I had originally planned this skirt to be a pencil skirt, but I decided to use a different pattern. I ended up going with Simplicity 5914 for the skirt. Using the pin striped fabric was much easier than the plaid. So long as my grainlines were all going the right direction, I was fine.
I used McCall's 6282 for the shirt. You don't expect it, but even the SHIRT version of the pattern requires a zipper. And it's a little sad how often, inside the pattern, they try to tell you that zippers in the back of a shirt are COOL. Seriously "zippers are in now" and stuff like that. No, McCall's, just because you slap a "THIS IS COOL" sentiment on something does not make it so and does not excuse your laziness to just print out another page with a proper pattern. I say this, because I think with the way the pattern is cut, it does need the zipper. Which is just dumb. (And now I shall save you from the rest of my zipper-in-a-shirt themed rant.)
It's not as flattering on the dress form as I think it was in person. Just keep that in mind.
side view, a little more flattering |
Oh, but the hem got even better after I ironed it (it's not ironed in these pictures).
So much basting :/ |
I have apparently lost 2 inches vs the dress form! Everywhere! |
I'm tempted to go buy more of the fabric though. I had just enough. I'm fairly certain Joann's hasn't discontinued it. For now though, I have purple, grey, and black with stripes to work with!
(other patterns I bought that day to work with the purple, grey and black: McCall's 6511, McCall's 6356, McCall's 6078. I also got a work out pants pattern. EXCITED! Oh and 6510 so I can try and mimic a White House Black Market shirt I bought. Um, and 6462. I'll stop now, clearly you can tell I went a bit nuts with the patterns. )
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