Navy work skirt!

So I have not been working on the wedding quilt this weekend. But my plan is work on it this evening while I get caught up on the stuff on the DVR. Until then, here is Sunday's project!

A new navy skirt for work. Something just quick and simple that I whipped up today (took about 3 hours, including cutting out the fabric). I have a fabulous tweed suit jacket from Ann Taylor that I wear with navy pants but I didn't have a navy skirt to go with it. I like being able to mix and match for work because it makes packing easier and allows me to get more use out a piece in my wardrobe. Enter Vogue 8835. I chose version #2, shown below.

Vogue 8835

Now I only used a navy crepe-type suiting fabric that I found at Joanne's fabrics, nothing special. I just wanted something simple that could coordinate with the jacket. The one difference to the pattern that I made is to line the entire skirt, the pattern only calls for just the yoke to be lined. I prefer to line the entire thing because it A) slips on and off easier and B) allows your fashion fabric to last longer, thus extending the life of your garment.

I have finished everything except the hem on the skirt. I normally like to let my garments "hang" for at least 24 hours before I hem them. (Normally this is only done on bias cut skirts, but I prefer to do it on just about all of my garments). So my plan is to hem the skirt next weekend when I am home from work travel!

The skirt is kind of a mock wrap skirt, the wrap part is stitched up about 1/2 way down the skirt on the left side. These are not the best pictures. Unfortunately, my dress form is the one that I have had for about 25 years. It is much smaller than I currently am so the clothes don't fit as well on it as they should. I don't understand why that dress form "shrunk" as much as it did. Maybe a manufacturer's defect?!

All in all a satisfying project. I will probably use the pattern again with other fabrics. It seems to coordinate well with suit jackets so it will extend the choices of my current suits to make additional outfits!

It's not hemmed yet, that's for next weekend!

Look, I'm lined!

The skirt with the Ann Taylor jacket I wanted to match up with it.