wrenly skirt

my masterpiece!! ok, that might be hyperbole.....BUT I did make the pattern for this little skirt myself. It's nothing to write home about, but I am pursuing coming up with my own designs and patterns so this is what I came up with. It's got a paper bag waistline, pockets. contrast band around the bottom and french seams inside. 

what I love about this skirt is that it's an "Oregon" skirt. The fabrics both came from Oregon. The Valori Wells wrenly came from Sisters, which my parents passed through on a vacation of theirs and were kind enough to grab me some goodies for Christmas. This wrenly print has been sitting in my stash because I didn't want to cut into it. 

The indigo fabric is something I picked up from Bolt when we were in Portland, and I used it previously in a Shwin and Shwin dress here. It's this gorgeous (if I remember correctly) hemp/linen?? Hemp cotton? Ok I don't really remember that well...It's a blend with hemp in it. The upside to this stuff is that it is really pretty, ages nicely, and has amazing drape. The downside is that it is the most awful thing I think I have ever worked with when it comes to sewing. It seriously morphs shape and isn't the same from moment to moment. It doesn't lay down flat. You can't keep it pressed. Must be linen now that I think about it....

Anyhoo, I still love the fabric even if it is a pain in the butt.

 

The pockets are made with the blue stuff too. Clover is stoked on the pockets. 

 

this girl is really bringing out her inner ham lately. it runs in my family. 

 

my sexy french seams...

 

Clover loves this skirt. So do I!