Almost Finished

I promised myself that I would finish this skirt today for the Carefree Clothes for Girls Sew Along.  But, I ran out of pink thread.  I should have saved it for the top stitching and used a different color for the parts that would be hidden.

I have been putting this project off.  I was a bit intimidated.  All those layers, all the fabric... 

I think the reason I love knitting is that if I screw up I can easily frog it and start over.  With sewing, if you cut wrong or sew wrong you might have to go buy new fabric.  I am always trying to get over my fear of screwing up.  Sometimes I would rather not start at all, then fail.  It is so wrong to think this way!

If I don't try then I will not learn.  And learning is so important to me. 

I am sooooooooo happy with my skirt so far.  It was much easier then I thought it would be.  You basically make three skirts, gather and sew them together.  Make a band for the waist (the yoke) and sew that on, then finish with hook and eye clasps and a tie.  It took much less time then I expected.

There is only a few more days to enter in your skirts.  Happy Sewing!

Edited to add:  The yoke is not marked on the pattern sheet but you can find it near the hat.  It looks like a rectangle.  For more tips check out the Flickr group.  Lots of thanks to Tanya for finding the yoke!

Comments

[Tanya]

I never thought about sewing-versus-knitting like that...but, you are absolutely right. I rarely hesitate to cast-on....being able to frog is a nice insurance policy. ;-)

Love, love, love that pink gingham! I think the skirt turned out great. It feels good to be on the home stretch of that pattern, doesn't it?

[Melissa Howard]

Sewing can be pretty flexible too...However, I don't knit so what do I know!!

[Melissa]

Melissa- Thats true! Sewing is a blank canvas that allows for so much creativity! I guess that is also part of my problem. I dont know where to start.