Whisker Graphics

I was poking around in my Google Analytics to see who has been poking around in my etsy shop and blog. I find this is a great way to make new discoveries. One such discovery is Down Home Amy. I fell hard for her style, fabric choices and illustrations. She a great knack for creating very useful things that have a ton of style. Click here to visit her website and here to visit her etsy shop.

Here is my fourth and final projct from the Garage Sale Fabrics.

What really inspired me to buy the garage sale fabrics in the first place was this post on Le Blahg which linked to this post on Grosgrain Fabulous.  I mean really, a skirt (cute no less) that you can make in 20 minutes? That’s my kind of sewing project.

So, I tried it and below is the result. I’ve already worn it once, where I discovered that I should have used less elastic. (When I went to get up from the couch, my niece was sitting on the edge of my skirt. Hello undies!)

the 20-minute skirt via Grosgrain Fabulous

I wanted a skirt that was a less full and I remembered I had this pattern that I bought 2 years ago and never made. It says 2 hours to make on the pattern, but it takes less time. The fabric I used had some stretch to it. If I were to make it again, but use non-stretch fabric, I would make the next size up. I made the “C” version and shortened it a couple of inches.

Pattern for skirt #2

Skirt made from 2-hour pattern