rad skirt

today i made a rad skirt. this picture sucks because vesta took it while jubal was running in and out of the frame yelling something and flinging things. because he wanted his picture taken and also because he could see how annoyed we were getting. the upside of it being blurry is that it doesn't matter that i didn't shave my legs. in the background you can see my dishwasher. oh how i love it.

so, this fabric. it's polyester. which normally i wouldn't make clothes out of, but occasionally it seems like a good idea. i'll be wearing this skirt over tights or leggings anyways. and the pattern can't be beat.

i got it from dad, who found it in great uncle bob's stuff. hoarded from the era of his first wife. a long time ago. and it smelled when i got it, sort of a musty odor that made me think i was going to have to toss it after all. but i worked some magic with a couple of long soakings in the washing machine that involved bac-out, vinegar, baking soda, and laundry soap. i have some more interesting polyester that i will probably make into another skirt, one less quick and simple and slouzy as this. maybe one with a zipper.

tomorrow i start back to school and i have to do a big in-town grocery shopping trip and i'm very curious how that will effect what i make. i know i won't be sewing it, that's for sure.

i am grateful for:

the art of weaving

technology

that bill gates spends a lot of money trying to eliminate carbon emissions

my i pod that martin gave me and is so totally rad

cee lo green's album, ladykiller