Yesterday, I made my daughter a poodle like skirt out of a Liberty of London fabric. I got the fabric from Fabric.com. It is part of Fabric.com's exclusive Liberty of London Tana Lawn Hello Kitty collection. The particular fabric I used is no longer available but they do come out with new prints every few months. My daughter loved the twirl factor, which was the whole point of the skirt.
I love the fabric but admit it isn't everyone's taste. There are a lot of colors. It is pretty psychedelic. This print is called Wonderland and it definitely holds up it the name. It has a silky texture. It is pretty thin, so I lined it with a matching pink. I didn't use a pattern. Just the square method for poodle skirts. If I didn't have to line it, I would have been done in about 90 minutes, start to finish. With the lining, it is still less than a 3 hour project. Not bad for a Saturday morning.
There is a zipper on the back and I added two over laps because I cut the waist a bit too big. My plan will be to rip those stitches, as she needs space in the waist.
This was a fun and quick project. Exactly what I need, for now.
Expect to see my Etsy shop close for a while. I will probably focus less attention on Facebook and, instead, start a Twitter account. Facebook is becoming less small business/free blog friendly. My blog updates will still be posted to Facebook but I have no idea how many of you will actually see them.
Till next time...
~SLBY~
