It's Free!

I inherited another fabric stash. My cousin has a friend who is seriously ill and has decided that her sewing career is over. She gave my cousin 4 trash bags of fabric. My cousin doesn't sew so she gave the fabric to me. This is my 2nd stash inheritance. I always try to do the usable pieces justice.

A lot of the fabric was "spongy" polyester and not usable. There were some good pieces including this heavy white linen with giant black and gray circles.




I used the linen to make the 7th version of OOP McCalls 5367. It is the skirt pattern that keeps on giving.




I thought the skirt needed some kicky pleats at the bottom. I tried some black trim around the top of the pleats, but didn't like it.



Here is a close up of the pleats. When I tried on the skirt, it was uncomfortably short, so I let it down as much as I could. There is a slight line where the old seam was. I think it will come out when I have it dry cleaned. It's probably not noticeable by anyone but me. Of course it's all I see.



I added a set in zipper that I had in the stash - not an invisible zipper this time.


I lined the skirt in left-over white lining I found in the stash. I hand-stitched the lining to the zipper. I used left-over hem lace from Bonnie's 1st Communion dress.


I guess there were some sunk costs for the lining, zipper, thread and hem lace - but it was as close to free as I can get. It is really beautiful linen.


I am wearing a Lane Bryant sweater, eBay pendant and shoes from the DSW Warehouse.