Would it be so wrong to have my wardrobe consist entirely of shirts made from this pattern? Hmn...I wonder. Because each time I make it, and alter it just a tiny bit more to fit just right, I fall in love with it. It's so easy, and soooo comfortable of a fit. It's the perfect shirt - really, I think it is. And this recent version - in a silky soft cotton - makes me so happy with it's tiny white flowers and little green dots, and leaves me happily pondering - red shoes? or green shoes? Oh, I like those kinds of decisions.
{For those who might ask - the fabric is by Maywood Studio - I got mine locally at Marden's - a discount fabric store among other things- and don't click on that link or you will forever have that jingle etched in your brain. I warned you.}
{special thanks to my favorite six year old photographer, who caught me off guard on this one, but it will do}
And speaking of comfort clothes - I have a vintage wrap around skirt that I adore, and therefore wear, um, far too much. So this weekend, I finally got around to tracing it to make another one - just like it. Because I'm all about finding something that works and rehashing it over and over. The grey fabric (it's former life was as a bedsheet that just wouldn't stay on my mattress) is just the right cotton weight for wearing this summer, and I went with a simple bias binding for the waistband and ties. Oh, and lots and lots of topstitching - love the topstitching.
I made the skirt reversible - this side with some IKEA linen that I haven't been quite sure what to do with. I'm happy with it as a skirt.
And for those of you keeping score, this officially makes my skirt count equal to the boys hat count. Which means we're even, and I cannot make myself another summer skirt. Dang. But the good news is that since Adelaide has decided she is done with diapers (oh yes, all on her own, my little miss is quite a determined little gal), skirts are the easiest way for her to manage on her own.
So, you see, now I must make some more skirts.
