Skirt Done!

Finally finished my first pencil skirt!

It was a bit more of a process than I was expecting. First I decided to alter a pattern I already had instead of buying a new one... Meant I had to lengthen the pattern, add a waiband and add a vent to the back. I'm just about thinking I could have just drafted my own pattern and it would have taken less time. heh

Because my fabric frays a lot I decided to make sure all my seams were finished nicely. I settled on bias binding after looking into my options. Which brung me to my first new challenge with this project, making my own bias tape. It was time consuming I feel it was very worth it!

I also decided to use an invisible zipper since the skirt is form-fitting enough that I didn't want the fabric to stick out weird. I had to buy an invisible zipper foot since I've never done an invisble zipper before either. It turned out to be remarkably easy to put in, even easier than a regular zipper I'd even say.





I finished the skirt off with a handsewn catch-stitch hem that I think might need a different ribbon because the one on it now seems to give it a weird bump along the outside of the hem.





But for now it's finished! I love pencil skirts and I have the feeling that this one is just the first of many!