When my friend Jenny destashed she gave me a piece of linen, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be the Evie bias skirt cut out and pinned but not sewn. It even had the zip pinned it, and interfacing stabilising all the seams. How could I resist?
I sewed those seams, sewed the bias around the waist and hey presto! I had a new skirt. Note how smoothly the side seams sit – that’s all to do with Jenny’s preparation and nothing to do with me!
I love the skirt with my green Stokx birdy blouse.
I also teamed the skirt with my new tee shirt made from one of Archie’s old ones! I really like the skirt with a cropped top. If you don’t follow me on IG, this tee shirt had a rip right across the back, so I stitched some mustard knit behind it, allowed the original tee shirt to curl at the ripped edges, and then cut an Inari tee, cutting the front from the back and positioning the rip on the shoulder. I’m really pleased with it.
The skirt is a size 10 and is a tad big, even the waist, which is most unusual. I am not going to mess with the seams, so if it annoys me I shall thread some elastic through the bias at the waist.
I also like it with another tee shirt refashioned from a man’s tee donated to my stash. I think I used the Elbe Textiles Stacy tee for this one – it was a year ago, so my memory might be failing me.
Baby E was very impressed with my new skirt, although she did throw up on my blouse!
I had been wearing the skirt all day and this is the crease level, which I don’t think is too bad.