All The Wyld Things: Pencil Skirt

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Pencil Skirt-Vogue 8426

I have an itch to scratch. I want to sew. Want. Want. Want. I want need more winter skirts. Skirts in sturdy, thick tweeds and houndstooth. Pencil skirts. Skirts like these.

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But I started having serious skirt envy when I saw this.

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Vogue 8426 by Sew Very Prairie

Sew Very Prairie is a sewist/blogger who made this skirt for her boyfriend's mum. What a sure-fire way to win over your mother-in law. Visit her blog for some sewing inspiration. She has made some amazing garments.

[/caption] I didn't think much of the pattern based on the envelope cover below. But made up in real life it looks stunning. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Vogue 8246 illustration"][/caption] Here's another view og the skirt. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="298" caption="Sew Very Prairie"][/caption] I just loooove loove this skirt. It would go with just about anything. I love the seam details and the kick pleat in the back. So slimming. I would draft it myself though. Vogue patterns can be very dear and upwards of USD15. And I do so enjoy the drafting process. Sometimes I get an idea in my head that I just can't stop thinking of. When I do get one, like when I did for my white jacket (which was a wadder), I become a bit obsessed with making it and finishing it. I've just realised how few skirts I have that would go with a big oversized jumper on the top. I do have quite a few skirts, but the suitable ones are denim and too casual, and the others are too light and print-y for spring. Some are too long and paired with an oversized jumper would look too frumpy-and I hate frumpy. And so does Wyld Man. With the Little Wyld Man around though, it's been a little bit hard to find the time to sew, and I need a longer stretch of time at the sewing machine. I need my sewing mojo. Where is it when you need it?