly and I see where the bear gets hers.
booooo on poor-picture-taking-husbands.
Fantastic job on the outfit. I adore tan slides as summer shoes - they go with everything and look so smart. Blue is my favorite color too. And I was just dreaming of seersucker today - with Ben in mind.
Posted by: Margo | 01/26/2011 at 08:32 PM
Thank you, Jacinta! Does your hubs take pointers? Lucky girl.
Posted by: Amy O | 01/26/2011 at 07:58 PM
My hubby takes bad pics.. but he is getting better! I need to do some sewing more too.. and before it turns cold here! I'm holding onto summer for a while longer though! :)
Well done on the shoestring chic.
Posted by: Jacinta | 01/26/2011 at 07:50 PM