Collette Meringue Skirt

When I first received my Collette Sewing Handbook, I knew this skirt would be my first make and I'm very pleased with the finished product.

I really needed a simple black skirt in my wardrobe, but now I'm thinking about all the possibilities for this adorable little number. Perhaps even something like the pale blue striped one in the book.

This skirt was so fast to make it's not funny. I had the pattern traced, but fully cut and constructed the skirt during nap time, so less than 2 hours.

I'm really surprised with how well this skirt fit without any major fitting modifications, especially as I had so much trouble fitting my Beignet skirt, which still ended up swimming around my hips. I cut a size 0, grading up to a 4 at the waist. I minimised the front darts as I often find they poof there, and slightly lowered the rise, because even though I love the look of a skirt that sits on the waist, I don't love wearing them.

I faced the scalloped hem with Liberty, left over from this dress, just because. I have my work Christmas party tonight, so I think I'll wear this. I have so many dressed to wear, but these peeps are used to seeing me wear daggy black pants and a polyester shirt, so I don't want to shock them with too much of a wardrobe change. You know the carry-on you get some times when people see two completely different sides of you??

Vogue 1174 is next.

Happy sewing!