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Easter Ensemble

I sewed! I actually sewed! I got this pretty accordian pleated "broomstick" fabric at my first (and only, so far) BABES gathering (BABES is a group of sistah sewists from the bay area who have Pattern Review in common:















I've wanted to make it into a skirt for Easter for 2 years and I finally did! Here it is:


I've lost 58 pounds over the past 10 months and this is the first thing I've sewed since I started my diet (Atkins).





To go with the skirt I bought a knit top (in the misses department, not the Women's department!) and to complete the outfit my sweet girls gave me a gift certificate for a pedicure so I have matching toenails!

Comments

Anonymous said…
You look fantastic, and I'm glad you made something from the fabric that I gave you!
April 11, 2007
Anonymous said…
Oops. That last comment was from

Neefer
http://www.oaktrees.org/blog/
April 11, 2007
Unknown said…
Neefer! Thank you for the compliment and thanks for telling me it was your fabric! I could not remember from which BABE it came.
April 11, 2007
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