party skirt

with the arrival of another birthday party invitation for Miss 13, there's always the usual question of what to wear? She found inspiration in the Dec 09/Jan 10 issue of Dolly magazine with a canary yellow Ladakh frou frou skirt RRP $79.95. I made a quick trip to Spotlight for some black cotton satteen, black tulle and an 18cm zip. I especially chose the satteen for it's sheen and weight. It can hold out the gathers well without going all limp. A tulle underskirt would complete the skirt.

the skirt itself was easy to make. It's basically a shortened drindl skirt made up of 3 rectangles. I think nearly every sewer I know has made one of these at the start of their sewing experience.  I put in a centred side zip that pulled to the top of the waistband edge. It gives the skirt a neater and cleaner finish. The tulle petticoat was ditched at the last minute as we both agreed it was too much frou frou and reminiscent of a ballerina tutu. It does look really great on especially since Miss 13 has a nice pair of legs inherited from her Dad.