This skirt is my most recent creation, and I love it. I did the bulk of the work on Sunday afternoon, and finished up some fitting and the hem last night, which makes this perhaps the fastest thing I’ve ever sewn. It is also the most well-made thing I’ve sewn to date: the seams are all nicely finished, I pressed everything, I didn’t take any shortcuts.

The pattern is from the Sew Everything Workshop book; it’s the Naughty Secretary pattern, with a waist band that I drafted from instructions in Threads magazines. The only bummer is that, despite the fact that I have made this before and didn’t remember these fitting issues, it is kinda big on me. I even changed the back darts to take a full two inches in at the waist and it is still too big. I think I can fix that, though, without having to take the whole darn skirt apart.

The fabric is a William Morris-inspired print I bought at Michael Levine in LA. I love William Morris designs, so I was pleased as punch to stumble across this very Morris-esque print. I think it might be quilting cotton, but I don’t know. It was a lovely fabric to sew with, though: It stayed right where I put it. That’s probably why I was able to do such a good job with it.

Once I get the waist fitting just right, I think this will become a staple of my summer wardrobe. It is just my style: interesting but subdued, totally classic, but a little unexpected. And it matches perfectly with my favorite grey suede heels.

PS – I have no idea why I’m standing with such a weird posture in that picture. I’m still not super comfortable with pictures of myself, but I’m getting better at it. I think.