Made this wrap skirt for myself after seeing this one by Louise Hedley at sohomode, whose work I also featured in last week’s Etsy Finds Friday. I made mine more of a pencil skirt with a straight wrap style, which ended up being a bit asymmetrical when worn. I wasn’t sure how I’d like it since the wrap style reminded me a bit of Pappagallo bags and whale print wrap skirts from 1984, but I really like how it turned out. Not to mention super easy and comfortable.
August is such a strange time here in Atlanta. As the heat and pollution reach their peak, it’s time to head back to school and think about the cooler weather to come. I never have much success with gardening, but zinnias are easy here. Orange is August to me. Love these oranges in Amy Butler’s August Fields collection.
Here’s a repeat from last year, but I thought these might be nice to make for school. Click here to read the tutorial.
Vintage Ceramic Poodle, $10 from Olive Vintage.
Preschooler’s Messenger Bag, $25 from Mee a Bee.
Shift Dress, $32 from Whole Grain Baby.
Bohemian Teal Zipper Pouch, $18 from LouLouBell.
Three Amigos, $25 from mooshoopork.
One yard of custom fabric, $25 from trois miettes.
Kokka Red Riding Hood fabric, $16 oer yard from fabric worm.
Custom Tea Dress, $100 from sohomode.
Apple Lunch Tote, $25 fom Sugar B.
My four-year-old “designed” this outfit, telling me what she wanted and choosing the fabrics. I drew it out for her and she made changes. I tried to talk her into making the pants from a different fabric, but she wanted flowers. I am kind of afraid of matching things, likely due to my fashion blunders in high school. Anyway, this outfit made me think that I could make an entire summer wardrobe from one vintage sheet. Depression-era sewing. I winged it on the top, but used the pattern pieces from Burda 9843 (view D) for the pants.
