I am currently working on Vogue 2960, but thought that I would take a quick break from it to whip up a skirt that I can wear to work. Here it is.
It is view C of this pattern (McCall's 5591)
I thought I would love it. I finished hemming it this morning and put it
on and rushed out the door which was a total mistake because I didn't
really give myself time to examine the fit closely - I think I cut it a size too large. I also didn't sew on a hook
and eye - as seen here on the back of the skirt.
One problem can be seen in the next photo - the waistband. It doesn't lay flat. I have hips that are 14 inches larger than my
waist, so I think that is one of the issues. (You could call it "big hips", but it would make me feel better if
you said "small waist".)
This skirt is terrible on me. It is so bad, I am too vain to put up photos of myself wearing it. Is it my hip/waist ratio? Is this just cut a size too large? It is
the interfacing? Is it the fabric? Is it the fact that I made
horizontal stripes instead of vertical? Probably all of the above.
It doesn't matter because, McCall's 5591, you made me feel fatter on a day I was already feeling fat and for that, you are irrevocably DEAD TO ME.
If anyone would like to try her luck at this pattern, please let me know. I'll send it to the first person to e-mail me her address. I cut a size 16, but you could still get both 14 and 12 from it. Email sewinglab at yahoo dot com with your address and I'll put it in the mail this week just to get it out of my house.
Details:
3.5 yards of fabric, 2.00/yard on sale at the evil Walmart. (I needed extra for matching stripes)
Zipper = .25 (from pile of zippers at SAS in Phoenix)
Interfacing = 1.00 (from SAS)
Total =
$8.25 (at least it was cheap)
