Skirting the Issue Part 1 {or time to get my sew on!}

So, remember my Skirting the Issue fabric stash post of awhile back? Well we are supposed to have our skirts donated by August 10th. Like next Friday. Like a week form today. Last friday, I had a major cutting spree. I got 10 skirts and elastic cut just waiting for my sewing machine.

So a week later and a week left? I have two done.

I am having my rear handed to me by a class for the first time since I foolishly thought I should take chemistry in college. Its a workload that's leaps and bounds beyond anything that I've had since starting my MSW. Plus, its figuring out how to use a statistical software that isn't really my best buddy. So it's lots of yelling and very slow going. I'd much rather be sewing twenty plus hours a week and doing homework for two and a half. Can we work on that, please?

What, you didn't come to read my sob story about a mean class? Okay...okay....here's the skirts.

The good news is I have two skirts done. And I am smitten. And I bought a pair of pinking sheers the other day so now I won't have to spend so much time finishing all my seams. I'm sure I'll get the other eight done in time. I'm hoping to also bust out a couple of shirred t-shirt skirts from goodwill finds for older girls who won't think its cool to wear something with a cowgirl hat on it.

The first skirt's fabric is Riley Blake's Medium Chevron in Grey {There will be more of this fabric gracing this blog later this month!}. It was made using a tutorial that Melissa from Sew Like My Mom shared for Skirting the Issue.

However, instead of legging, there's bike shorts. I ended up using bike shorts because Target was out of all leggings. These bike shorts also happened to be on clearance for $1.50. Too lazy/busy to go to Old Navy, I decided to be thrilled with the $1.50. After finishing the skirt, I fell in love with the bike shorts. It keeps the little playground climber covered but still relatively cool. It's been over 100 for a week now with no end in sight. Cool is important. And, as someone who has spent a lot of time at preschool playgrounds {for work}, keeping the undies hidden helps keep teasing at bay.

This little skirt is just a really basic elastic waist skirt. The fabric is Samantha Walker's Saddle Up Main in Grey for Riley Blake.

Oh, and it comes with a matching pleated headband inspired by this tutorial from Jess at CINO. Really, it comes with a matching headband because the belt I had intended to attach failed. And I wasn't about to let my sewn tube go to waste!

Ok, I'm off to get my sew on!

  

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