Hooray! Mini Skirt

I don't have any work now until the new year (my maths and crochet courses don't kick in again until the new year) so I am enjoying myself making things. Yes, there are other things I could be doing in this child free last week before the holidays like paint the back door, paint the front room, tidy up a bit in the garden but hey, it makes me happy.

I made this mini skirt from some boucle style fabric my friend gave me from a house clearance. Lets take a closer look...

It is thick and warm; perfect winter skirt material. I lined it and I bought this ribbon in the summer out of a a little basket for 20p on the market to trim the edge.

Pattern wise I am really getting into this drawing-around-your-best-fit-item system that I used for Little M's trousers. I got my best fitting skirt, drew around it with a seam allowance, marked on two front darts and cut away. I love top stitching, it makes people say, "where did you get that skirt?" rather than "did you make that skirt?"

Got my blacks and blues a bit jumbled there but it is so comfortable.

Oh the garden, brown bits and dead bits and places where the chickens have been scratching around. Maybe I should put some wellies on and get out there before it turns arctic.....

Thanks for looking. Jo x