The Yard Sale Skirt

This pattern is from Weekend Sewing, by Heather Ross.

This skirt pattern and I have a long history. About three years ago I tried to make this same skirt. I used some beautiful black fabric with little red roses that I found at the thrift store. This skirt uses about 5 yards of fabric, so I was super stoked to find so much cute fabric for such a cheap price. I was so disappointed when the skirt turned out to be a disaster!

Then back in March when I went on my first SAS Fabric's shopping spree, I found 5 yards of the fabric pictured above. When I saw it I knew I had to give this skirt a second try. It is not a difficult skirt to make. In fact, it was fun! I did, however, have to make the waistband and side ties longer in order to fit around my belly. (Which I am working on as well! More about that later.) It turned out great the second time around. I was a little concerned about how it was going to fit, because it is a wrap skirt. Wrap skirts are usually not something I am very interested in. I always have trouble with the waistband and how it lays, making it super annoying. That was not the case with this skirt! It is super cute, and comfortable. The best thing about this skirt, it is nice and twirley making it great for dancing.