Circle Skirt a.k.a. The Thanksgiving Skirt

Happy belated Thanksgiving! We had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Well, except the kids had off of school all week and they fought and made messes all over the house. I'd be lying if I said I was sad to see them leave for school this morning.

But even amidst the chaos, that is my life, last week, I had to make another Thanksgiving skirt. I always have grand plans, but then run out of time. Again this year, I made plans and waited until Wednesday to start (and finish) the skirt.

The fabric I chose was a no-brainer. A friend of mine found this fun vintage sheet at the thrift store and knew it would make a fab skirt. In fact, when it was in her cart someone asked her if she was going to make a skirt from it and she replied, "No, my friend will." And right she was! (I love that my friends and family know me well enough to know what I like ... and what I can make with it.)

I made a circle skirt. Which is very twirly.

Very twirly.

The skirt has a side zipper and a vintage button closure. And did I mention it's twirly?

Skirts from Thanksgivings past:
2009
2008 - Did I make one and it was undocumented?
2007

Comments

Kat said…
Neat! I didn't realize how twirly it was.You have really cool friends ;)
1:06 PM EST
Brenda said…
I love the skirt. Your hair is really getting long. I love it too.
10:12 PM EST
FinnyKnits said…
WOW! Ok. The cuteness is on overload with the shoes and that bag. If worn all together, people may faint in your presence.

Nicely done, twirly girl.
3:20 PM EST
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