Phew - it's done!

I'm going to call this skirt the "I don't have TIME for this!" skirt. For some reason this project dragged on all month. I didn't even take my time to make it perfect, I just found myself feeling so blah about the thing that I was sloppy and slow at the same time! The plaids are kind of matched, but mostly not, the seam-finishes are miss-matched, and the fit is a bit wonky, but honestly... I don't care! It is what it is, and it's time to move on to new and different things.

Here's a very brief peek at the finished plaid skirt (oh, I do love the color scheme of the fabric). More/better photos to come.

my completed plaid Colette Ginger.

Between finishing this skirt today and other day-off errands, I took on the thrilling task of washing my pile of wool sweaters. Since I refuse to go to the dry cleaner, and I'd recently acquired some "dry clean only" wool sweaters, it was time to roll up my sleeves and get to washing. I used a simple tutorial from Solanah of Vixen Vintage c/o Casey's Elegant Musings. It was easy, just kind of time-consuming.

In other news, I've got everything prepped for my next (hopefully quick) sewing project. It'll be another Colette pattern, as it turns out: the Jasmine blouse.

Up Next: Colette Patterns' Jasmine blouse

I'm hoping this top can become a versatile basic, as I'm planning to make it in all one color. I'm going to use a creamy white rayon I picked up at a yard sale a month or two ago. I have grand plans to wear the finished product tucked into my plaid skirt. :)