Skirts! Simplicity 1322 and Butterick 5760

B5760; my TNT...my little gem of a pattern in a unassuming wardrobe pattern. Ahhhh. I don't know ho many times I've made it...this is number 7 or 8.

This skirt works with SO many colors!

(my daughter is transferring to a local school and her mini fridge temporarily resides in the dining room. c'est la vie)

I have no idea where I got this wool; it is very fine and a beautifully rich camel color with flecks of black or dark brown. I am almost certain I paid "a lot" ($20-25/yd) for it because I knew I only needed 1 yard. Boy am I happy for this splurge! I bought 5/8 yd of Ambiance to line it and almost picked up a more caramel colored lining and got this gold instead. The other would have been a better match but this is okay too with the ivory colored hem tape.

Lining/facing slipstitched by hand to zipper tape

The lace hem tape makes me happy!

Truer color representation

I eliminated the back slit - I had a hard time figuring out that area when I made the boucle version with lining. And I often peg the skirt but didn't this time, making it okay to not have a slit or vent. I made no other changes to the pattern from the other times I've sewn it. It's a 16 front, 18 back with the front waist graded up to a size 18.  Full 2" hem taken (I removed 1" from the lining).

Love <3

Next (well, this was sewn first), I made S1322. I had been eyeing the pattern for forever and then I made a version for my daughter and knew I had to have one.

It's okay. I do have a tummy and get a little pulling in front - that doesn't bother me. I think with the stretch of this fabric (it stretches in both directions!), that I pulled the fronts too snugly (even though I matched the notches) and now it doesn't lay flat. I do like the shape of it though.

I was taking advantage of the bright light and wasn't about to put on tights. I will totally wear tights with it.

I made a size 18 in this thick/spongey RPL suiting.

Don't be like me, read the directions. I just started sewing away, as I do, but you have to follow the order of construction. Boo for rules! LOL!

Darts, side seams, hem, hem the front wraps, overlay and attach waistband/yokes, insert zipper, facings.

Lapped zipper

Facings stitched by hand. I caught the facing when I ditch-stitched but I was not about to unpick it. 

I am also confused on how to finish the facing when it's a lapped zipper. The upper portion isn't really secured so that the zipper isn't obstructed. 

The front wrap has coverage when walking/standing still but boy does it open up upon sitting!!

The other issue is, I don't know what to wear with it. In my mind I was all YAY! Grey skirt! But with the wrap a lot of my tops didn't seem quite right with it. So now I'm unsure how it'll work in the wardrobe!

Here it's paired with a black tank and my latest Swoon cardigan and then with a RTW drapey top.

See how the wrap opens? I don't think there's actually risk of showing off anything, erm, private...but when you sit it opens quite high.

Quick note, I didn't review the cardigan but I made it from this cool burnout jersey from FM and I really, truly LOVE it! 

 In other vacation sewing plans...

I had a major mishap with my Vogue pants, more on that later...and switched my solid colored M6612 for the new M7358. Including DDs pants I think my vacay sewing will total 7 items. Not bad!