McCall's 5481 - In CAMO!

I've made this one before, not that long ago actually. See HERE. I really do love this pattern. With all the gores, it's kind of takes a while to make, but I love how it flares out at the bottom! :)

Front.

I was going to put pockets in... Well, actually, I did. However... they didn't work, so out came my handy-dandy seam ripper. I should have known better than to put them in in the first place. :P

Side.

McCall's 4258

Surprise, surprise! I found a bit of time (and necessity) to sew! During our last trip to Sir's I got a piece of brown suede. I can't tell y'all how long I've been looking for brown fabric! Seemed like it all disappeared at the exact moment I wanted to get some, so I was delighted to find this piece. Suede isn't (for me anyway) the easiest stuff to work with; it tends to make the needles and pins feel very dull... or perhaps I'm really am working with extremely dull pointy things. :P

Anyway, I did McCall's 4258, view D. I cut it out way too long. I thought I'd cut it out a couple inches too long, but it turns out it was more like 4 inches too long. However, that ended up being helpful. I wanted to dress it up a little; after all, I'm considering wearing it to a wedding (yeah, I know, brown? I don't really have a lot of options though.). So, I used the extra length to attempt to dress it up by adding a couple of wide tucks near the bottom of the skirt. All in all, I'm pleased with the result. Oh, and of course, I sewed the hem with a decorative stitch.

Please pardon the poor photography and filthy mirror. :)

Secret Service Skirt

This skirt has kind of a funny story connected with it. My sister is a rising star in bluegrass. She's a member of the new band Missionary Ridge. So anyway, I decided to make a "secret service" outfit in order to ward off any undesirables and paparazzi. This is the skirt to that outfit. Hopefully I have enough of the same fabric left over for a jacket. We'll see.

I don't know if I'll get around to making that part of the outfit soon since WE'RE MOVING!!!! To explain that bit of over-enthusiasm, we've been trying to sell our very unique house and property for 3 or 4 years now (it's been so long, I can't remember exactly!), and now that it's finally happened... I just don't know what to think!

Anyway, about the skirt. I used McCall's 5481. It was a very easy pattern to follow. Or, I think it was. Once I cut the pieces out, I just kind of went at it, glancing at that instructions every now and then. I love how all the gores flare out extra at the bottom. It just makes me want to spin. :D

Sewn Recently

In between studying for two tests (worth 6 and 3 hours respectively), taking two tests, and just general life, I've found a bit of time to sew for our upcoming 3 week vacation (starting NEXT WEEK! AHHH!)! I've sewn 3 skirts: McCall's 5431 and Kwik Sew 3637. I made two of the last one. I love them! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of them yet, but if I can get some soon, I'll try to remember to post them.

The patterns themselves were fairly simple to work with and easy to put together. I ran into an issue or two with the yoke on the Kwik Sew pattern, but I think that was mainly my brain deciding not to work. All in all they were great patterns, and the finished products are wonderful!