the fabric we chose is a fabulously fun fishy light weight linen. i was initially thinking a pinny, but once i got the fabric i decided to make the megan nielsen brumby skirt due to the lighter weight.
i have made the brumby skirt once before, you can check out my previous post here. i made the medium again which is a nice fit, but this time i added 3" to the length as my first version is a bit short for work. looking at the photos here though i'm not sure if its just a tad long now! i think i might take it up an inch or so.
i put a lapped zip in this version (i used an invisible zip on my previous version). i hadn't used a lapped zip for quite some time so i basted it in a took my time and am happy with how it turned out.
there's not a lot more to say about the construction of this skirt, than i said in my previous post, but this version is fun and i'm sure i'll get a lot of wear out of it. the best bit about this skirt though is that i made it on the same sewing weekend lara sewed up her challenge item, it was great to get the chance to sew IRL together and have a few drinks too:)
we had a great fun weekend with anna (who snapped this fab photo of lara and i at drinks o'clock) and leith and i'm already looking forward to the next sewjourn and the next dcf challenge! btw the skirt i am wearing in the pic above is stylearc candice skirt in size 12, i love the box pleats and its a great fit. the fabric is a stretch sateen mr f bought back for me from britex on one of his work trips.
usually after i press publish on my post i rush to check out lara's post to see what she made. this time i can tell you its fab and you should definitely hop over for a look.
emma
*Lara and I started the DCF Seasonal Challenge a year or two ago – we buy a couple of metres of the same fabric from Darn Cheap Fabrics each season, and each make a garment. We then reveal it on our blogs on the same day. It’s just a fun thing that we started when we realised how often we buy and sew the same fabrics (often from Darn Cheap).
