Forget-me-not Sabrina skirt

In spite of being a Forget-me-not pattern I almost forgot to post this!! Except I didn’t, because here I am posting it. But I had forgotten? for a little while anyway; that forgetful state of being ending as soon as I remembered. I guess it’s technically not possible to “almost” forget something. You’ve either forgotten something, or you haven’t; either one, or the other. Like, maybe you DID forget something, but then all of a sudden, you DID NOT forget that something. Ahem. Yes, my brain does indeed love to devolve into such ridiculous semantics, arguing to and fro with myself. Ultimately I did not forget, which is the main thing…

So, the skirt! I made it a few months ago, as a tester for the pattern; it’s the Sabrina skirt pattern by Johanna of Forget-Me-Not patterns. This is a really nice pencil skirt design of a deceptively simple appearance, I say “deceptively” because it has so many options for custom-shaping it to hug your own individual curves exactly, you really have no choice but to find that perfect fit… To start with, it has shaped gores; three in the front and four in the back; plus waist darts as well. Additionally; this very comprehensive pattern also contains separate pattern pieces for three different fit versions; a straight fit, a mid fit, and a curvy fit. You select which version you’re going to make based upon your own personal hip-to-waist body measurements. It’s an amazingly detail-driven pattern!

The pattern also includes separate pattern pieces for the optional lining, and instructions for installing it in two different ways; the easy way or the more advanced way. No prizes for guessing which one I chose to try out!

The advanced way results in a beautifully installed lining, with all seams and edges neatly and perfectly enclosed inside.. I’m over the moon with how my lining turned out! all steps are meticulously and carefully explained, and I found it very easy and straightforward to follow along. In fact, the instructions are absolutely excellent; and I can highly recommend!

Fabricwise; I used a piece of rather lovely rusty-orange wool tweed, a leftover scrap inherited from my paternal grandmother, and a not quite matching deep raspberry lining fabric from my stash. I had just enough of each to cut out the skirt, with zero leftovers. It always makes me feel like celebrating when this happens! It didn’t even feel like too much of a risk; entrusting my precious fabric to an untested pattern, because I knew with all those fitting seams and darts I’d be able to ~~fudge~~ fine-tune a really good fit. I’d chosen my size based mostly upon my child-bearing hip measurements, and didn’t have to do much in the way of special fitting alterations, just nipped it in just a little towards the waist.

So, I finished this just as the winter was ending, and I’ve had to tuck it away to wait for next winter. I am really looking forward to wearing it though. Not only is the fabric kinda special to me, knowing it was from Marnie, but a sleek, perfectly fitting pencil skirt is a no-brainer, yeah? very much my style.

I’m happy!