Geometric Print Skirt and Funnyhrrr

Did you notice the new Falling Through Your Clothes banner? Yes, Funnygrrl has gone back to blond. I was blond from birth and kept it that way as my natural color darkened. Then about 2 years ago I went brunette and loved it. I never did change the hair color from blond on my driver’s licence since I always knew I would come back from the Dark Side. Anyway, I’m excited to be back!

Funny-little-grrl

To build up my sewing confidence I decided to sew a quick elastic-waist skirt. I had some shiny brown and black remnant fabric that I bought for just this purpose. I had so much of it that I could cut the skirt on the bias. That means that instead of cutting parallel to the grain, I cut out on a 45 degree angle. This makes the skirt drape nicely and move freely.

Elastic-Waist Skirt and a view of downtown

I used the same method that I used for my red, black and grey print elastic-waist skirt that follows Freshly Picked’s tutorial. Pinning and stretching while stitching. I also added soft and silky pockets in green to add a little flair. I finished the hem with a narrow hem. Folded, pressed and then tucking the raw edge into the fold, pressing again and stitching close to the upper fold.

Contrasting green pockets

I love the fullness of the skirt

I showed it to Stein and he said, “Don’t you have, like, 20 of those?”. “No”, I said, “I have 3 now.” I wear the other 2 almost every week. They are polished looking but comfortable. I just won’t sacrifice dressiness for comfort. Many are the opposite but I believe that putting in the effort to look pulled together, especially at work, makes you feel more confident and allows other people to see your abilities/skills without the distraction of hoodies and flip flops. I’m just sayin’.

My hair dresser, Mel, is fantastic. Love. Her.