Earlier in the month I made myself a new skirt for the summer. I bought the batik on a facebook destash site earlier in the year. When it arrived I liked it but I didn’t love it, in fact when I was planning for the destash sale a couple of weeks ago, it was in the pile to go. When the sale was cancelled at the last minute, I decided to use some of the fabric as what these days is often referred to as a wearable toile. When I’m trying out a pattern for the first time I don’t want to use my favourite or special fabrics, then if I’m not careful then the patterns never get made. Using a fabric that’s OK if the garment doesn’t work out is a good compromise.

I decided to make the Estuary Skirt by Sew Different, it’s a pattern I think I got in a sale, a gathered skirt, buttons down the front and an elasticated back, a good everyday going to work sort of skirt.

I made so many mistakes making this skirt it’s amazing it’s come out OK! It’s a very fabric hungry pattern, the envelope says it needs 3m for the longer length which is what I had, but I wanted to add about 7″ to the length! As the humming birds weren’t in one direction I decided to cut it out sideways, that way I could just about get it out of the piece…

Somehow I managed to put the centre front on the bias and the side seam on the straight grain! I also thought when I started sewing it that the two sides were identical – they’re not, so the hummingbirds on the front are not quite as distinct as the ones on the back!

Anyway, I’ve ended up with a very wearable skirt, so wearable that I’ve worn it several times already! I’m happy with the length, it’s got lovely deep pockets in the side seam and the elastic in the back makes it super comfortable!