It's a wrap

[montjoye]

In retrospect it seems appropriate that my last sewing projects for 2013 were wrap skirts.

I have a classic block print, half circle, folky skirt. I enjoy the feel of wearing it but I find the colours depressing and the general style impression a bit too feral:




So I made an indigo linen* version that has much more elegant overtones. It also took only a few hours to make. Lovely to wear and I'm happy to be seen in it:



I like the circular design on the original but wanted a more cheerful version. I found good fabric for it in stash**. I meant to paint this, but then mrsbrown  suggested the fabric pens one can get nowadays. So... in much less time than the painting would have taken, especially given that most of my fabric paints are old and dry :





And of course they had to have labels:




I still have a residual desire to do some painting. I think I'd better buy some new paints first.


* stash, from Darn Cheap about a year ago
** which was a nice surprise 'cause I didn't think I had anything appropriate. This length had had erased itself from my memory. I can't even remember where it came from.