Excuses, excuses. I'm late -- had to get Easter skirts done and then get a whole household full of girls ready to leave for a week of spring break in Orlando. Then I had no internet access while there. And the pattern is copywritten 1985 -- sorta vintage, does 20+ years old count? --
Ah well. Here they are anyway. I changed the skirt up a bit. Instead of a waistband, I used quilt binding in white -- my girls are so used to skirts sitting down on their hips that the waistband sitting at the waist just did not work. The girls loved the side-seam pockets, on both sides instead of just the left. And I used a back zip instead of a button opening in the left pocket.
Very easy, very quick (thank God!) and everyone looked like a collection of Easter eggs. The biggest problem was the shopping for the tops so everyone would coordinate. More on my own blog at www.blondiejenthemom.blogspot.com.
P.S. One more thing that made them easy -- for the hems, I just turned it up about 1/4" wrong side up, and stitched white grosgrain ribbon over it. I love the way it weights the hemline and accents the white dots.
7 people have commented:
5 girls? Oh my. I've got plenty of brothers to supply if they want to get married....Yep, 5 unmarried brothers on this shelf right here. Two are taken. They're going fast. Hurry up!
These Easter ensembles are wonderful. How great that you could revamp that vintage pattern to work and just think of the money your are saving by sewing for them! Really lovely!
What a clever idea! And they look great. :-)
20+ years counts as vintage on Etsy...
I love all the colors! I wish I had an easter egg skirt now.
Absolutely adorable! Those are the cutest Easter (resurrection Sunday) outfits I have seen in a long time. I think I had that pattern back in the 80's.
Do you have FIVE daughters? Wow! What fun!
I skipped over here from "And she can't even cook!", Love your picture of the girls in their skirts - so pretty!
Fabulous!! The girls all look so feminine and lovely.
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