So I’m knee deep in wedding-dress biz, which I LOVE, of course! but I took a little time out just to make something fripperous and frivolous and quick and easy, just for me. Think of this as like a tiny serve of sorbet in the middle of a lengthy degustation…
Cassie bought this adorable rainbow unicorn printed cotton canvas from Spotlight for me for my birthday last year, and there was just just enough to squeak out a cute and totally age-appropriate little skirt, yay!!
I adapted Vogue 8363, an old favourite that comes with great pockets… I didn’t have enough fabric for the pockets so I cut those pieces from a small piece of white cotton canvas from le stash. Basically the pockets are this pattern’s saving grace for me since I rarely make use of any other of its features. In fact, now I’m wondering, have I ever used any of the views in the pattern in the purest sense even once?? and I think maybe NO! I’ve always tended to make a sort of cobbled together version that incorporates various bits of several views. I like for mine to have; a) those fab deep pockets, b) a one piece front, and c) to open with an invisible zip along a centre back seam… and this skirt pattern allows for all of these things, with a bit of swift and sneaky pattern piece finagling.
Lining; normally I probably wouldn’t line a summer skirt, but in this case while I was trying it on in the process of making it I discovered the wrong side of the fabric had an almost indiscernible rough texture that somehow caused the skirt to stick to my undies and ride up slightly … yes! very VERY weird! So I decided to line, and super-luckily I had the perfectly sized piece of mint-green lining in my stash already, inherited from my grandmother’s stash … my tips on making a lining for a skirt here
I agonised over what button to use! this one seemed cheerful and not twee
Oh, and I made a new little T-shirt too. I’d seen this rather gorgeous apricot-y pink, slubby cotton jersey in Spotlight too, seen it on several occasions actually and staunchly resisted it because… well because I have a rather, shall we say, substantial stash already?! But it was soooo pretty! and well one day they happened to have a cheap remnant sitting there, cut for another customer who changed her mind… so in a weak-willed moment I snaffled it up! Ooo so naughty. But it was just such a pretty colour! I assuaged the guilt by cutting and making it up immediately.
The pattern; my own, if you can give such a grand title as “pattern” to cutting out a few vaguely T-shirt-shaped pieces and bunging them together. I very much like the high boxy collar and the slightly curved hemline.
Now it’s back to the wedding dress!! I’m posting progress shots in my stories on instagram, if anyone would like to follow along… 🙂
Details:
T-shirt; self-drafted, pink cotton jersey
Skirt; adapted from Vogue 8363, cotton drill
Sandals (above); ariel, from an op shop years ago
Thongs (below); fipper, bought in Bali on our holiday
When one wears one’s sparkly rainbow unicorn skirt, then obviously one must go for an elegant and graceful unicornly leap over some puffy cottonball clouds… 😉
So, if I am taking my own picture using my remote control and the timer I can time my jumps to the shutter click perfectly! I’ve got the whole process down to a fine art! However, when I ask Craig to take the picture, this happens…
faaaaaail!!
Happy New Year!
Unicorn leaps. I love it when you’re all age appropriate. Count me in.
My daugter should love it ! She is a unicorn fan !!!!
Love your skirt and top.
Loving your skirt and I am in awe of your unicorn leaping skills. I would probably break something on the landing. LOL
Love your blog. Your skirt and top look great together!
I don’t think you do a lot of photo editing, except maybe cropping and that time you did cosplay, but if you’re keen on making your unicorn jump look superhuman then maybe now’s a good time? I reckon you could do a bit of context-aware filling (or cloning, or whatever) to hide the rock and you’d be jumping across clear skies!
Perfect funky skirt and new top looks perfect. Oh husbands and blog photos don’t mix, or that is what I find in my household.
Two great makes and I’m sure a welcome break from the wedding dress. Your photos are fab.
Nice one Carolyn, you great jumping unicorn wearer you! Only last night a friend was wearing an excellent wrap skirt made for swimmers (people). It was a Canadian invention. And I thought to myself, hmmm, short wrap skirts, I should do that. Godspeed with your wedding dress work.
I love the skirt, and I love the acrobatic photo even more. Very, very well done!
This is so lovely and good jump! See you soon, Anita from Basel